[SOLVED] New kernel 5.4.0.67 makes system super slow
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Re: [SOLVED] New kernel 5.4.0.67 makes system super slow
Do what I do and save yourself some headaches. When I have a kernel that works--all my hardware working and I'm happy--I reject all kernel updates. There is absolutely no reason to update a working kernel, other than a remote vulnerability in the kernel. None, zip, nada. No reason. And I won't change my kernel until I update my system version when LTS ends.
Re: [SOLVED] New kernel 5.4.0.67 makes system super slow
^ well this is Linux & everybody is allowed to treat their equipment & data as they want.
Personally it is not a course of action that I would recommend to anyone though.
There seems to be this myth that developers create updates for nothing more than a personal whim.
These are the facts of Kernel vulnerabilities.
Personally it is not a course of action that I would recommend to anyone though.
There seems to be this myth that developers create updates for nothing more than a personal whim.
These are the facts of Kernel vulnerabilities.
Re: [SOLVED] New kernel 5.4.0.67 makes system super slow
And how many of those are remote vulnerabilities? I can answer that for you--remote vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel are as rare as hen's teeth. For a home system, there is absolutely no reason to update the kernel if your hardware works, in the absence of a remote vulnerability. Period, end of argument.
Re: [SOLVED] New kernel 5.4.0.67 makes system super slow
Yes, of course you are correct..
However, if you are, why did the lead on Linux Mint go to the extreme of issuing a notice that recommends all Mint users keep their software up to date?
And why will Mint 20.2 include a warning message to users when they don't update??
However, if you are, why did the lead on Linux Mint go to the extreme of issuing a notice that recommends all Mint users keep their software up to date?
And why will Mint 20.2 include a warning message to users when they don't update??
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Re: [SOLVED] New kernel 5.4.0.67 makes system super slow
My take: generally, I also recommend updating the kernel.
However, it's not insanely irresponsible to block kernel updates. Because the high security risks are elsewhere: notably the web browser, the email client and things like that. Whereas kernel updates do carry a relatively high risk of breakage.
So under certain circumstances it can be reasonable to block kernel updates (for a while?).
However, it's not insanely irresponsible to block kernel updates. Because the high security risks are elsewhere: notably the web browser, the email client and things like that. Whereas kernel updates do carry a relatively high risk of breakage.
So under certain circumstances it can be reasonable to block kernel updates (for a while?).
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Re: [SOLVED] New kernel 5.4.0.67 makes system super slow
Because the metrics are showing that there are people that have installed Mint and never updated any software. Likely, their metrics are showing that sites are being visited with Mint installs with old versions of browsers (like Firefox 50) being used. Keep in mind that the metric may be skewed by those that install Mint in a virtual machine and then don't bother updating it because there really isn't much reason to do so, when any snapshot can be loaded as a Mint vm. Same goes for Windows virtual machines. In my host machines I update everything but the kernel, unless there is a security bulletin for a remote vulnerability. Last of those I remember was about 2 years ago, and the exploit would only crash the machine. The one before that was a real remote that allowed root access, but I wasn't using the effected kernels.However, if you are, why did the lead on Linux Mint go to the extreme of issuing a notice that recommends all Mint users keep their software up to date?
Re: [SOLVED] New kernel 5.4.0.67 makes system super slow
Aside from the discussion on whether or not to update kernels, mine always got updated automatically until now, so I never knew there was a separate view for kernels, thanks for pointing that out.
Strange though, that the 5.4 kernel branch is supported way further into the future than 5.8:
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Is this similar to the LTS/experimental versions of Linux distros?
Strange though, that the 5.4 kernel branch is supported way further into the future than 5.8:
versus
Is this similar to the LTS/experimental versions of Linux distros?
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Re: [SOLVED] New kernel 5.4.0.67 makes system super slow
More or less. The 5.4.x kernel series is long term supported; the newer series isn't and will require you to upgrade to a newer short-lived kernel series from time to time.eplm wrote: ⤴Mon Apr 26, 2021 4:45 am Aside from the discussion on whether or not to update kernels, mine always got updated automatically until now, so I never knew there was a separate view for kernels, thanks for pointing that out.
Strange though, that the 5.4 kernel branch is supported way further into the future than 5.8:
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Is this similar to the LTS/experimental versions of Linux distros?
Reason for the existence of those short-lived kernel series: we need newer kernel series for support for the latest hardware. If your hardware isn't that new, you can simply stick to the LTS kernel series.
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Re: [SOLVED] New kernel 5.4.0.67 makes system super slow
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Kernel 5.4.0-67 is not kernel 5.11.0-34. Therefore eplm's post split off and turned into a new thread here: viewtopic.php?f=47&t=356787. Appending new issues to an old solved thread is not recommended. Create a new thread instead, please.
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Kernel 5.4.0-67 is not kernel 5.11.0-34. Therefore eplm's post split off and turned into a new thread here: viewtopic.php?f=47&t=356787. Appending new issues to an old solved thread is not recommended. Create a new thread instead, please.
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