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Ubuntu is having trouble finding generic linux headers for 4.10.0-28. What can I do to resolve this?

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Output of cat /etc/apt/sources.list

remus@linux:/var/log$ cat /etc/apt/sources.list
# deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS _Xenial Xerus_ - Release amd64 (20170801)]/ xenial main restricted

See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to


newer versions of the distribution.


deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ bionic main restricted


deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial main restricted


Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the


distribution.


deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ bionic-updates main restricted


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deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ bionic-updates universe


deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial-updates universe


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deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ bionic-updates multiverse


deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial-updates multiverse


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deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ bionic-backports main restricted universe multiverse


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2 Answers2

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The current kernel version for your system is 4.10.0-28 which was shipped with 17.04 Zesty while 18.04 Bionic is shipped with 4.15.xxx... That's the reason why you're getting this error. Try installing newer kernel such as 4-15.0-43 (as of now this is the current kernel in my main installation). First of all determine which kernel you install from repository. For this run:

sudo apt update
apt-cache search linux-headers

And install that using:

sudo apt install linux-headers-4-15.0-43

You can replace 4-15.0-43 with any of the version available.

To know which Ubuntu version has which kernel version, see @Rinzwind's answer on List of Ubuntu Versions with Corresponding Linux Kernel Version

Kulfy
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The better way would be install both standard kernel image, its headers and all necessary tools with:

sudo apt install linux-image-generic linux-headers-generic linux-tools-generic

then reboot and use them.
Such method will install all needed dependencies and make your system more secure by using supported kernel version.

N0rbert
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