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How to Remove Kernel Hold and Then Update to Latest Kernel

hupper

Thu Mar 05, 2020 11:48:39 pm

Due to a graphics issue, I had to roll back the kernel on my low end laptop. I did this by:

sudo apt-get remove 5.3.0-40-generic

sudo update-grub

sudo apt-mark hold linux-image-generic linux-headers-generic

My question is this:

How would I remove this hold on the kernel AND update to the latest kernel.

Just curious....

Thanks!

Aravisian

Fri Mar 06, 2020 1:41:19 am

hupper wrote:Due to a graphics issue, I had to roll back the kernel on my low end laptop. I did this by:

sudo apt-get remove 5.3.0-40-generic

sudo update-grub

sudo apt-mark hold linux-image-generic linux-headers-generic

My question is this:

How would I remove this hold on the kernel AND update to the latest kernel.

Just curious....

Thanks!

To unhold
Code:
sudo apt-mark unhold linux-image-generic linux-headers-generic

Then upgrade
Code:
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade


You can alsu use Ukuu GUI to upgrade your kernel. I prefer to avoid Ukuu, though as it nags about upgrading. You would want to go about upgrading the kernel a different way if the Distro you are using has not released their tested version of the kernel.
For example, using
Code:
update-manager –d