Solved Installing Linux kernel - Terminal vs Update Manager

[Skybear]

I was updating my system earlier when I noticed something curious. After opening Terminal, I ran the following two commands:

    sudo apt-get update
    sudo apt-get upgrade -y

Aside from some exceptions, like Nvidia, I thought running those commands would update everything. However, when I looked at Update Manager, I noticed that it was offering to update the Linux kernel.

Can someone explain what's going on?

 

[Fae3iSUx]

Linux Mint GUI updater can offer you to jump to a newer branch of Linux kernel if you want to, for newer hardware drivers. This is optional and not recommended if everything works fine already.
Add screenshot of that window for a definitive answer.

 

[Skybear]

I'm sorry. I forgot I had already had this question answered in another topic. That's what happens when you have a busy week and don't use Linux during that time. Apologies for taking your time.

 

[Condobloke]

if you decide not to run with the newer kernel, right click it in the update window and choose Not to update it.

This would be 7.0.0.14 you are seeing. I installed and rebooted and my system booted to it, and so far all seems just fine. However, this can depend strongly on what hardware you have and how it interacts with that kernel.

If my system had NOT got on well with that kernel, I would have simply arrowed down to the original kernel being used (when I rebooted) and then simply deleted that kernel under View /Linux kernels in Update Manager

 

[Condobloke]

All good ! no harm done.