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Earlier this year I had to pin my kernel because an update came down the pipe that broke WINE compatibility with Win16 apps. I followed the directions here: How to skip kernel update?

It appears as though the issue has been fixed because tests have shown that Win16 applications once again work with later kernel builds. I've removed the changes I made, but the kernel is still not updating. What am I missing?

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  • what exactly have you done to remove the changes you made? – Moose Nov 25 '14 at 14:57
  • Well, the directions I linked indicated adding those lines to a file that was initially empty, so all I did was just delete those lines. – Jaime Nov 25 '14 at 14:59
  • hmm.. have you rebooted? – Moose Nov 25 '14 at 15:05
  • From the question you linked : "To remove pin from Apt/Dpkg:

    Open a terminal

    sudo -s echo kernel_package install | dpkg --set-selections Replace kernel_package with the package you want to pin.

    Now run:

    sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade" so you need to run those commands

     – Panther Nov 25 '14 at 15:12
  • @bodhi.zazen he probably edited the /etc/apt/preferences file too.... he has to reset that file aswell. – Moose Nov 25 '14 at 15:38
  • Possible, we really do not have sufficient information. – Panther Nov 25 '14 at 16:10
  • Guys, I SAID I edited /etc/apt/preferences and REMOVED the lines I'd added. The system has also been rebooted several times and I'd already done a "sudo apt-get update" when I installed a new package from a new PPA. However, I did not do a "sudo apt-get upgrade" so I guess I'll give that a try tonight and let you know how it goes. Thanks. – Jaime Nov 25 '14 at 16:44
  • Well, I ran the "sudo apt-get upgrade" and all it did was update the version of Unity I was running. The kernel still wasn't touched... – Jaime Nov 26 '14 at 00:14

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Okay, TONS and TONS of hits on how to pin a kernel, but not one blessed article I can find on the entire internet on how to "unpin" the kernel and let allow it to be updated again? That's just INSANE.

In any event, I never did find out how to "unpin" the kernel, BUT I went to this link: http://packages.ubuntu.com/trusty/kernel/

And I pulled down the latest AMD64 kernel, headers and extras for Trusty and just installed them manually and rebooted. I'm finally on a later kernel, and since I am no longer on the "pinned" kernel, I think it should upgrade normally from now on.

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