> Furthermore, as mentioned in my other mail, I used to have 486 and > 686-pae kernels, and was used to switch from one to another from time to > time, to see the difference. In the past I noticed that 686-pae tend to > make mouse cursor moving slowly for a while, then to recover as usual, > then maybe run slowly again and again, etc. Is that a known issue with > 686-pae versions?
I don't know. > > Then, to make sure that apt doesn't want to upgrade to the latest kernel > > version, you can use the command > > > > $ apt-mark hold packagename > > > > Btw, does it give a temporary or permanent block for further kernel > upgrades? Thanks. Permanent. If you want to upgrade, you have to use: $ apt-mark unhold packagename