From: crude@sausa.ge   
      
   On Mon, 16 Feb 2026 15:26:30 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:   
      
   > On 2026-02-13, CrudeSausage  wrote:   
   >> On Fri, 13 Feb 2026 09:12:28 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> On 2026-02-12, CrudeSausage  wrote:   
   >>>> On Thu, 12 Feb 2026 03:49:40 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>>> On 2026-02-12, CrudeSausage  wrote:   
   >>>>>> On 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.   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>> 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.   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> I can confirm that NVIDIA seems to have been behind the problem   
   >>>>>> which led to corruption and a need to repair my Pop_OS!   
   >>>>>> installation. I am shocked at how simple it was to fix though.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Maybe both then. Nvidia is like a constant issue. When I had a   
   >>>>> Nvidia card I just ran the generic Nouveau driver. Worked for what I   
   >>>>> needed.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> I would use Nouveau, but it's only okay for cards which don't have a   
   >>>> locked firmware. That means that you need a chip older than the 9xx   
   >>>> series from 2014.   
   >>>   
   >>> I didn't know that. The computer I had Nouveau on was probably made   
   >>> around 2010 (if not earlier).   
   >>   
   >> Then Nouveau probably offered excellent or perfect support for the GPU   
   >> there and you were better off using it over proprietary drivers. I am   
   >> actually looking forward for the inevitable day when NVIDIA stops   
   >> locking its GPU firmware so that open-source developers can improve   
   >> their drivers the way that they did with AMD's. It is truly pointless   
   >> for people to use Windows if they have an AMD GPU for gaming because   
   >> the experience is almost always superior in Linux.   
   >   
   > I stay away from trying to help people with gaming in Linux because I   
   > have no clue. Some people it works okay in Linux, but I'm pretty that's   
   > completely true.   
      
   I can say that everything I've tried in Pop_OS! worked wonderfully.   
   Civilization 7 is a recent game and plays well, as does Fallout London,   
   Yooka-Laylee and The Lego Star Wars Movie. They all have different engines   
   and worked perfectly. However, I've had less success in distributions like   
   Ubuntu and EndeavourOS. For Steam games, the program automatically sets it   
   up to use the best configuration, and it's the same with the Heroes Game   
   Launcher which allows you to play your GOG and Epic Games Store games.   
      
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