Pursuant to UDS-Q blueprints, the Ubuntu Kernel Team team has collapsed multiple 12.04 x86 flavours into a single 12.10 flavour, i.e. generic. We've also modified kernel packaging for x86 such that it is delivered in 2 packages, i.e.  linux-image and linux-image-extra.  This accommodates the needs of virtual instances where the smallest possible kernel package is desired, i.e. linux-image.  With these changes in flavors, there are also corresponding changes to the meta packages which support these flavors.  The following documents the changes to the meta package offerings.

== Quantal Quetzal 12.10 ==
For the documented list of supported 12.10 kernel flavours, please see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/Dev/Flavours

The general relationship rules for the Quantal kernel meta packages are as follows:

||linux-<flavour> || depends on linux-headers-<flavour> and linux-image-<flavour>.  Note the dependency of linux-<flavour> on the appropriate kernel '''and''' headers package. This is now common across all architectures.||
||linux-headers-<flavour> || depends on the kernel headers package.||
||linux-image-<flavour> || depends on the kernel and extras binary packages. [1]||

[1] The exception is linux-image-virtual which only depends on the kernel binary package and not the extras package. Linux-image-extra-virtual depends on both the kernel and extras packages.

The specific Quantal kernel meta package mappings are as follows.  Package flow diagrams have also been included below.

||<rowstyle="background-color: #F1F1F1;"> '''Arch''' || '''Meta Package Flavor''' || '''Meta Package Mapping''' || '''Comments''' ||
||<rowspan=2 rowstyle="background-color: #EEEDD4;">i386 amd64||<rowspan=2> generic || linux → linux-generic → (see below) ||<rowspan=2> Default kernel optimised for Desktop/Server use.  [[attachment:generic-i386-amd64.png|(diagram below)]] ||
||<rowstyle="background-color: #EEEDD4;"> linux-image → linux-image-generic → (see below) ||
||<rowspan=3 rowstyle="background-color: #F1F1F1;">i386 amd64||<rowspan=3> generic || linux-generic → [linux-image-generic, linux-headers-generic]||<rowspan=3> Default kernel optimised for Desktop/Server use.    [[attachment:generic-i386-amd64.png|(diagram below)]]||
||<rowstyle="background-color: #F1F1F1;"> linux-headers-generic → linux-headers-ABI-generic || ||
||<rowstyle="background-color: #F1F1F1;"> linux-image-generic → [linux-image-ABI-generic, linux-image-extra-ABI-generic] || ||
||<rowspan=3 rowstyle="background-color: #EEEDD4;">i386 amd64||<rowspan=3> server || linux-server → [linux-image-server, linux-headers-server]||<rowspan=3>A transitional meta package which redirects to the generic meta package above.  [[attachment:server-i386-amd64.png|(diagram below)]]||
||<rowstyle="background-color: #EEEDD4;"> linux-headers-server → linux-headers-generic||
||<rowstyle="background-color: #EEEDD4;"> linux-image-server → linux-image-generic ||
||<rowspan=4 rowstyle="background-color: #F1F1F1;">i386 amd64||<rowspan=4> virtual || linux-virtual → [linux-image-virtual, linux-headers-virtual]||<rowspan=3> A transitional meta package which redirects to the paired down generic kernel.  Intended for KVM, XEN, and EC2 use.  [[attachment:virtual-i386-amd64.png|(diagram below)]]||
||<rowstyle="background-color: #F1F1F1;">linux-headers-virtual → linux-headers-generic ||
||<rowstyle="background-color: #F1F1F1;">linux-image-virtual → linux-image-ABI-generic ||
||<rowstyle="background-color: #F1F1F1;">linux-image-extra-virtual → linux-image-generic || A transitional meta package which redirects to the complete kernel offering.  Intended for KVM, XEN, and EC2 use.  [[attachment:virtual-i386-amd64.png|(diagram below)]]||
||<rowspan=3 rowstyle="background-color: #EEEDD4;">armel armhf||<rowspan=3> omap || linux-omap → [linux-image-omap, linux-headers-omap]||<rowspan=3> Kernel for TI OMAP3 use.  [[attachment:omap-armel-armhf.png|(diagram below)]]||
||<rowstyle="background-color: #EEEDD4;"> linux-headers-omap → linux-headers-ABI-omap ||
||<rowstyle="background-color: #EEEDD4;"> linux-image-omap → linux-image-ABI-omap ||
||<rowspan=3 rowstyle="background-color: #F1F1F1;">armhf||<rowspan=3> omap4 || linux-omap4 → [linux-image-omap4, linux-headers-omap4]||<rowspan=3> Kernel for TI OMAP4 use.  [[attachment:omap4-armhf.png|(diagram below)]]||
||<rowstyle="background-color: #F1F1F1;"> linux-image-omap4 → linux-image-ABI-omap4 ||
||<rowstyle="background-color: #F1F1F1;"> linux-headers-omap4 → linux-headers-ABI-omap4 ||
||<rowspan=3 rowstyle="background-color: #EEEDD4;">armhf||<rowspan=3> highbank || linux-highbank → [linux-image-highbank, linux-headers-highbank]||<rowspan=3> Kernel for Calxeda Highbank use.  [[attachment:highbank-armhf.png|(diagram below)]]||
||<rowstyle="background-color: #EEEDD4;">linux-headers-highbank → linux-headers-ABI-highbank ||
||<rowstyle="background-color: #EEEDD4;">linux-image-highbank → linux-image-ABI-highbank ||
||<rowspan=3 rowstyle="background-color: #F1F1F1;">powerpc||<rowspan=3> powerpc64-smp || linux-powerpc64-smp → [linux-image-powerpc64-smp, linux-headers-powerpc64-smp]||<rowspan=3> Multiple CPU 64 bit powerpc kernel.   [[attachment:powerpc64-smp-powerpc.png|(diagram below)]]||
||<rowstyle="background-color: #F1F1F1;"> linux-headers-powerpc64-smp → linux-headers-ABI-powerpc64-smp ||
||<rowstyle="background-color: #F1F1F1;"> linux-image-powerpc64-smp → linux-image-ABI-powerpc64-smp ||
||<rowspan=3 rowstyle="background-color: #EEEDD4;">powerpc||<rowspan=3> powerpc-smp || linux-powerpc-smp → [linux-image-powerpc-smp, linux-headers-powerpc-smp]||<rowspan=3> Multiple CPU 32 bit powerpc kernel.  [[attachment:powerpc-smp-powerpc.png|(diagram below)]]||
||<rowstyle="background-color: #EEEDD4;"> linux-headers-powerpc-smp → linux-headers-ABI-powerpc-smp ||
||<rowstyle="background-color: #EEEDD4;"> linux-image-powerpc-smp → linux-image-ABI-powerpc-smp ||

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