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Uninstall the old kernel
View the current kernel version
uname -r
View the installed kernel version
dpkg --get-selections | grep linux
All kernels in the grub boot entry
grep menuentry /boot/grub/grub.cfg
Uninstall the old kernel
sudo apt-get purge linux-image-4.15.0-66 linux-headers-4.15.0-66 linux-modules-4.15.0-66
This command will be deleted
linux-headers-4.15.0-66
linux-headers-4.15.0-66-generic
linux-image-4.15.0-66-generic
linux-modules-4.15.0-66-generic
linux-modules-extra-4.15.0-66-generic
Update grub
sudo update-grub
Prohibit kernel updates
The automatic kernel update will cause the nvidia graphics driver to fail.
Update prohibited
sudo apt-mark hold linux-headers-4.15.0-133 linux-headers-4.15.0-133-generic linux-image-4.15.0-133-generic linux-modules-4.15.0-133-generic linux-modules-extra-4.15.0-133-generic
Lift the ban
sudo apt-mark unhold linux-headers-4.15.0-133 linux-headers-4.15.0-133-generic linux-image-4.15.0-133-generic linux-modules-4.15.0-133-generic linux-modules-extra-4.15.0-133-generic