From: pothead@snakebite.com   
      
   On 2026-02-13, vallor  wrote:   
   > At Fri, 13 Feb 2026 02:42:20 -0000 (UTC), pothead    
   wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 2026-02-13, vallor  wrote:   
   >> > At 11 Feb 2026 20:30:44 GMT, rbowman  wrote:   
   >> >   
   >> >> 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.   
   >> >   
   >> > Update Manager > View > Linux Kernels   
   >> >   
   >> > Unfortunately, that won't let you set the default kernel for boot.   
   >> > Note that some kernels are offered, but are "unsupported", such as   
   >> > 6.18.9, which was just added.  You'll have to poke at grub to get it   
   >> > to pick a kernel.   
   >> >   
   >> > I asked Chatty about a gui tool to set the default kernel -- apparently   
   >> > there is one called "grub-customizer", but it isn't in the Mint repos.   
   >>   
   >> So under LinuxMint Cinammon how do I safely delete older kernels I don't use   
   >> but are taking up space?   
   >> I remember trying this a year or two ago under MXLinux and the results were   
   a spectacular failure   
   >> so obviously I missed something :)   
   >> TIA   
   >   
   > Update Manager > View > Linux Kernels   
   >   
   > You can remove kernels there.   
   >   
   > At least, I'm pretty sure Cinnamon uses mintUpdate...does it?   
      
   Yes.   
   Worked like a charm!   
   Thanks also to Ronb and Crudesausage as well.   
      
      
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   pothead   
      
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