Public bug reported:

On Ubuntu 18.04, with `apt-get source <packagename>` being the de facto
way of getting (src-deb) sources for a binary package, it is not so with
the linux kernel.

`apt-get source linux-image-$(uname -r)` -- leads to "linux-signed" which is 
not the kernel src deb
`apt-get source linux-image-generic` -- leads to "linux-meta" which is, again, 
not it
`apt-get source linux` -- obtains the correct src deb but that's not 
transparent or obvious to new users and a deviation from the usual standard of 
using `apt-get source`.

Prior discussion and background on #ubuntu-devel:

* https://irclogs.ubuntu.com/2019/05/24/%23ubuntu-devel.html#t10:55

** Affects: ubuntu
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: bionic

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  It is not clear how to install sources for the running kernel

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