This bug has nothing to do with the kernel installed. The packages could be missing or something similar, but it is unrelated to the kernel.
** Changed in: linux-meta (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed => Rejected -- Installing linux-image-2.6-686 (or 2.6-686-smp) prevents installation of sun-java5-* packages https://launchpad.net/bugs/55701 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs