Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, Kernel 3.13 RC 1 has been released a while ago. Among others, it comes with many new features, including better hardware device drivers and new file-system improvements.
In this article I will show you how to install Kernel 3.13 RC 1 on Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Pear OS and Elementary OS.
Because it is not available via PPA, the needed deb packages of Kernel 3.13 RC 1 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 RC 1 on 32 bit Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Pear OS and Elementary OS systems:
Download the needed packages:
$ wget -c kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.13-rc1-trusty/linux-headers-3.13.0-031300rc1_3.13.0-031300rc1.201311221535_all.deb
$ wget -c kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.13-rc1-trusty/linux-headers-3.13.0-031300rc1-generic_3.13.0-031300rc1.201311221535_i386.deb
$ wget -c kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.13-rc1-trusty/linux-image-3.13.0-031300rc1-generic_3.13.0-031300rc1.201311221535_i386.deb
Install Kernel 3.13 RC 1:
$ sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-3.13*.deb linux-image-3.13*.deb
How to install Kernel 3.13 RC 1 on 64 bit Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Pear OS and Elementary OS systems:
Download the needed packages:
$ wget -c kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.13-rc1-trusty/linux-headers-3.13.0-031300rc1_3.13.0-031300rc1.201311221535_all.deb
$ wget -c kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.13-rc1-trusty/linux-headers-3.13.0-031300rc1-generic_3.13.0-031300rc1.201311221535_amd64.deb
$ wget -c kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.13-rc1-trusty/linux-image-3.13.0-031300rc1-generic_3.13.0-031300rc1.201311221535_amd64.deb
Install Kernel 3.13 RC 1:
$ sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-3.13*.deb linux-image-3.13*.deb