Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, Kernel 3.13.11.5 has been recently released, coming with 198 new patches, including fixes for the most used architectures. For information about this release, see the official changelog.
Upgrading to the latest stable kernel available is important, in order to have support for the newest hardware.
In this article I will show you how to install Kernel 3.13.11.5 on Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Elementary OS, Pinguy OS, LXLE andother Ubuntu derivative systems.
Because it is not available via PPA, the needed deb packages of Kernel 3.13.11.5 are available via kernel.ubuntu.com. Follow the instructions for your system’s architecture exactly, in order to get a successful installation.
How to install Kernel 3.13.11.5 on 32 bit Ubuntu, Linux Mint and Elementary OS systems:
Download the needed packages:
$ wget kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.13.11.5-trusty/linux-headers-3.13.11-03131105_3.13.11-03131105.201407181735_all.deb
$ wget kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.13.11.5-trusty/linux-headers-3.13.11-03131105-generic_3.13.11-03131105.201407181735_i386.deb
$ wget kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.13.11.5-trusty/linux-image-3.13.11-03131105-generic_3.13.11-03131105.201407181735_i386.deb
Install Kernel 3.13.11.5:
$ sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-3.13.11*.deb linux-image-3.13.11*.deb
Optional, to remove the kernel do:
$ sudo apt-get remove linux-headers-3.13.11* linux-image-3.13.11*
How to install Kernel 3.13.11.5 on 64 bit Ubuntu, Linux Mint and Elementary OS systems:
Download the needed packages:
$ wget kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.13.11.5-trusty/linux-headers-3.13.11-03131105_3.13.11-03131105.201407181735_all.deb
$ wget kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.13.11.5-trusty/linux-headers-3.13.11-03131105-generic_3.13.11-03131105.201407181735_amd64.deb
$ wget kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.13.11.5-trusty/linux-image-3.13.11-03131105-generic_3.13.11-03131105.201407181735_amd64.deb
Install Kernel 3.13.11.5:
$ sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-3.13.11*.deb linux-image-3.13.11*.deb
Optional, to remove the kernel do:
$ sudo apt-get remove linux-headers-3.13.11* linux-image-3.13.11*
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