Greg Kroah-Hartman has released Kernel 4.1.20 LTS, bringing updates, enhancements and optimizations.
Also worth mentioning: Starting with Kernel 4.0 the long awaited Life Patching feature has been implemented, permitting the users to update the kernel without having to reboot the system. While this is not important for regular users, this feature is very good for Linux servers.
Installation instructions:
Compiling a Linux kernel is a little difficult and takes some time, but the Ubuntu (and derivative) users do not have to worry about that, because Canonical provides deb packages for these systems, via its kernel.ubuntu.com repository.
The below commands are available for all the Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Elementary OS, Pinguy OS, Deepin and other Ubuntu derivative systems like Peppermint, LXLE, Linux Lite, Voyager etc. Pay attention to download and install the Kernel patch for your system’s architecture (i386 debs for 32 bit systems and amd64 debs for 64 bit systems).
How to install Kernel 4.1.x on 32 bit Ubuntu and derivative systems:
Download the needed packages:
$ cd /tmp
$ wget \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.1.20-wily/linux-headers-4.1.20-040120_4.1.20-040120.201603171731_all.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.1.20-wily/linux-headers-4.1.20-040120-generic_4.1.20-040120.201603171731_i386.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.1.20-wily/linux-image-4.1.20-040120-generic_4.1.20-040120.201603171731_i386.deb
Install the Kernel patch:
$ sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-4.1*.deb linux-image-4.1*.deb
Optional, remove the kernel:
$ sudo apt-get remove linux-header-4.1* linux-image-4.1*
How to install Kernel 4.1.x on 64 bit Ubuntu and derivative systems:
Download the needed packages:
$ cd /tmp
$ wget \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.1.20-wily/linux-headers-4.1.20-040120_4.1.20-040120.201603171731_all.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.1.20-wily/linux-headers-4.1.20-040120-generic_4.1.20-040120.201603171731_amd64.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.1.20-wily/linux-image-4.1.20-040120-generic_4.1.20-040120.201603171731_amd64.deb
Install the Kernel patch:
$ sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-4.1*.deb linux-image-4.1*.deb
Optional, remove the kernel:
$ sudo apt-get remove linux-header-4.1* linux-image-4.1*
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I see there is no need to reboot 🙂
I lost the ability to perform a mouse click in 4.1.0 🙁 back to 4.0.6 for me.
Working fine for me (over 5 days). Is it really stable version? In repository this kernel is named as v4.1-unstable.
canonical called it unstable, but it is a stable release, according to the linux kernel team.
And how about Arch Linux OS and all its derivatives?
it is available via the default repos of arch linux by now.
Hi, it does not work, display problem, in which directory should I locate myself to uninstall. Thank you
Same as what Dude Reported.
I lalso lost the ability to perform a mouse click in 4.1.0 . Can’t click on anything. Crappie!