I've updated my Mint 12 system to be running a kernel built from Linus' git repo. Now, whenever I run apt-get upgrade, I see that linux*-generic are still on the update list (they're being kept back, but they're still present).How do I remove these from the list of packages for APT to track?
Removing generic kernel updates from aptitude post custom kernel install
kernel;apt
Since you're running your own kernel, you don't need to keep the official kernel installed. Remove (apt-get remove or - in Aptitude) the linux*-generic packages.