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What are the Linux distributions which give no kernel updates? I know 2. Linux Mint and Manjaro. Which other Linux distributions (deb preferable)give no Linux kernel update after installation?

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    So you'd rather stay with all the security holes discovered after the release? All Debian-based distros allow blocking updates for particular packages, that's built into Apt.
    – fkraiem
    Dec 20, 2015 at 4:18
  • I am a desktop user. I don't care about security holes. I am OK with it. Also I use proprietary drivers and I cannot update kernel.
    – Faisal Aslam
    Dec 20, 2015 at 4:30
  • besides, all the nvidia drivers and most other proprietary drivers are available through apt-get and the software center on ubuntu because ubuntu isn't all that concerned with what is and what isn't proprietary or non-free.
    – mchid
    Dec 20, 2015 at 4:51
  • I have AMD GPU. I'll try dkms.
    – Faisal Aslam
    Dec 20, 2015 at 4:51
  • actually you don't need dkms, just go to the software center, click edit then go to software sources and click on the additional drivers tab and then select the fglrx driver that shows "tested"
    – mchid
    Dec 20, 2015 at 4:56

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Mint and Manjaro do give kernel updates, why did you think that? And why would someone want that? You could build your own Linux OS with tutorials like Linux From Scratch. Since everything is compiled from source and there is no updating system by default, the kernel won't be automatically updated. By the way you should ask questions like this (not Ubuntu-specific) in Unix&Linux.

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  • You can chose if you want to get newer kernel updates in Manjaro. Also I don't see any kernel updates yet in Mint.
    – Faisal Aslam
    Dec 20, 2015 at 4:30
  • That doesn't mean these systems are "kernel updates free", since the upgrades are actually available. And since Mint (17) is based in Ubuntu 14.04, a Long Term Support version, it gets quite few upgrades because its target is stability. But that does NOT mean it doesn't get kernel upgrades.
    – Eduardo Cola
    Dec 20, 2015 at 4:37
  • manjaro should have almost the most update kernels out of all three mentioned
    – mchid
    Dec 20, 2015 at 4:48

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