Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, the 4th RC version of Kernel 3.15 RC 5 has been released a while ago. For information about Kernel 3.15 RC5, see the mailing lists. The stable version of this Kernel will be released on May, 2014.
In this article I will show you how to install Kernel 3.15 RC 5 on Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Pinguy OS and Elementary OS.
Because it is not available via PPA, the needed deb packages of Kernel 3.15 RC 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 3.15 RC 5 on 32 bit Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Pinguy OS and Elementary OS systems:
Download the needed packages:
$ wget -c kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.15-rc5-utopic/linux-headers-3.15.0-031500rc5_3.15.0-031500rc5.201405091635_all.deb
$ wget -c kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.15-rc5-utopic/linux-headers-3.15.0-031500rc5-generic_3.15.0-031500rc5.201405091635_i386.deb
$ wget -c kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.15-rc5-utopic/linux-image-3.15.0-031500rc5-generic_3.15.0-031500rc5.201405091635_i386.deb
Install Kernel 3.15 RC 5:
$ sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-3.15*.deb linux-image-3.15*.deb
Optional, remove the kernel:
$ sudo apt-get remove linux-header-3.15* linux-image-3.15*
How to install Kernel 3.15 RC 5 on 64 bit Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Pinguy OS and Elementary OS systems:
Download the needed packages:
$ wget -c kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.15-rc5-utopic/linux-headers-3.15.0-031500rc5_3.15.0-031500rc5.201405091635_all.deb
$ wget -c kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.15-rc5-utopic/linux-headers-3.15.0-031500rc5-generic_3.15.0-031500rc5.201405091635_amd64.deb
$ wget -c kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.15-rc5-utopic/linux-image-3.15.0-031500rc5-generic_3.15.0-031500rc5.201405091635_amd64.deb
Install Kernel 3.15 RC 5:
$ sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-3.15*.deb linux-image-3.15*.deb
Optional, remove the kernel:
$ sudo apt-get remove linux-header-3.15* linux-image-3.15*
wifi problem using kernel 3.15 rc5:
installation of 3.15 rc5, following the procedure described above, went smoothly without any errors. This is for 32 bit lubuntu-14.04.
However, I cannot establish network connection via WIFI (bcm 4309); cable connection works,though).
Same problem with earlier versions of kernel 3.15; I tested rc3 and rc4.
On the other hand, WIFI works well with kernels 3.14 and 3.13.
Any advice?
volker