On Sat, 5 Feb 2022 at 08:57, Neil Bothwick <n...@digimed.co.uk> wrote:
> You're using ~amd64 sources, which means they update frequently. I found
> this annoying so I only use the stable sources, even on ~amd64 systems to
> keep updates to a reasonable level while ensuring I don't miss important
> updates. I added this to package.accept_keywords
>
> sys-kernel/gentoo-sources -~amd64
> sys-kernel/linux-headers -~amd64
>
> Having said that, it wants to install a new kernel this morning :-/

If you want a bit more control, I'd just mask it completely in
/etc/portage/package.mask/ and then unmask whatever version you want
to install in /etc/portage/package.unmask

Regards,
Arve

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