[OT?] is there no package containing the raw "vmlinux" kernel image?

[Robert P. J. Day]

On Thu, 1 Jul 2010, Stefan Bader wrote:

> On 07/01/2010 10:41 AM, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> >
> >   undoubtedly a trivial question for this list but i'd like to
> > download (for debugging purposes) the raw, uncompressed vmlinux kernel
> > image file corresponding to the running kernel on my 10.04 system.  i
> > originally thought this would be a simple matter but, after some
> > searching, it would appear that no such package exists:
> >
> > https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/oprofile/+question/113330
> >
> >   can someone clarify that there's no simple download that will give
> > me what i'm after?  thanks.
> >
> > rday
> >
> Usually those are in the debug images found at
>
> * http://ddebs.ubuntu.com/pool/main/l/linux/
>
> though there were cases in the past where those got accidentally
> deleted too early.

  already been there and, no, there's no package for the current 10.04
kernel.  and why would they be deleted too early?  why would they be
deleted at all?  the most recent package is for 2.6.31-22, from back
in may.

rday

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