[SOLVED ]Hold kernel update - Stretch

[floreado]

Hi,

Since I'm an idiot I would like to ask for advise and confirmation whether I understand correctly holding packages.
I want to block Linux image 4.9 as it has some ACPI bug.
What should I do is?:

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aptitude hold linux-image-amd64

Right?
My current kernel is 4.8.0 and a second question is whether this kernel will receive
any updates or I must take care of security updates of that Linux image?

Regards

[phenest]

You can PIN the package:
https://wiki.debian.org/AptPreferences
... although I find it easier to do in Synaptic.

Not sure what impact that will have on the rest of the system when you upgrade if something depends on kernel 4.9.

[floreado]

Not sure what impact that will have on the rest of the system when you upgrade if something depends on kernel 4.9.

So, I see that this is an unsolvable problem with the kernel.
I've heard that 4.10 does not have this problem, at least RC8.
Unfortunately it will not by added to Stretch.
I don't know how resolve the situation.

[stevepusser]

I doubt Debian will ship a stable release with that bad a kernel bug. They'll get it fixed one way or another.

If you uninstall the kernel metapackage, "linux-image-amd64" in your case, then it won't pull in the newer kernel versions and you can stick with whatever you have installed now.

[floreado]

Hi,

Do you mean I should run:

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aptitude remove linux-image-amd64

rather than?:

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aptitude hold linux-image-amd64

I'm asking because I am not good at kernel handling.
I think I'll stick with 4.8 and I'll monitor the situation of 4.9 until it'll be resolved
but I want to be sure which way is better.


EDIT


I blocked the kernel but 4.9 was installed anyway.
I had done something wrong.
Anyway, the kernel 4.9 it's a tragedy, my computer is loud
as harvester and reaches 60 C without reason.
It's time to switch back to Jessie witch does not support my external wireless card
and I cannot install the newest kernel.
I'm tired.

[stevepusser]

Hi,

Do you mean I should run:

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aptitude remove linux-image-amd64

rather than?:

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aptitude hold linux-image-amd64

I'm asking because I am not good at kernel handling.
I think I'll stick with 4.8 and I'll monitor the situation of 4.9 until it'll be resolved
but I want to be sure which way is better.


EDIT


I blocked the kernel but 4.9 was installed anyway.
I had done something wrong.
Anyway, the kernel 4.9 it's a tragedy, my computer is loud
as harvester and reaches 60 C without reason.
It's time to switch back to Jessie witch does not support my external wireless card
and I cannot install the newest kernel.
I'm tired.

Jessie plus jessie-backports can support your wireless card if Stretch can. I'm pretty sure that jessie-backports still has a 4.8 kernel; if not, I still have a 4.8 Liquorix kernel in jessie-compatible repository. You just have to lay off the kernel metapackages.

It's tough if all you have is a wifi connection, but my Liquorix kernel plus the firmware for your device would only be two deb packages that need to be manually installed. The 38M amd64 deb package lives in this repo: http://download.opensuse.org/repositori ... 8.0/amd64/

[floreado]

Hi,

Yes, you're right about backports and kernels.
I'll try once again with stable distribution however my WiFi problem is a little bit more compex
and require taking advice os somene else so anyway I think will return here with a new topic, soon.
Debian is tough and sometimes I'm tired by resolving some problems but is worth it.

Thanks for your comment.

Regards.