@bhkolts: Thank you for your feedback. Linux-image- extra-4.4.0-138-generic.postrm still runs /etc/kernel/postinst.d/update- notifier that places /var/run/reboot-required, the file u-u acts upon and reboots.
Update-notifier is fixed in Bionic, but I'm hereby nominating the fix for Xenial. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1458204 Title: removing kernels should not require a restart afterward To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/unattended-upgrades/+bug/1458204/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs