Ubuntu 13.10 tips for installing the latest Linux kernel

As an operating user of Ubuntu system, the Linux kernel can't be used when it is just released. It needs to wait for a while. The following small series introduces a method for Ubuntu system to install the latest Linux kernel. Let's learn together.

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS users have to wait until after the release, in order to get a newer version of the Linux kernel, but prior to that they can also choose to install the new version.

It is not recommended that you update the Linux kernel version other than the official channel. This is not a completely safe process, you may encounter problems in the future, or even system failures. On the other hand, your system performance may improve.

The kernel you are about to download is from Canonical, which means it is already in .deb format. You don't need to compile it yourself. Open a terminal, navigate to the Downloads folder, and type the following command:

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.12-saucy/linux-image-3.12. 0-031200-generic_3.12.0-031200.201311031935_amd64.deb

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.12-saucy/linux-headers-3.12.0- 031200-generic_3.12.0-031200.201311031935_amd64.deb

If you have a 32-bit operating system, you can also download the 32-bit version. It can be seen that only 64bit in the link can be replaced by 32bit.

Now, you will run these .deb files just like any other program. In the same terminal where you downloaded the package, enter the following command (you need root privileges to run properly):

sudo dpkg -i linux-image-3.12.0-031200-generic_3.12.0-031200.201311031935_amd64 .deb

sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-3.12.0-031200-generic_3.12.0-031200.201311031935_amd64.deb

After this process, you need to reboot the system. Hey, the new version of the Linux kernel has been updated successfully. The good news is that the old kernel still exists. If you want to remove the 3.12 kernel, just use the well-known commands.

sudo apt-get purge linux-image-3.12.0-031200-generic_3.12.0-031200.201311031935_amd64.deb

sudo apt-get linux-headers-3.12.0-031200-generic_3 .12.0-031200.201311031935_amd64.deb

Remember that the file names shown above change very quickly. If you are unable to download, please update the new link.

The above is the introduction of Ubuntu to install the latest Linux kernel. The impatient users can install the latest Linux kernel using the method described in this article. Users who are not in a hurry can wait for a while to update.