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I have updated to the latest Kali Linux 2019.1 Release but my kernel is still stuck on 4.18.0-kali3-amd64

grep VERSION /etc/os-release
VERSION="2019.1"
VERSION_ID="2019.1"

How do I update to the 4.19.0-kali1-amd64 boot image?

Jeff Schaller
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To upgrade and pull in new kernel versions, you need to use either

apt upgrade

or

apt-get upgrade --with-new-pkgs

If you use apt-get upgrade, it won’t install new kernel versions, only kernel upgrades (with the exact same package name).

apt-get upgrade holds back a kernel update. What are the official instructions for applying updates on Debian 9? goes into more detail.

Stephen Kitt
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