Bug#977158: gnome-sofware: gnome software updates the kernel without my consent. My wifi driver needs to be recompiled.

[Andrei POPESCU]

On Sb, 12 dec 20, 11:27:01, Alexandre Abbes wrote:
> Thank you for correcting the typo.
> 
> Should I write a new bug report with the good typo, or is it OK with your
> fix?

It's ok, nothing else to do, except maybe prompt replies to requests for 
information from the Maintainer (if applicable) :)

However,,, (see below)

> > >     * What led up to the situation?
> > > my wifi driver does not work after each update.  gnome softawre updates
> > > the kernel without asking. It is not polite? It is a security issue.

The kernel should be updated regularly, primarily for security.

> > >     * What exactly did you do (or not do) that was effective (or
> > >       ineffective)?
> > >     * What was the outcome of this action?
> > > I did not find why my wifi driver did not work suddenly.
> > >     * What outcome did you expect instead?
> > > Gnome-software should not be working by default, and should not have access to essential softwares.
> > > *** End of the template - remove these template lines ***

In Debian stable the kernel upgrades automatically in two cases:

1. Security update *without* ABI change

   The Linux image package (e.g. something like 
   linux-image-4.19.0-13-amd64) has a new version. Such a change should 
   have no impact on external drivers unless they are buggy.

   In this case the package version can be 'pinned', assuming this is 
   respected by Gnome Software.

2. Security update *with* ABI change

   In case the update is more intrusive the ABI changes. In this case 
   the package linux-image-4.19.0-13-amd64 will be superseded by the 
   package linux-image-4.19.0-14-amd64.
   
   Because this a new package it will be installed only if you also have 
   linux-image-amd64 installed, whose only purpose is to "pull" the 
   latest Linux image package for your release.

   If this is what you are seeing then it is usually enough to just 
   remove linux-image-amd64, while keeping the Linux image package 
   installed.

Please note the above applies to Debian stable using APT. As far as I 
know gnome-software is just a frontend to APT, though I don't know if it 
is 100% compatible.

You might want to contact one of Debian's support channels for advice 
and update your report accordingly.

https://www.debian.org/support

Kind regards,
Andrei
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