How to mark unwanted updates as "dont show again"?

[mcflash]

Hi,

my kubuntu 12.04 shows updates for HP SANE, Linux printing etc., that i should mark to install. But i dont have any HP devices here. Is there any way to mark them as "dont ever bother me with these updates"?

Thanks in advance for your help,
mcflash

[SteveRiley]

So that Kubuntu has a high likelihood of running on diverse configurations, a full install includes drivers and applications for a broad collection of hardware devices, including many popular scanners and printers.

Whenever you perform an update/upgrade, the process will upgrade every package currently installed on your computer, even if those packages contain programs that you might not be using. This is sound system lifecycle maintenance: you never know where, for instance, a security vulnerability might occur.

If you truly don't want these updates, then you'll have to purge the installed packages from your system. A side effect of this is that you won't be running the complete Kubuntu desktop distribution as originally constructed.

[mcflash]

Thanks for your lightning fast answer.

If its just some drivers for hardware i will probably never use, i think i could live with not having a Kubuntu distribution as it was built by the Kubuntu team.

[SteveRiley]

If you have any questions about particular packages before you remove them, don't hesitate to follow up here.