How to enable proposed archive repo on Ubuntu Linux to install packages

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ow do I enable the proposed archive for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS use the apt-get to installed selected kernel updated that is not released yet?

 

A proposed package provides an update that is not part of stable release yet. For example, Linux 4.4.0-62 has a bug that causes OOM killer. This bug has been fixed in Linux 4.4.0-63 and currently only available in proposed archive.

How to enable the proposed archive

To enable the proposed archive for Ubuntu 16.04 use the following method. You need to modify the software sources manually by adding the following line to /etc/apt/sources.list:

echo  deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial-proposed restricted main multiverse universe  > /etc/apt/sources.list

Force selective upgrading from proposed

Create the file /etc/apt/preferences.d/proposed-updates, run:

$ sudo vi /etc/apt/preferences.d/proposed-updates

 

Append the following:

Package: *

Pin: release a=xenial-proposed

Pin-Priority: 400

Save and close the file.

Refresh archive repo

Type the following apt command/apt-get command:

$ sudo apt update

 

OR

$ sudo apt-get update

How do I search for a package?

The syntax is:

$ apt search package

$ apt search linux-image

$ apt search linux-image | grep -i proposed

 

Sample outputs:

WARNING: apt does not have a stable CLI interface. Use with caution in scripts.

 

linux-image-4.4.0-1003-aws/xenial-proposed 4.4.0-1003.12 amd64

linux-image-4.4.0-63-generic/xenial-proposed 4.4.0-63.84 amd64

linux-image-4.4.0-63-lowlatency/xenial-proposed 4.4.0-63.84 amd64

linux-image-extra-4.4.0-63-generic/xenial-proposed 4.4.0-63.84 amd64

To install linux-image-4.4.0-63-generic from proposed repo, run:

$ sudo apt-get install linux-image-4.4.0-63-generic/xenial-proposed

 

Sample outputs:

Reading package lists… Done

Building dependency tree

Reading state information… Done

Selected version  4.4.0-63.84  (Ubuntu:16.04/xenial-proposed [amd64]) for  linux-image-4.4.0-63-generic

The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:

linux-headers-4.4.0-59 linux-headers-4.4.0-59-generic linux-image-4.4.0-59-generic

Use  sudo apt autoremove  to remove them.

Suggested packages:

fdutils linux-doc-4.4.0 | linux-source-4.4.0 linux-tools linux-headers-4.4.0-63-generic

The following NEW packages will be installed:

linux-image-4.4.0-63-generic

0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

Need to get 21.8 MB of archives.

After this operation, 66.4 MB of additional disk space will be used.

Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-proposed/main amd64 linux-image-4.4.0-63-generic amd64 4.4.0-63.84 [21.8 MB]

Fetched 21.8 MB in 4s (4,854 kB/s)

Selecting previously unselected package linux-image-4.4.0-63-generic.

(Reading database … 92929 files and directories currently installed.)

Preparing to unpack …/linux-image-4.4.0-63-generic_4.4.0-63.84_amd64.deb …

Done.

Unpacking linux-image-4.4.0-63-generic (4.4.0-63.84) …

Setting up linux-image-4.4.0-63-generic (4.4.0-63.84) …

Running depmod.

update-initramfs: deferring update (hook will be called later)

Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d.

run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/apt-auto-removal 4.4.0-63-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-63-generic

run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 4.4.0-63-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-63-generic

update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.4.0-63-generic

W: mdadm: /etc/mdadm/mdadm.conf defines no arrays.

run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/unattended-upgrades 4.4.0-63-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-63-generic

run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/update-notifier 4.4.0-63-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-63-generic

run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-update-grub 4.4.0-63-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-63-generic

Generating grub configuration file …

Warning: Setting GRUB_TIMEOUT to a non-zero value when GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT is set is no longer supported.

Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-63-lowlatency

Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.4.0-63-lowlatency

Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-63-generic

Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.4.0-63-generic

Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-62-generic

Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.4.0-62-generic

Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-59-generic

Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.4.0-59-generic

done

Reboot the system:

$ sudo reboot

 

After reboot verify new kernel:

$ uname -mrs

 

Sample outputs:

Linux 4.4.0-63-generic x86_64

You can also use the following command to verify the same:

$ apt-cache policy linux-image-4.4.0-63-generic

 

Sample outputs:

linux-image-4.4.0-63-generic:

Installed: 4.4.0-63.84

Candidate: 4.4.0-63.84

Version table:

*** 4.4.0-63.84 400

400 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-proposed/main amd64 Packages

100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

See this wiki page for more info.

 

 

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