Thread: How to Find and Install the Latest Stable Linux Kernel

here's easy how-to guide on how find latest mainline, stable, or longterm linux kernel , how upgrade it.

can open system monitor , go first tab see kernel have.

first, check out http://www.kernel.org/ see latest kernel want.

then, go http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/ , scroll down 1 found on other site.

open link, download (the order important here):
linux-headers-..._all.deb
linux-headers-...i386.deb (or linux-headers-...amd64.deb if you're using 64 bit)
linux-image-...i386.deb (or linux-image-...amd64.deb 64 bit)

run these through ubuntu software center (double click them, or right-click , select ubuntu software center). make sure install them in order; if don't, ubuntu software center won't let install them.

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ubuntu kernel team seems have started splitting kernel 4 packages now. instructions same, except you'll need install 1 more package @ end:
linux-image-extra-...i386.deb (or linux-image-extra-...amd64.deb if you're using 64 bit)

fourth package should installed last, after other three.

i've been having problems ubuntu software center (4.0.5) freezing while installing these packages. way install these through terminal. i'm explaining 2 days through terminal. if don't put on desktop, first method easier , faster; if have .deb folders on desktop, skip down bit second method.

first method, first download packages desktop ("~/desktop"). if download them "downloads" folder ("~/downloads"), open file manager , copy , paste desktop.

press "ctrl + alt + t" open terminal. change directory desktop doing this:

code:

cd ~/desktop

then install of .deb packages on desktop using "dpkg -i". if have other .deb packages on desktop besides these 4, should use second method explained later.

code:

sudo dpkg -i *.deb

done!

here's second method. first, download packages. press "ctrl + alt + t" open terminal. change place downloaded packages, "~/downloads". (make sure "downloads" capitalized)

code:

cd ~/downloads

list ".deb" packages in folder.

code:

ls *.deb

then install packages using "dpkg -i". the order important here! replace "..." full name: whatever "ls" showed. alternatively, can open downloads folder (using file manager, called nautilus), copy name of package, , paste in terminal. however, when pasting things terminal, have use "ctrl + shift + v" instead of "ctrl + v".

code:

sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-..._all.deb linux-headers-...i386.deb linux-image-...i386.deb

for 64 bit:

code:

sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-..._all.deb linux-headers-...amd64.deb linux-image-...amd64.deb

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seems ubuntu kernel team has started new system of using 4 .deb packages instead of three. tag "linux-image-extra-...i386" or "linux-image-extra-...amd64" end of command line in terminal. it'll this:

code:

sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-..._all.deb linux-headers-...i386.deb linux-image-...i386.deb linux-image-extra-...i386

for 64 bit:

code:

sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-..._all.deb linux-headers-...amd64.deb linux-image-...amd64.deb linux-image-extra-...amd64

again, make sure in order. if "dpkg -i" doesn't work, i'm sure can use "gdebi" instead. this, replace "dpkg -i" "gdebi".

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