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I like the beauty of Linux Mint 18's mintupdate (a part of Mint utilities), which provides me with the latest stable kernel security updates, like today (2016-Dec-01):

mintupdate

Clues might be in the mintupdate's Python script located in:

/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintUpdate/mintUpdate.py

However, I didn't manage to find any so far. Possibly due to the fact, I don't understand Python.

Providing, I would like to do this over terminal in a Bash script.

Disclaimer: I don't want to install the latest kernel available on Kernel.org.
I would like to install the same as mintupdate suggests.

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cat /etc/apt/sources.list (empty) 
cat /etc/apt/sources.list.d/*

output, separated by file:

deb http://repository.spotify.com stable non-free deb http://archive.getdeb.net/ubuntu xenial-getdeb apps games deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/graphics-drivers/ppa/ubuntu xenial main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/graphics-drivers/ppa/ubuntu xenial main deb http://packages.linuxmint.com sarah main upstream import backport deb http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial main restricted universe multiverse deb http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates main restricted universe multiverse deb http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports main restricted universe multiverse deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial-security main restricted universe multiverse deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ xenial partner deb-src http://packages.linuxmint.com sarah main upstream import backport deb-src http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial main restricted universe multiverse deb-src http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates main restricted universe multiverse deb-src http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports main restricted universe multiverse deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial-security main restricted universe multiverse deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ xenial partner deb [arch=amd64,i386] http://repo.steampowered.com/steam/ precise steam deb-src [arch=amd64,i386] http://repo.steampowered.com/steam/ precise steam deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian xenial contrib
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    I am not that familiar with Mint; as it is Debian based, does it accept Debian backports? In the Debian 8 boxen that I have, I have kernel 4.7 from Debian backports. I usually do not worry about the gory details of the programs to keep the maintenance of the system, I just worry about /etc/apt/sources.list and having the correct files (if needed) in /etc/apt/sources.list.d (and apt preferences). Commented Dec 1, 2016 at 8:41
  • @RuiFRibeiro It is not Debian based (only LMDE), normal versions are Ubuntu based. Commented Apr 7, 2017 at 5:50
  • Ubuntu/Debian, take it as being from the same tree. it was a generalisation, the comment still applies. I am rather curious, while some part of the comments are indeed redundant, why the sudden cleanup? Commented Apr 7, 2017 at 9:01

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From your apt files, it is obvious you are using ubuntu backports. More interestingly yet, you already have backports configured, see the line:

deb http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports main restricted universe multiverse

For selecting the kernel you are interested in, use -t to select the xenial-backports. Do:

apt-get update apt-cache search -t xenial-backports linux-image (or a similar variation for the kernel packages) apt-get install -t xenial-backports linux-image-xxx

If you are building the kernel, or kernel modules for some reason, you will also need to install the new version of linux-headers and linux-kbuild

If using open-vm-tools, you probably need to install the new version:

apt-get install -t xenial-backports open-vm-tools
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