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I am currently on kernel 4.13.0-38-generic and I am happy to stay on the upgrade path, but I want to keep kernel 4.4.0-119-generic as-is (because virtualbox works for me on that one).

Using synaptic, I have locked the following.

  • linux-headers-4.4.0-119-generic
  • linux-image-4.4.0-119-generic
  • linux-image-extra-4.4.0-119-generic

Will that be sufficient or is there more that I need to do?

Humphrey van Polanen Petel
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For virtualbox you should install DKMS package:

sudo apt-get install dkms

You should not pin kernel versions as they contain security and stability fixes! Meltdown & Spectre as examples.

Continue only if you are completely sure what you are doing.

For kernel packages pinning see my other answer.

If you understand what you are going to achieve (with lowering security, of course) - you should pin the following packages:

  • linux-headers-4.4.0-119
  • linux-headers-4.4.0-119-generic
  • linux-headers-generic
  • linux-image-4.4.0-119-generic
  • linux-image-extra-4.4.0-119-generic
  • linux-image-generic
  • linux-tools-4.4.0-119
  • linux-tools-4.4.0-119-generic
  • linux-libc-dev
  • linux-libc-dev:i386
  • linux-tools-common
  • linux-source
  • linux-source-4.4.0

To make Synaptic and APT pins consistent (see my other answer):

sudo ln -s /etc/apt/preferences.d/synaptic /var/lib/synaptic/preferences
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  • The reason I want to run 4.4.0-119 is that that was the last kernel that I could run VirtualBox with (see https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-hwe/+bug/1764935) and I need to be able to run Microsoft Word/Excel until I have upskilled myself to use LibreOffice Writer/Calc. – Humphrey van Polanen Petel Apr 19 '18 at 05:29
  • I recommend to use VirtualBox from [Oracle repository](https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads). It is newer and runs normally with any kernel. – N0rbert Apr 19 '18 at 08:49
  • I know, but not on my hardware (I tried). Problem is that Oracle has been phasing out support for 'raw mode' and my box needs that. – Humphrey van Polanen Petel Apr 20 '18 at 01:04