Why is my Debian 9 (Stretch) Linux kernel not getting upgraded after 'apt install'?












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I spent the better part of the month trying to install, reinstall, delete manually, and reinstall the latest linux-image-4.9.0-8 (or thereof) onto my Debian 9 (Stretch), but it will always (re)boot into that wrong version of Linux 3.16.0-5.



I even deleted the entire /boot directory content and reinstalled.



I have a standard Debian 9 installation into /dev/sda drive where /dev/sda1 is the /boot standalone partition.



My checklist:




  • Checked the Debian Administration Handbook.

  • No UEFI bootloader in hardware

  • Turned off imageramfs option in /etc/kernel-img.conf

  • No fancy kernel modules (not even NVIDIA nor ATI)

  • Correctly used apt instead of apt-get


That is one puzzle system here that I've encountered myself.



The latest directory of /boot is:



$ ls -lat /boot
total 106000
drwxr-xr-x 23 root root 4096 Jan 17 12:25 ..
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jan 17 12:17 grub
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Jan 17 12:17 .
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 19595458 Jan 17 12:17 initrd.img-4.9.0-8-amd64
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 19446192 Jan 17 12:08 initrd.img-4.9.0-5-amd64
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 19587298 Nov 7 13:58 initrd.img-4.9.0-7-amd64
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 186563 Oct 27 14:46 config-4.9.0-8-amd64
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3195896 Oct 27 14:46 System.map-4.9.0-8-amd64
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4232992 Oct 27 14:46 vmlinuz-4.9.0-8-amd64
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 186568 Aug 13 15:31 config-4.9.0-7-amd64
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3192069 Aug 13 15:31 System.map-4.9.0-7-amd64
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4232992 Aug 13 15:31 vmlinuz-4.9.0-7-amd64
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 19478453 Feb 19 2018 initrd.img-4.9.0-3-amd64
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 186473 Jan 4 2018 config-4.9.0-5-amd64
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3185098 Jan 4 2018 System.map-4.9.0-5-amd64
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4216608 Jan 4 2018 vmlinuz-4.9.0-5-amd64
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 186386 Sep 18 2017 config-4.9.0-3-amd64
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3180929 Sep 18 2017 System.map-4.9.0-3-amd64
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4204320 Sep 18 2017 vmlinuz-4.9.0-3-amd64


Noticed that there is no Linux 3.16.0-5 image/initramfs.



Yet executing uname always results in:



Linux arca 3.16.0-5-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 3.16.51-3+deb8u1 (2018-01-08)


The top-level directory content and their symbolic links are also correct:



# ls -lat /
total 112
drwxrwxrwt 14 root root 11264 Jan 17 13:15 tmp
drwxr-xr-x 33 root root 1080 Jan 17 12:46 run
drwxr-xr-x 19 root root 3480 Jan 17 12:45 dev
drwxr-xr-x 178 root root 12288 Jan 17 12:45 etc
dr-xr-xr-x 13 root root 0 Jan 17 12:44 sys
dr-xr-xr-x 195 root root 0 Jan 17 12:44 proc
drwx------ 36 root root 4096 Jan 17 12:44 root
drwxr-xr-x 23 root root 4096 Jan 17 12:25 .
drwxr-xr-x 23 root root 4096 Jan 17 12:25 ..
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Jan 17 12:17 boot
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 12288 Jan 17 11:27 sbin
drwxrwxr-x 2 root root 4096 Jan 17 11:27 bin
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 29 Nov 7 13:56 initrd.img -> boot/initrd.img-4.9.0-8-amd64
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 29 Nov 7 13:56 initrd.img.crap -> boot/initrd.img-4.9.0-7-amd64
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 26 Nov 7 13:56 vmlinuz -> boot/vmlinuz-4.9.0-8-amd64
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 26 Nov 7 13:56 vmlinuz.crap.4.9.0.7 -> boot/vmlinuz-4.9.0-7-amd64
drwxr-xr-x 6 root root 4096 Oct 11 17:01 opt
drwxr-xr-x 20 root root 4096 Oct 10 16:52 lib
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Oct 10 16:34 srv
drwxr-xr-x 8 root root 4096 Sep 5 13:34 home
drwxr-xr-x 13 root root 4096 Mar 17 2018 var
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Mar 17 2018 lib64
drwxr-xr-x 7 root root 4096 Feb 19 2018 media
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Feb 19 2018 debootstrap
drwxr-xr-x 10 root root 4096 May 16 2017 usr
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Oct 8 2016 mnt
drwx------ 2 root root 16384 Oct 8 2016 lost+found


Even boot partition sda1 for /boot is marked correctly.



# fdisk /dev/sda

Welcome to fdisk (util-linux 2.29.2).
Changes will remain in memory only, until you decide to write them.
Be careful before using the write command.


Command (m for help): p
Disk /dev/sda: 931.5 GiB, 1000204886016 bytes, 1953525168 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 4096 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 4096 bytes / 4096 bytes
Disklabel type: dos
Disk identifier: 0xfa4b1728

Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type
/dev/sda1 * 2048 499711 497664 243M 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 501758 1953523711 1953021954 931.3G 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 501760 1953523711 1953021952 931.3G 8e Linux LVM

Partition 2 does not start on physical sector boundary.

Command (m for help): quit









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    I spent the better part of the month trying to install, reinstall, delete manually, and reinstall the latest linux-image-4.9.0-8 (or thereof) onto my Debian 9 (Stretch), but it will always (re)boot into that wrong version of Linux 3.16.0-5.



    I even deleted the entire /boot directory content and reinstalled.



    I have a standard Debian 9 installation into /dev/sda drive where /dev/sda1 is the /boot standalone partition.



    My checklist:




    • Checked the Debian Administration Handbook.

    • No UEFI bootloader in hardware

    • Turned off imageramfs option in /etc/kernel-img.conf

    • No fancy kernel modules (not even NVIDIA nor ATI)

    • Correctly used apt instead of apt-get


    That is one puzzle system here that I've encountered myself.



    The latest directory of /boot is:



    $ ls -lat /boot
    total 106000
    drwxr-xr-x 23 root root 4096 Jan 17 12:25 ..
    drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jan 17 12:17 grub
    drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Jan 17 12:17 .
    -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 19595458 Jan 17 12:17 initrd.img-4.9.0-8-amd64
    -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 19446192 Jan 17 12:08 initrd.img-4.9.0-5-amd64
    -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 19587298 Nov 7 13:58 initrd.img-4.9.0-7-amd64
    -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 186563 Oct 27 14:46 config-4.9.0-8-amd64
    -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3195896 Oct 27 14:46 System.map-4.9.0-8-amd64
    -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4232992 Oct 27 14:46 vmlinuz-4.9.0-8-amd64
    -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 186568 Aug 13 15:31 config-4.9.0-7-amd64
    -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3192069 Aug 13 15:31 System.map-4.9.0-7-amd64
    -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4232992 Aug 13 15:31 vmlinuz-4.9.0-7-amd64
    -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 19478453 Feb 19 2018 initrd.img-4.9.0-3-amd64
    -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 186473 Jan 4 2018 config-4.9.0-5-amd64
    -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3185098 Jan 4 2018 System.map-4.9.0-5-amd64
    -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4216608 Jan 4 2018 vmlinuz-4.9.0-5-amd64
    -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 186386 Sep 18 2017 config-4.9.0-3-amd64
    -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3180929 Sep 18 2017 System.map-4.9.0-3-amd64
    -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4204320 Sep 18 2017 vmlinuz-4.9.0-3-amd64


    Noticed that there is no Linux 3.16.0-5 image/initramfs.



    Yet executing uname always results in:



    Linux arca 3.16.0-5-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 3.16.51-3+deb8u1 (2018-01-08)


    The top-level directory content and their symbolic links are also correct:



    # ls -lat /
    total 112
    drwxrwxrwt 14 root root 11264 Jan 17 13:15 tmp
    drwxr-xr-x 33 root root 1080 Jan 17 12:46 run
    drwxr-xr-x 19 root root 3480 Jan 17 12:45 dev
    drwxr-xr-x 178 root root 12288 Jan 17 12:45 etc
    dr-xr-xr-x 13 root root 0 Jan 17 12:44 sys
    dr-xr-xr-x 195 root root 0 Jan 17 12:44 proc
    drwx------ 36 root root 4096 Jan 17 12:44 root
    drwxr-xr-x 23 root root 4096 Jan 17 12:25 .
    drwxr-xr-x 23 root root 4096 Jan 17 12:25 ..
    drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Jan 17 12:17 boot
    drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 12288 Jan 17 11:27 sbin
    drwxrwxr-x 2 root root 4096 Jan 17 11:27 bin
    lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 29 Nov 7 13:56 initrd.img -> boot/initrd.img-4.9.0-8-amd64
    lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 29 Nov 7 13:56 initrd.img.crap -> boot/initrd.img-4.9.0-7-amd64
    lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 26 Nov 7 13:56 vmlinuz -> boot/vmlinuz-4.9.0-8-amd64
    lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 26 Nov 7 13:56 vmlinuz.crap.4.9.0.7 -> boot/vmlinuz-4.9.0-7-amd64
    drwxr-xr-x 6 root root 4096 Oct 11 17:01 opt
    drwxr-xr-x 20 root root 4096 Oct 10 16:52 lib
    drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Oct 10 16:34 srv
    drwxr-xr-x 8 root root 4096 Sep 5 13:34 home
    drwxr-xr-x 13 root root 4096 Mar 17 2018 var
    drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Mar 17 2018 lib64
    drwxr-xr-x 7 root root 4096 Feb 19 2018 media
    drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Feb 19 2018 debootstrap
    drwxr-xr-x 10 root root 4096 May 16 2017 usr
    drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Oct 8 2016 mnt
    drwx------ 2 root root 16384 Oct 8 2016 lost+found


    Even boot partition sda1 for /boot is marked correctly.



    # fdisk /dev/sda

    Welcome to fdisk (util-linux 2.29.2).
    Changes will remain in memory only, until you decide to write them.
    Be careful before using the write command.


    Command (m for help): p
    Disk /dev/sda: 931.5 GiB, 1000204886016 bytes, 1953525168 sectors
    Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
    Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 4096 bytes
    I/O size (minimum/optimal): 4096 bytes / 4096 bytes
    Disklabel type: dos
    Disk identifier: 0xfa4b1728

    Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type
    /dev/sda1 * 2048 499711 497664 243M 83 Linux
    /dev/sda2 501758 1953523711 1953021954 931.3G 5 Extended
    /dev/sda5 501760 1953523711 1953021952 931.3G 8e Linux LVM

    Partition 2 does not start on physical sector boundary.

    Command (m for help): quit









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      I spent the better part of the month trying to install, reinstall, delete manually, and reinstall the latest linux-image-4.9.0-8 (or thereof) onto my Debian 9 (Stretch), but it will always (re)boot into that wrong version of Linux 3.16.0-5.



      I even deleted the entire /boot directory content and reinstalled.



      I have a standard Debian 9 installation into /dev/sda drive where /dev/sda1 is the /boot standalone partition.



      My checklist:




      • Checked the Debian Administration Handbook.

      • No UEFI bootloader in hardware

      • Turned off imageramfs option in /etc/kernel-img.conf

      • No fancy kernel modules (not even NVIDIA nor ATI)

      • Correctly used apt instead of apt-get


      That is one puzzle system here that I've encountered myself.



      The latest directory of /boot is:



      $ ls -lat /boot
      total 106000
      drwxr-xr-x 23 root root 4096 Jan 17 12:25 ..
      drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jan 17 12:17 grub
      drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Jan 17 12:17 .
      -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 19595458 Jan 17 12:17 initrd.img-4.9.0-8-amd64
      -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 19446192 Jan 17 12:08 initrd.img-4.9.0-5-amd64
      -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 19587298 Nov 7 13:58 initrd.img-4.9.0-7-amd64
      -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 186563 Oct 27 14:46 config-4.9.0-8-amd64
      -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3195896 Oct 27 14:46 System.map-4.9.0-8-amd64
      -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4232992 Oct 27 14:46 vmlinuz-4.9.0-8-amd64
      -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 186568 Aug 13 15:31 config-4.9.0-7-amd64
      -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3192069 Aug 13 15:31 System.map-4.9.0-7-amd64
      -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4232992 Aug 13 15:31 vmlinuz-4.9.0-7-amd64
      -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 19478453 Feb 19 2018 initrd.img-4.9.0-3-amd64
      -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 186473 Jan 4 2018 config-4.9.0-5-amd64
      -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3185098 Jan 4 2018 System.map-4.9.0-5-amd64
      -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4216608 Jan 4 2018 vmlinuz-4.9.0-5-amd64
      -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 186386 Sep 18 2017 config-4.9.0-3-amd64
      -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3180929 Sep 18 2017 System.map-4.9.0-3-amd64
      -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4204320 Sep 18 2017 vmlinuz-4.9.0-3-amd64


      Noticed that there is no Linux 3.16.0-5 image/initramfs.



      Yet executing uname always results in:



      Linux arca 3.16.0-5-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 3.16.51-3+deb8u1 (2018-01-08)


      The top-level directory content and their symbolic links are also correct:



      # ls -lat /
      total 112
      drwxrwxrwt 14 root root 11264 Jan 17 13:15 tmp
      drwxr-xr-x 33 root root 1080 Jan 17 12:46 run
      drwxr-xr-x 19 root root 3480 Jan 17 12:45 dev
      drwxr-xr-x 178 root root 12288 Jan 17 12:45 etc
      dr-xr-xr-x 13 root root 0 Jan 17 12:44 sys
      dr-xr-xr-x 195 root root 0 Jan 17 12:44 proc
      drwx------ 36 root root 4096 Jan 17 12:44 root
      drwxr-xr-x 23 root root 4096 Jan 17 12:25 .
      drwxr-xr-x 23 root root 4096 Jan 17 12:25 ..
      drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Jan 17 12:17 boot
      drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 12288 Jan 17 11:27 sbin
      drwxrwxr-x 2 root root 4096 Jan 17 11:27 bin
      lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 29 Nov 7 13:56 initrd.img -> boot/initrd.img-4.9.0-8-amd64
      lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 29 Nov 7 13:56 initrd.img.crap -> boot/initrd.img-4.9.0-7-amd64
      lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 26 Nov 7 13:56 vmlinuz -> boot/vmlinuz-4.9.0-8-amd64
      lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 26 Nov 7 13:56 vmlinuz.crap.4.9.0.7 -> boot/vmlinuz-4.9.0-7-amd64
      drwxr-xr-x 6 root root 4096 Oct 11 17:01 opt
      drwxr-xr-x 20 root root 4096 Oct 10 16:52 lib
      drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Oct 10 16:34 srv
      drwxr-xr-x 8 root root 4096 Sep 5 13:34 home
      drwxr-xr-x 13 root root 4096 Mar 17 2018 var
      drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Mar 17 2018 lib64
      drwxr-xr-x 7 root root 4096 Feb 19 2018 media
      drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Feb 19 2018 debootstrap
      drwxr-xr-x 10 root root 4096 May 16 2017 usr
      drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Oct 8 2016 mnt
      drwx------ 2 root root 16384 Oct 8 2016 lost+found


      Even boot partition sda1 for /boot is marked correctly.



      # fdisk /dev/sda

      Welcome to fdisk (util-linux 2.29.2).
      Changes will remain in memory only, until you decide to write them.
      Be careful before using the write command.


      Command (m for help): p
      Disk /dev/sda: 931.5 GiB, 1000204886016 bytes, 1953525168 sectors
      Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
      Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 4096 bytes
      I/O size (minimum/optimal): 4096 bytes / 4096 bytes
      Disklabel type: dos
      Disk identifier: 0xfa4b1728

      Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type
      /dev/sda1 * 2048 499711 497664 243M 83 Linux
      /dev/sda2 501758 1953523711 1953021954 931.3G 5 Extended
      /dev/sda5 501760 1953523711 1953021952 931.3G 8e Linux LVM

      Partition 2 does not start on physical sector boundary.

      Command (m for help): quit









      share|improve this question
















      I spent the better part of the month trying to install, reinstall, delete manually, and reinstall the latest linux-image-4.9.0-8 (or thereof) onto my Debian 9 (Stretch), but it will always (re)boot into that wrong version of Linux 3.16.0-5.



      I even deleted the entire /boot directory content and reinstalled.



      I have a standard Debian 9 installation into /dev/sda drive where /dev/sda1 is the /boot standalone partition.



      My checklist:




      • Checked the Debian Administration Handbook.

      • No UEFI bootloader in hardware

      • Turned off imageramfs option in /etc/kernel-img.conf

      • No fancy kernel modules (not even NVIDIA nor ATI)

      • Correctly used apt instead of apt-get


      That is one puzzle system here that I've encountered myself.



      The latest directory of /boot is:



      $ ls -lat /boot
      total 106000
      drwxr-xr-x 23 root root 4096 Jan 17 12:25 ..
      drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jan 17 12:17 grub
      drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Jan 17 12:17 .
      -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 19595458 Jan 17 12:17 initrd.img-4.9.0-8-amd64
      -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 19446192 Jan 17 12:08 initrd.img-4.9.0-5-amd64
      -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 19587298 Nov 7 13:58 initrd.img-4.9.0-7-amd64
      -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 186563 Oct 27 14:46 config-4.9.0-8-amd64
      -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3195896 Oct 27 14:46 System.map-4.9.0-8-amd64
      -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4232992 Oct 27 14:46 vmlinuz-4.9.0-8-amd64
      -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 186568 Aug 13 15:31 config-4.9.0-7-amd64
      -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3192069 Aug 13 15:31 System.map-4.9.0-7-amd64
      -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4232992 Aug 13 15:31 vmlinuz-4.9.0-7-amd64
      -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 19478453 Feb 19 2018 initrd.img-4.9.0-3-amd64
      -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 186473 Jan 4 2018 config-4.9.0-5-amd64
      -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3185098 Jan 4 2018 System.map-4.9.0-5-amd64
      -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4216608 Jan 4 2018 vmlinuz-4.9.0-5-amd64
      -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 186386 Sep 18 2017 config-4.9.0-3-amd64
      -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3180929 Sep 18 2017 System.map-4.9.0-3-amd64
      -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4204320 Sep 18 2017 vmlinuz-4.9.0-3-amd64


      Noticed that there is no Linux 3.16.0-5 image/initramfs.



      Yet executing uname always results in:



      Linux arca 3.16.0-5-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 3.16.51-3+deb8u1 (2018-01-08)


      The top-level directory content and their symbolic links are also correct:



      # ls -lat /
      total 112
      drwxrwxrwt 14 root root 11264 Jan 17 13:15 tmp
      drwxr-xr-x 33 root root 1080 Jan 17 12:46 run
      drwxr-xr-x 19 root root 3480 Jan 17 12:45 dev
      drwxr-xr-x 178 root root 12288 Jan 17 12:45 etc
      dr-xr-xr-x 13 root root 0 Jan 17 12:44 sys
      dr-xr-xr-x 195 root root 0 Jan 17 12:44 proc
      drwx------ 36 root root 4096 Jan 17 12:44 root
      drwxr-xr-x 23 root root 4096 Jan 17 12:25 .
      drwxr-xr-x 23 root root 4096 Jan 17 12:25 ..
      drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Jan 17 12:17 boot
      drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 12288 Jan 17 11:27 sbin
      drwxrwxr-x 2 root root 4096 Jan 17 11:27 bin
      lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 29 Nov 7 13:56 initrd.img -> boot/initrd.img-4.9.0-8-amd64
      lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 29 Nov 7 13:56 initrd.img.crap -> boot/initrd.img-4.9.0-7-amd64
      lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 26 Nov 7 13:56 vmlinuz -> boot/vmlinuz-4.9.0-8-amd64
      lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 26 Nov 7 13:56 vmlinuz.crap.4.9.0.7 -> boot/vmlinuz-4.9.0-7-amd64
      drwxr-xr-x 6 root root 4096 Oct 11 17:01 opt
      drwxr-xr-x 20 root root 4096 Oct 10 16:52 lib
      drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Oct 10 16:34 srv
      drwxr-xr-x 8 root root 4096 Sep 5 13:34 home
      drwxr-xr-x 13 root root 4096 Mar 17 2018 var
      drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Mar 17 2018 lib64
      drwxr-xr-x 7 root root 4096 Feb 19 2018 media
      drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Feb 19 2018 debootstrap
      drwxr-xr-x 10 root root 4096 May 16 2017 usr
      drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Oct 8 2016 mnt
      drwx------ 2 root root 16384 Oct 8 2016 lost+found


      Even boot partition sda1 for /boot is marked correctly.



      # fdisk /dev/sda

      Welcome to fdisk (util-linux 2.29.2).
      Changes will remain in memory only, until you decide to write them.
      Be careful before using the write command.


      Command (m for help): p
      Disk /dev/sda: 931.5 GiB, 1000204886016 bytes, 1953525168 sectors
      Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
      Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 4096 bytes
      I/O size (minimum/optimal): 4096 bytes / 4096 bytes
      Disklabel type: dos
      Disk identifier: 0xfa4b1728

      Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type
      /dev/sda1 * 2048 499711 497664 243M 83 Linux
      /dev/sda2 501758 1953523711 1953021954 931.3G 5 Extended
      /dev/sda5 501760 1953523711 1953021952 931.3G 8e Linux LVM

      Partition 2 does not start on physical sector boundary.

      Command (m for help): quit






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          Probably you're using UEFI and the /boot used by the bootloader is not that directory you're listing, but an unmounted vfat partition. Check it in /etc/fstab and, if you have a separate /boot partition, just mount /boot before upgrading the kernel.



          If you don't want to mount manually /boot remove the noauto option from it's line in /etc/fstab






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            You have got to be kidding me. As a long-time slackware user, I had forgotten about the /boot mount point. A quick examination of the /etc/mtab showed that /boot was NOT mounted. Once /boot gets mounted, Fred removed the mask, Velma said "there it is" and the mystery is solved.

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            Turns out that it was a former system admin practice to not mount (via 'noauto' option) the /boot partition as 'suggested' by CISecurity guideline (probably in effort to cut down the malicious avenues). The usual Debian upgrade route went flawlessly and the box reboot into its new kernel version just fine. Case in point, I've already listed that UEFI was not being used.

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            Well, I run into this very same issue almost every time I upgrade my gentoo box kernel ¯_(ツ)_/¯

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            @EgbertS ... and I would have gotten away with it too, if it wasn't for those darned kids! :-P

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          Probably you're using UEFI and the /boot used by the bootloader is not that directory you're listing, but an unmounted vfat partition. Check it in /etc/fstab and, if you have a separate /boot partition, just mount /boot before upgrading the kernel.



          If you don't want to mount manually /boot remove the noauto option from it's line in /etc/fstab






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            You have got to be kidding me. As a long-time slackware user, I had forgotten about the /boot mount point. A quick examination of the /etc/mtab showed that /boot was NOT mounted. Once /boot gets mounted, Fred removed the mask, Velma said "there it is" and the mystery is solved.

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            Turns out that it was a former system admin practice to not mount (via 'noauto' option) the /boot partition as 'suggested' by CISecurity guideline (probably in effort to cut down the malicious avenues). The usual Debian upgrade route went flawlessly and the box reboot into its new kernel version just fine. Case in point, I've already listed that UEFI was not being used.

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            Well, I run into this very same issue almost every time I upgrade my gentoo box kernel ¯_(ツ)_/¯

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            @EgbertS ... and I would have gotten away with it too, if it wasn't for those darned kids! :-P

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          Probably you're using UEFI and the /boot used by the bootloader is not that directory you're listing, but an unmounted vfat partition. Check it in /etc/fstab and, if you have a separate /boot partition, just mount /boot before upgrading the kernel.



          If you don't want to mount manually /boot remove the noauto option from it's line in /etc/fstab






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            You have got to be kidding me. As a long-time slackware user, I had forgotten about the /boot mount point. A quick examination of the /etc/mtab showed that /boot was NOT mounted. Once /boot gets mounted, Fred removed the mask, Velma said "there it is" and the mystery is solved.

            – Egbert S
            yesterday






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            Turns out that it was a former system admin practice to not mount (via 'noauto' option) the /boot partition as 'suggested' by CISecurity guideline (probably in effort to cut down the malicious avenues). The usual Debian upgrade route went flawlessly and the box reboot into its new kernel version just fine. Case in point, I've already listed that UEFI was not being used.

            – Egbert S
            yesterday








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            Well, I run into this very same issue almost every time I upgrade my gentoo box kernel ¯_(ツ)_/¯

            – isalgueiro
            yesterday






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            @EgbertS ... and I would have gotten away with it too, if it wasn't for those darned kids! :-P

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          Probably you're using UEFI and the /boot used by the bootloader is not that directory you're listing, but an unmounted vfat partition. Check it in /etc/fstab and, if you have a separate /boot partition, just mount /boot before upgrading the kernel.



          If you don't want to mount manually /boot remove the noauto option from it's line in /etc/fstab






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          Probably you're using UEFI and the /boot used by the bootloader is not that directory you're listing, but an unmounted vfat partition. Check it in /etc/fstab and, if you have a separate /boot partition, just mount /boot before upgrading the kernel.



          If you don't want to mount manually /boot remove the noauto option from it's line in /etc/fstab







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            You have got to be kidding me. As a long-time slackware user, I had forgotten about the /boot mount point. A quick examination of the /etc/mtab showed that /boot was NOT mounted. Once /boot gets mounted, Fred removed the mask, Velma said "there it is" and the mystery is solved.

            – Egbert S
            yesterday






          • 3





            Turns out that it was a former system admin practice to not mount (via 'noauto' option) the /boot partition as 'suggested' by CISecurity guideline (probably in effort to cut down the malicious avenues). The usual Debian upgrade route went flawlessly and the box reboot into its new kernel version just fine. Case in point, I've already listed that UEFI was not being used.

            – Egbert S
            yesterday








          • 1





            Well, I run into this very same issue almost every time I upgrade my gentoo box kernel ¯_(ツ)_/¯

            – isalgueiro
            yesterday






          • 1





            @EgbertS ... and I would have gotten away with it too, if it wasn't for those darned kids! :-P

            – Time4Tea
            yesterday














          • 5





            You have got to be kidding me. As a long-time slackware user, I had forgotten about the /boot mount point. A quick examination of the /etc/mtab showed that /boot was NOT mounted. Once /boot gets mounted, Fred removed the mask, Velma said "there it is" and the mystery is solved.

            – Egbert S
            yesterday






          • 3





            Turns out that it was a former system admin practice to not mount (via 'noauto' option) the /boot partition as 'suggested' by CISecurity guideline (probably in effort to cut down the malicious avenues). The usual Debian upgrade route went flawlessly and the box reboot into its new kernel version just fine. Case in point, I've already listed that UEFI was not being used.

            – Egbert S
            yesterday








          • 1





            Well, I run into this very same issue almost every time I upgrade my gentoo box kernel ¯_(ツ)_/¯

            – isalgueiro
            yesterday






          • 1





            @EgbertS ... and I would have gotten away with it too, if it wasn't for those darned kids! :-P

            – Time4Tea
            yesterday








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          You have got to be kidding me. As a long-time slackware user, I had forgotten about the /boot mount point. A quick examination of the /etc/mtab showed that /boot was NOT mounted. Once /boot gets mounted, Fred removed the mask, Velma said "there it is" and the mystery is solved.

          – Egbert S
          yesterday





          You have got to be kidding me. As a long-time slackware user, I had forgotten about the /boot mount point. A quick examination of the /etc/mtab showed that /boot was NOT mounted. Once /boot gets mounted, Fred removed the mask, Velma said "there it is" and the mystery is solved.

          – Egbert S
          yesterday




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          3





          Turns out that it was a former system admin practice to not mount (via 'noauto' option) the /boot partition as 'suggested' by CISecurity guideline (probably in effort to cut down the malicious avenues). The usual Debian upgrade route went flawlessly and the box reboot into its new kernel version just fine. Case in point, I've already listed that UEFI was not being used.

          – Egbert S
          yesterday







          Turns out that it was a former system admin practice to not mount (via 'noauto' option) the /boot partition as 'suggested' by CISecurity guideline (probably in effort to cut down the malicious avenues). The usual Debian upgrade route went flawlessly and the box reboot into its new kernel version just fine. Case in point, I've already listed that UEFI was not being used.

          – Egbert S
          yesterday






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          Well, I run into this very same issue almost every time I upgrade my gentoo box kernel ¯_(ツ)_/¯

          – isalgueiro
          yesterday





          Well, I run into this very same issue almost every time I upgrade my gentoo box kernel ¯_(ツ)_/¯

          – isalgueiro
          yesterday




          1




          1





          @EgbertS ... and I would have gotten away with it too, if it wasn't for those darned kids! :-P

          – Time4Tea
          yesterday





          @EgbertS ... and I would have gotten away with it too, if it wasn't for those darned kids! :-P

          – Time4Tea
          yesterday


















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