Remove 4.* series kernel from 18.04

[jon danniken]

Thanks Jeff, using your suggested "linux-image-generic" removed an
extra package (linux-image-generic) beyond what my original
"linux-generic" removed (linux-generic and linux-signed-generic).

Jon

On Thu, Apr 27, 2023 at 4:45 AM Jeffrey Walton <noloader at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Apr 26, 2023 at 6:38 PM jon danniken <jondanniken at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hello list, some time ago I installed the Hardware Enablement (hwe)
> > kernel on my 18.04 box.  For some reason I am still getting updates
> > for the 4.* series kernel, and I would like to prevent this.
> >
> > I'm pretty sure this entails removing linux-generic, but I was hoping
> > for some confirmation before I try this.
>
> I don't have a Ubuntu 18.04 machine to test with, but...
>
> You should install linux-image-generic-hwe and
> linux-headers-generic-hwe, and remove linux-image-generic and
> linux-headers-generic.
>
> If you manually install linux-image-generic-hwe and
> linux-headers-generic-hwe, then you should 'apt mark auto
> linux-image-generic-hwe and linux-headers-generic-hwe' to ensure they
> get the normal treatment.
>
> apt-cache search should let you see what's available (and what to
> remove and what to keep):
>
> # From Ubuntu 22.04
> $ apt-cache search linux-image | grep generic
> linux-image-generic - Generic Linux kernel image
> linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04 - Generic Linux kernel image (dummy
> transitional package)
> linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04-edge - Generic Linux kernel image (dummy
> transitional package)
> linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04 - Generic Linux kernel image
> linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04-edge - Generic Linux kernel image
> ...
>
> $ apt-cache search linux-headers | grep generic
> linux-headers-generic - Generic Linux kernel headers
> linux-headers-generic-hwe-20.04 - Generic Linux kernel headers (dummy
> transitional package)
> linux-headers-generic-hwe-20.04-edge - Generic Linux kernel headers
> (dummy transitional package)
> linux-headers-generic-hwe-22.04 - Generic Linux kernel headers
> linux-headers-generic-hwe-22.04-edge - Generic Linux kernel headers
> ...
>
> Jeff
>
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