Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, Kernel 3.14.12 has been recently released, coming with better support for the ARM, ARM64 and x86 architectures, improvements for the EXT4, CIFS and NFS file systems, and both networking and sound enhancements, among many others. For information about this release, see the mailing lists.
In this article I will show you how to install Kernel 3.14.12 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 3.14.12 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 3.14.12 on 32 bit Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Elementary OS and Pinguy OS systems:
Download the needed packages:
$ wget kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.14.12-utopic/linux-headers-3.14.12-031412_3.14.12-031412.201407091455_all.deb
$ wget kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.14.12-utopic/linux-headers-3.14.12-031412-generic_3.14.12-031412.201407091455_i386.deb
$ wget kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.14.12-utopic/linux-image-3.14.12-031412-generic_3.14.12-031412.201407091455_i386.deb
Install Kernel 3.14.12:
$ sudo dpkg -i linux-image-3.14*.deb linux-headers-3.14*.deb
How to install Kernel 3.14.12 on 64 bit Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Elementary OS and Pinguy OS systems:
Download the needed packages:
$ wget kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.14.12-utopic/linux-headers-3.14.12-031412_3.14.12-031412.201407091455_all.deb
$ wget kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.14.12-utopic/linux-headers-3.14.12-031412-generic_3.14.12-031412.201407091455_amd64.deb
$ wget kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.14.12-utopic/linux-image-3.14.12-031412-generic_3.14.12-031412.201407091455_amd64.deb
Install Kernel 3.14.12:
$ 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*
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