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[Andy Whitcroft <apw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Lucid)
       Status: In Progress => Won't Fix

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Title:
  linux-image-virtual installs PAE kernel instead

Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in linux source package in Lucid:
  Won't Fix

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: linux-image-virtual

  'apt-get install linux-kernel-virtual' produces the following output:

  Unpacking linux-image-virtual (from .../linux-image-virtual_2.6.32.23.24_i386.deb) ...
  Setting up linux-image-2.6.32-23-virtual (2.6.32-23.37) ...
  Running depmod.
  update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-23-generic-pae
  Running postinst hook script /usr/sbin/update-grub.
  Generating grub.cfg ...
  Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-23-generic-pae
  Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-23-generic-pae
  Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-23-generic
  Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-23-generic
  Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-22-generic
  Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-22-generic
  Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.bin
  Found Ubuntu 9.10 (9.10) on /dev/sda1
  done
  Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d.
  run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms 2.6.32-23-generic-pae /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-23-generic-pae
  run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/nvidia-common 2.6.32-23-generic-pae /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-23-generic-pae
  run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/pm-utils 2.6.32-23-generic-pae /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-23-generic-pae

  Setting up linux-image-virtual (2.6.32.23.24) ...
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  and /boot show this:

  -rw-r--r-- 1 root root  640617 2010-06-04 03:56 abi-2.6.32-22-generic
  -rw-r--r-- 1 root root  651618 2010-06-11 14:53 abi-2.6.32-23-generic
  -rw-r--r-- 1 root root  115847 2010-06-04 03:56 config-2.6.32-22-generic
  -rw-r--r-- 1 root root  115905 2010-06-11 14:53 config-2.6.32-23-generic
  -rw-r--r-- 1 root root  116360 2010-06-11 15:17 config-2.6.32-23-generic-pae
  drwxr-xr-x 3 root root    4096 2010-07-02 22:30 grub
  -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7963148 2010-06-11 00:58 initrd.img-2.6.32-22-generic
  -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7968349 2010-06-16 01:27 initrd.img-2.6.32-23-generic
  -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3918606 2010-07-02 22:29 initrd.img-2.6.32-23-generic-pae
  -rw-r--r-- 1 root root  160280 2010-03-23 10:37 memtest86+.bin
  -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1687378 2010-06-04 03:56 System.map-2.6.32-22-generic
  -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1688811 2010-06-11 14:53 System.map-2.6.32-23-generic
  -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1729947 2010-06-11 15:17 System.map-2.6.32-23-generic-pae
  -rw-r--r-- 1 root root    1196 2010-06-04 03:58 vmcoreinfo-2.6.32-22-generic
  -rw-r--r-- 1 root root    1196 2010-06-11 14:56 vmcoreinfo-2.6.32-23-generic
  -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4030048 2010-06-04 03:56 vmlinuz-2.6.32-22-generic
  -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4031552 2010-06-11 14:53 vmlinuz-2.6.32-23-generic
  -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4164704 2010-06-11 15:17 vmlinuz-2.6.32-23-generic-pae

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  so instead of a 1MB virtual kernel i'm left with a huge generic PAE
  kernel that i dont need in my VM.

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