It would be nice to have an option similar to
in the LMDE 7 Update Manager…
Is it possible to add it in?
Dontvthink so the update manager is a controlled process, yes you can add other links to other sites in it, but would NOT recommend doing so as the system is based on a working version and to get them out of step may cause problems. At one stage to update google chrome it was not in tge repository you could add, but I did not try it.
Anything is possible, but it may not be wise.
LMDE is based on Debian stable. The moment you add something from outside that Debian repo, you destroy the stability guarantee.
It you were, for example, to point apt to another repo, just to access a new kernel, it would no longer be pure LMDE, and things could clash.
Some Debian stable based distros do allow a limited choice of kernels ( eg MX and antiX) but it has to be carefully managed … because app versions and kernel versions sometimes have to be carefully matched.
Thank you for your logical answer. It would possibly create unforeseen incompatibilities and instabilities. Reliability is for me the most essential quality of an OS. To be honest I always feel “betrayed” when LMDE freezes. I expect it to be better than that. Maybe my expectancies are just too high 
Short answer: No.
The kernel selector is already present, but it’s hidden/disabled by default.
In file /usr/lib/linuxmint/mintUpdate/mintUpdate.py:
try:
# Only support kernel selection in Linux Mint (not LMDE)
if not os.path.exists("/usr/share/doc/debian-system-adjustments/copyright"):
viewSubmenu.append(kernelMenuItem)
else:
self.is_lmde = True
except Exception as e:
print (e)
print(sys.exc_info()[0])
I’m quite certain there are reasons for that decision. Personally, I didn’t know of this option, nor did I ever miss it.
UPDATE: Out of curiosity, I enabled that kernel panel. The menu entry becomes available, and the kernel panel is shown, but with an empty list. I assume this option is unmaintained in LMDE and therefore hidden.
Never seen that happen.
Perhaps you could noté whate you were doing what was open etc. To see if there is a consistance between them and with that info its possible to isolate the problem, unless its totally random
When I installed LMDE in a VM, I noticed the Update Manager GUI did not have the ‘Linux Kernels’ option under view like Mint Cinnamon has.
Did you read my post?
We’re talking about LMDE…
I know, thank you. I was only noting a difference between LMDE and regular Mint. So my post was about regular Mint, yet comparing the 2 different Mint releases.
Did my post help solve or answer the question? No.
Is my post a bit off topic? Yes.
Does my post inform that Mint Cinnamon does have a kernel page? Yes
If you feel my post is improper, you have the option to flag it for consideration of a moderator.
So yes, I read your posts and yes, I know the topic is about LMDE.
Have a good day.
There is absolutely no reason to flag anything here. But there is also no need to repeat the obvious. Peace!
Dont think that is needed.
You were just comparing 2 versions of the cinammon desktop one based on debian (lmde) and one on ubuntu. Got to admit I have in the past used both but never side by side so would not have spotted this easy. Only time I have made a changé in the updare manager was for chrome and google but thats is a few years back.
I dont see why Mint ( or LMDE) would have that facility. You can view the installed kernels by looking at /boot, and you can choose which to boot in the grub menu.
I dont see why a special app is needed.
Android has gone down that track … every action requires an app. It has no shell. No means or writing a script . No editor. No utilities. No multiprocessing. Everything is one click.
Is Mint following that path?
Its always been there from what i remember.
The idea of gui is to take the fear away from command line. A picture tells a thousands words
Yes, it isn’t. This might be a reason why it’s locked out in LMDE.
timor verborum … fear of words
More latin , getting multi language this site
i still prefer the gui image
Sic transit gloria mundi!
Do you mean for selecting a kernel to install? How often are kernels swapped by others than the collection in the GRUB menu?
I had to look that one up, never covered latin in my school
Probably never. But just thinking of the interface that allows you to select other sources of apps for updates. Its all in the same box.