Thanks, that did the trick, even with an old version of linux-image- server:
ski@nkrumah:/tmp$ wget http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/linux-meta/linux-image-server_3.2.0.23.25_amd64.deb --2013-09-19 09:58:55-- http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/linux-meta/linux-image-server_3.2.0.23.25_amd64.deb Resolving security.ubuntu.com (security.ubuntu.com)... 91.189.92.190, 91.189.92.184, 91.189.92.181, ... Connecting to security.ubuntu.com (security.ubuntu.com)|91.189.92.190|:80... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK Length: 2494 (2.4K) [application/x-debian-package] Saving to: `linux-image-server_3.2.0.23.25_amd64.deb' 100%[===================================================================================================================================>] 2,494 --.-K/s in 0.001s 2013-09-19 09:58:55 (2.91 MB/s) - `linux-image- server_3.2.0.23.25_amd64.deb' saved [2494/2494] ski@nkrumah:/tmp$ sudo dpkg -i linux-image-server_3.2.0.23.25_amd64.deb Selecting previously unselected package linux-image-server. (Reading database ... 45479 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking linux-image-server (from linux-image-server_3.2.0.23.25_amd64.deb) ... Setting up linux-image-server (3.2.0.23.25) ... ski@nkrumah:/tmp$ dpkg -l | grep linux ii libselinux1 2.1.0-4.1ubuntu1 SELinux runtime shared libraries ii linux-firmware 1.79.6 Firmware for Linux kernel drivers ii linux-image-3.2.0-23-generic 3.2.0-23.36 Linux kernel image for version 3.2.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP ii linux-image-server 3.2.0.23.25 Linux kernel image on Server Equipment. ii linux-libc-dev 3.2.0-53.81 Linux Kernel Headers for development ii util-linux 2.20.1-1ubuntu3 Miscellaneous system utilities ii util-linux-locales 2.20.1-1ubuntu3 Locales files for util-linux ski@nkrumah:/tmp$ sudo apt-get update ; sudo apt-get --no-act dist-upgrade [snip] Fetched 3,468 kB in 9s (362 kB/s) Reading package lists... Done Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Calculating upgrade... Done The following NEW packages will be installed: linux-image-3.2.0-53-generic The following packages will be upgraded: linux-image-server 1 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Inst linux-image-3.2.0-53-generic (3.2.0-53.81 Ubuntu:12.04/precise-updates [amd64]) Inst linux-image-server [3.2.0.23.25] (3.2.0.53.63 Ubuntu:12.04/precise-updates [amd64]) Conf linux-image-3.2.0-53-generic (3.2.0-53.81 Ubuntu:12.04/precise-updates [amd64]) Conf linux-image-server (3.2.0.53.63 Ubuntu:12.04/precise-updates [amd64]) ski@nkrumah:/tmp$ /usr/lib/update-notifier/apt-check --human-readable ; echo 2 packages can be updated. 2 updates are security updates. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1224999 Title: apt-check fails to see security updates in some circumstances To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-notifier/+bug/1224999/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
