How to install and update stable packages by default?

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Hi there,

just wondering how you set the Calculate System to only install and update stable releases.

Also, how do you keep your kernel from upgrading?

Thanks a lot for all your help :wink:

Dirk

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there is an checkbox option in gui update window the first option is for only stable updates see image

to stop the kernel being update, edit this file

vim /etc/portage/package.mask/custom

then add the line containing package version number that you want to freeze the kernel version at with “>” (greater than).

So you could add this for example if you wanted to keep the kernel at version 4.9.73

>sys-kernel/calculate-sources-4.9.73

got my info from polaca 57 was very helpful

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Thanks a lot Brad,

saw you had trouble and thought i sit this trouble out for now :wink:

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yeh its worth a shot trying the new kernel, think its amdgpu related issue not sure entirely. if you are to try the 4.14.x kernel then i would suggest also installing or not removing your current working kernel so you still have the option in grub to boot on a different kernel if the 4.14 kernel fails.