evert No. If you don't like GNOME Shell 40, the ship sailed on that a long time ago. GNOME isn't changing their mind and until Dash-to-Dock has been updated upstream, I can't re-include it. You have other desktops like Budgie, MATE, and KDE available for use.

    Is there a way to hold package updates? I want to prevent updating the NVIDIA drivers since they're a pain in the ass to upgrade on my LXC containers (since they require the exact same driver version as the host)

      VoltaVX There is the -x or --exclude option for eopkg up
      "When upgrading system, ignore packages and components whose basenames match pattern."

      Of course when there is a kernel update you HAVE to also update the nvidia driver packages that have been rebuilt for the new kernel, otherwise they won't work anymore.

          Staudey Fair enough, I've heard about the -X option, but it wasn't working. Probably because of the reason ya mentioned. Welp, I'm just hoping drivers 470 don't come out too soon hahaha

            To be honest. After using the "new" Gnome for a few hours, it works just fine. Thanks.

              evert 6 hours after your initial shock you find that you love it! That's the best part of digital discovery.

                  My update has been stuck on the Libksysguard file for the last 10 minutes or more. It is only 130mb and I am on at 1tb fiber line, not sure yet what to do with it seemingly stuck half way through the update process?

                  Sorry, forgot to say I am running KDE/Plasma on the current Solus.

                  After half an hour stuck, I went up and "X" closed the software center and then reopened it and started the update download all over again and this time all 234 items updated fine.

                    eye4bear Sometimes the update stuck. In this case you just have to kill the process and start again.

                      That is why it is advantageous to use the terminal for updates, so you can see exactly where and when things happen.
                      Ctrl-C to 'bug out', or cancel the update command, and restart when things freeze.

                      vinoman

                      https://getsol.us/2021/04/27/fashionable-gnome-forty/

                      Dash to Dock is temporarily deprecated from the Solus repositories and is no longer enabled by default via our desktop branding. We will reintroduce Dash-to-Dock support when the current merge request for GNOME 40 support, which introduces some instability and is “very much WIP” (exact quote), is merged in and a release is tagged around it.