From: bowman@montana.com   
      
   On Wed, 11 Feb 2026 10:39:19 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:   
      
      
   > In Linux Mint, you can do this is in Update Manager. When you see the   
   > kernel that is going to be updated, you right-click on the square beside   
   > it and choose either "Ignore the current update for this package." Or   
   > "Ignore all future updates for this package."   
      
   I seldom use the GUI in any distro. In this case 'sudo apt upgrade' failed   
   trying to install the 6.17 kernel. I id open Update Manager but the kernel   
   packages had been downloaded and didn't show.   
   >   
   > apt-mark is supposed to allow you to hold and showhold, etc., but so far   
   > I can't get "sudo apt-mark showhold" to return anything, even though   
   > I've specifically held back a kernel to test it in Update Manager.   
   > (Probably have to hold the file in apt-mark to see it in apt-mark   
   > showhold.)   
      
   showhold shows the four kernel packages. Again it doesn't seem to work if   
   the packages are already on the machine. I've used the equivalent on   
   Fedora to block VS Code updates. The update site is very slow and often   
   times out. Most of the Code updates have been AI slop I don't want   
   anyway.   
      
   Similarly that works for 'sudo dnf update'. However Discover, the Fedora   
   version of Update Manager still shows an update available on the taskbar.   
   Minor annoyance since I don't use Discover.   
      
   > Agree on Broadcom. Whenever I rebuild a laptop that has a Broadcom WiFi   
   > card, I look on eBay for a cheap Intel one. I don't even want to mess   
   > with Broadcom.   
      
   I probably should have when I replaced the HDD with a SSD but It was   
   working after the initial installation. There's a limit on what I'll spend   
   on a 15 year old netbook that wasn't a ball of fire to begin with.   
      
      
   > So these kernel issues are all related to Broadcom WiFi cards? My   
   > Firefox locked up twice on me using this computer (21.3, 5.15 kernel) so   
   > I dropped back to an earlier 5.15 kernel. It hasn't locked up since, but   
   > Firefox was also updated so it could have been a Firefox issue.   
   >   
      
   The post I saw on Reddit all seemed to be the Broadcom module in this   
   case. Overall Nvidia seems to be the major PITA when the kernel updates.   
   Fortunately I am Nvidia free.   
      
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