Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, Kernel 3.14.11 has been recently released, coming with some changes and improvements. For information about this release, see the mailing lists.
Also worth mentioning, Greg Kroah-Hartman has announced that the Linux Kernel 3.14 will be a LTS (long term supported) release, being supported for until August 2016. It is important to implement the latest Kernel on your Linux system, in order to benefit from the latest improvements and have support for the newest hardware specifications.
In this article I will show you how to install Kernel 3.14.11 on Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Pinguy OS, Elementary OS, LXLE, Peppermint, Linux Lite and other Ubuntu derivative systems.
Because the needed deb packages are available via kernel.ubuntu.com, installing Kernel 3.14.11 on Ubuntu, Linux Mint and derivative systems is easy. Follow the instructions for your architecture exactly, in order to get a successful installation.
How to install Kernel 3.14.11 on 32 bit Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Elementary OS and Pinguy OS systems:
Download the needed packages:
$ wget kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.14.11-utopic/linux-headers-3.14.11-031411_3.14.11-031411.201407062254_all.deb
$ wget kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.14.11-utopic/linux-headers-3.14.11-031411-generic_3.14.11-031411.201407062254_i386.deb
$ wget kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.14.11-utopic/linux-image-3.14.11-031411-generic_3.14.11-031411.201407062254_i386.deb
Install Kernel 3.14.11:
$ sudo dpkg -i linux-image-3.14*.deb linux-headers-3.14*.deb
How to install Kernel 3.14.11 on 64 bit Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Elementary OS and Pinguy OS systems:
Download the needed packages:
$ wget kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.14.11-utopic/linux-headers-3.14.11-031411_3.14.11-031411.201407062254_all.deb
$ wget kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.14.11-utopic/linux-headers-3.14.11-031411-generic_3.14.11-031411.201407062254_amd64.deb
$ wget kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.14.11-utopic/linux-image-3.14.11-031411-generic_3.14.11-031411.201407062254_amd64.deb
Install Kernel 3.14.11:
$ sudo dpkg -i linux-image-3.14*.deb linux-headers-3.14*.deb
To uninstall the kernel, do:
$ sudo apt-get remove linux-image-3.14* linux-headers-3.14*