20.04.2 won't boot after linux-image-5.11.0-22-generic:amd64 got auto installed

on June 23rd 2021, these packages were suggested and installed. Taken from the grep " install " /var/log/dpkg.log.1

2021-06-23 06:44:09 install linux-modules-5.8.0-59-generic:amd64 <none> 5.8.0-59.66\~20.04.1  
2021-06-23 06:44:10 install linux-image-5.8.0-59-generic:amd64 <none> 5.8.0-59.66\~20.04.1  
2021-06-23 06:44:10 install linux-modules-extra-5.8.0-59-generic:amd64 <none> 5.8.0-59.66\~20.04.1  
2021-06-23 06:44:13 install linux-hwe-5.8-headers-5.8.0-59:all <none> 5.8.0-59.66\~20.04.1  
2021-06-23 06:44:16 install linux-headers-5.8.0-59-generic:amd64 <none> 5.8.0-59.66\~20.04.1  
2021-06-23 06:45:04 install linux-modules-5.11.0-22-generic:amd64 <none> 5.11.0-22.23\~20.04.1  
2021-06-23 06:45:05 install linux-image-5.11.0-22-generic:amd64 <none> 5.11.0-22.23\~20.04.1  
2021-06-23 06:45:05 install linux-signatures-nvidia-5.11.0-22-generic:amd64 <none> 5.11.0-22.23\~20.04.1+1  
2021-06-23 06:45:05 install linux-objects-nvidia-460-5.11.0-22-generic:amd64 <none> 5.11.0-22.23\~20.04.1+1  
2021-06-23 06:45:06 install linux-modules-nvidia-460-5.11.0-22-generic:amd64 <none> 5.11.0-22.23\~20.04.1+1  

Here is what is in my grub config awk -F\\' '/menuentry / {print $2}' /boot/grub/grub.cfg:

Ubuntu  
Ubuntu, with Linux 5.11.0-22-generic  
Ubuntu, with Linux 5.11.0-22-generic (recovery mode)  
Ubuntu, with Linux 5.8.0-59-generic  
Ubuntu, with Linux 5.8.0-59-generic (recovery mode)  
Ubuntu, with Linux 5.8.0-55-generic  
Ubuntu, with Linux 5.8.0-55-generic (recovery mode)  
UEFI Firmware Settings  

As suggested, here is my apt-cache policy results:

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     release v=20.04,o=Ubuntu,a=focal-backports,n=focal,l=Ubuntu,c=main,b=i386
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The 5.11.0.-22 does not boot. I really would like to know how to find what's missing for it to work.

Any tools or tips to find out?


I have the same problem after doing the recommended update. I also run the 20.04.2 LTS OS and as I am a newbee, I don't experiment with the kernel or system. The recommended update went through then it won't boot up. My workaround is to use the Grub troubleshooting option and to select the previous 5.8 kernel and the system works normally.