Lubuntu Kinetic - Kernel not updating, still on 5.15.0-46

uname -a
Linux MYCOMPUTER 5.15.0-46-generic #49-Ubuntu SMP Thu Aug 4 18:03:25 UTC 2022 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

I see for example daily builds http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/daily-live/current/kinetic-desktop-amd64.manifest that there is already higher kernel version available, for example 5.19.0

Why am I still on 5.15.0, what could be the reason, how to update kernel?

I assume that I’m still on my kernel version since I upgraded from 22.04 to Kinetic a while ago, so maybe never had a kernel update since then.

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I’d perform sudo apt update and ensure all output lines are present (or explore your /etc/apt/sources.list and all ensure all repositories are present & enabled), then ensure you have applied all upgrades (ie. sudo apt full-upgrade and you’re not just using apt upgrade)

Here is the output of sudo apt update

sudo apt update
Hit:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu kinetic InRelease
Hit:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu kinetic-updates InRelease
Hit:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu kinetic-security InRelease
Hit:4 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu kinetic-backports InRelease
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
All packages are up to date.

Are lines missing?

What repositories have to be there or in the /etc/apt/sources.list?

Here is the content of /etc/apt/sources.list

# Automatically generated by Calamares on 2022-08-23.
# Lines starting with "deb" are mandatory, while lines starting with "deb-src"
# are for more detailed package information.

## See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
## newer versions of Lubuntu.
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu kinetic main restricted
# deb-src http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jammy main restricted

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of Lubuntu.
## Have you noticed a regression? Please report it!
## https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates#Regressions
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu kinetic-updates main restricted
# deb-src http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jammy-updates main restricted

## Software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu team.
## Also, please note that software in Universe WILL NOT receive any review or
## updates from the Ubuntu security team directly. Updates in this repository
## are provided by volunteers, but most come from Debian.
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu kinetic universe
# deb-src http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jammy universe
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu kinetic-updates universe
# deb-src http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jammy-updates universe

## Software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu team,
## and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as your rights
## to use the software. Also, please note that software in Multiverse WILL NOT
## receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu security team directly.
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu kinetic multiverse
# deb-src http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jammy multiverse
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu kinetic-updates multiverse
# deb-src http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jammy-updates multiverse

## Software from this repository contains tested security updates from the
## Ubuntu security team.
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu kinetic-security main restricted
# deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-security main restricted
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu kinetic-security universe
# deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-security universe
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu kinetic-security multiverse
# deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-security multiverse

## Software from this repository may not have been tested as extensively as
## software contained in the main release, although it includes newer versions
## of some applications which may provide useful features. Also, please note
## that software in Backports WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the
## Ubuntu security team.
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu kinetic-backports main restricted universe multiverse
# deb-src http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jammy-backports main restricted universe multiverse

## "partner" repository.

Also, sudo apt full-upgrade instead of sudo apt upgrade doesn’t change anything.

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What is the output of

ls -l /boot
LANG=C apt policy linux-generic

Here are the outputs

ls -l /boot
total 125068
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    261879 Aug  4 19:16 config-5.15.0-46-generic
drwx------ 3 root root      4096 Jan  1  1970 efi
drwxr-xr-x 5 root root      4096 Sep 20 15:47 grub
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root        28 Aug 23 19:38 initrd.img -> initrd.img-5.15.0-46-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 109449092 Okt  8 14:48 initrd.img-5.15.0-46-generic
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root        28 Aug 23 20:05 initrd.img.old -> initrd.img-5.15.0-46-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    182800 Feb  6  2022 memtest86+.bin
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    184476 Feb  6  2022 memtest86+.elf
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    184980 Feb  6  2022 memtest86+_multiboot.bin
-rw------- 1 root root   6252303 Aug  4 19:16 System.map-5.15.0-46-generic
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root        25 Aug 23 19:38 vmlinuz -> vmlinuz-5.15.0-46-generic
-rw------- 1 root root  11531520 Aug  4 19:34 vmlinuz-5.15.0-46-generic
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root        25 Aug 23 20:05 vmlinuz.old -> vmlinuz-5.15.0-46-generic

LANG=C apt policy linux-generic
linux-generic:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 5.19.0.19.19
  Version table:
     5.19.0.19.19 500
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu kinetic/main amd64 Packages
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You are missing the kernel meta package.

  1. Update package informations:
    sudo apt update

  2. Please simulate first to see, what the system will pull in:
    apt install -s --install-recommends linux-generic

  3. If the output looks okay, then install it:
    sudo apt install --install-recommends linux-generic

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Thanks for the instruction, but I seem to have another ongoing problem since yesterday or so, with upgrade of libfm-qt11, which I will mention in another thread.

Maybe that’s why I get the following ouput

apt install -s --install-recommends linux-generic
NOTE: This is only a simulation!
      apt needs root privileges for real execution.
      Keep also in mind that locking is deactivated,
      so don't depend on the relevance to the real current situation!
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run 'apt --fix-broken install' to correct these.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 libfm-qt-dev : Depends: libfm-qt11 (= 1.1.0-3) but 1.1.0-2ubuntu1 is to be installed
 linux-generic : Depends: linux-image-generic (= 5.19.0.19.19) but it is not going to be installed
                 Depends: linux-headers-generic (= 5.19.0.19.19) but it is not going to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt --fix-broken install' with no packages (or specify a solution).

but it is not going to be installed is because it is only a simulation, or it will not be installed because of some problem?

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The message is because there are dependency problems, not because it is simulated. I have the same dependency problem.

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