Nikos Chantziaras <rea...@gmail.com> writes: > On 26/02/16 18:47, Harry Putnam wrote: >> First off, thanks to all posters for the excellent input >> >>> Nikos Chantziaras <rea...@gmail.com> writes: >> >>> On 25/02/16 05:55, Harry Putnam wrote: >>>> I'd like to stay on kernel-4.1.6, rather than keep installing the >>>> newest version at each upgrade. >>> >>> I'd instead recommend putting >>> >>> >=sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-4.2 >>> >>> in package.mask to stay with 4.1 (it's an LTS kernel) and always get >>> the patches for that one. >> >> In /etc/portage/package-mask, using the line you suggest: >> >> >=sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-4.2 >> >> Makes emerge want to install 4.1.18: > > Yes, which is what I recommended. Don't block 4.1.x security/bugfix > patches. Just block 4.2 and above.
Ahh... now I get what your saying.. Some of your previous comments slid right over my thick skull. Thank you.
