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MikeR , apt upgrade won't upgrade the kernel or kernel headers at this time. Had you run apt full-upgrade, apt would have offered to upgrade both the kernel and headers. I suggest you use "apt-get -s full-upgrade" which will "simulate" the upgrade process. This will let you SEE ...

Having your frugal install dependent on successfully mounting /home from external removable media every time would appear likely to not be as reliable as you would like. Tangentially, if you have 500 GB you care about in a live-usb homefs, I hope you backup that puppy often; often enough to not have...

There is an underappreciated advantage on not using the latest versions of actively developed programs like gnucash. With the latest versions you also get the latest bugs. On a version a bit removed most bugs have been fixed. For production accounting, version 4~ is terrific. As a comparison, Gentoo...

Thank's dolphin_oracle . What I chose to do in the short term was to do a basic upgrade (not full-upgrade) through the command-line, since there were many other package upgrades to make. Just doing "apt-get upgrade" held back the kernel and header. I'll watch carefully and avoid updating k...

If 6.1.0.15 is the problem child, and I'm on 6.1.0.13 (bog standard MX-23 xfce4 up-to-date) why is the updater still offering to upgrade to: even when the repo is set to the Salt Lake City location? Shouldn't it be blacklisted?

It's not likely software or settings. Failing hardware and too much heat somewhere (power supply, CPU, video card) are the most likely culprit. For a quick troubleshoot, take the cover off and blow a fan into it. If that doesn't help, try remounting the heatsink on the CPU with new thermal paste. Af...

Random crashing/freezing (locking up) is almost always faulty hardware (power supply, memory, video card being the major culprits) or heat, or both. An important and easy trouble shooting step is to put a fan on it (open the case if feasible). Something to consider, though, is that extra cooling mig...

This isn't troubleshooting, but you might install evince (for PDFs) and leafpad or mousepad (simple text editors) for blazingly fast performance. I use them.

I would prefer auto-update with the mainstream LTS kernel. I believe that suits the majority of users with less fuss.

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