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In on 18.04, I've updated to linux kernel 5 using sudo apt install --install-recommends linux-generic-hwe-18.04 xserver-xorg-hwe-18.04

Now, when do a apt-get dist-upgrade It downloads both kernel 4.15.0-X & 5.0.0-X but ends up using 5.0.0-X. Now how do I prevent dist-upgrade to download 4.15.0-x? is it even required?

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Kid101
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You can fix it by removing kernel meta-packages

sudo apt remove linux-image-generic linux-headers-generic

Now you'll get only HWE kernels.

Those packages pull inintial Ubuntu 18.04 4.15.x kernels, but you have

linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04 linux-headers-generic-hwe-18.04

that pull current hwe kernels.

You can also remove the 4.15 kernel image and headers if you are sure you don't need them any more.

Pilot6
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sudo apt purge linux-generic linux-image-generic linux-headers-generic

if you want get rid of 4.15 kernel-line.

this meta-package draw linux-image-generic and linux-headers-generic and that points to kernel line 4.15

nobody
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