How to Install Kernel 3.4.44 LTS or Kernel 3.4.45 LTS on Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal

Hello Linux Geeksters.

In this article I will show you how to install Kernel 3.4.44 LTS or Kernel 3.4.45 LTS on Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal. Kernel 3.4.44 and Kernel 3.4.45 have became stable this days.

There is an easier way to install a kernel, than compilating it from sources in the old fashioned way, like we used to do on Debian systems.

All you have to do is download the following packages for the kernel and install them:

• linux-headers
• linux-headers-generic
• linux-image-generic

Follow this instructions exactly for a successful installation:

Install Kernel 3.4.44 on Ubuntu 12.10:

For 32 bit systems:

$ wget -c kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.4.44-quantal/linux-headers-3.4.44-030444-generic_3.4.44-030444.201305080119_i386.deb
$ wget -c kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.4.44-quantal/linux-headers-3.4.44-030444_3.4.44-030444.201305080119_all.deb
$ wget -c kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.4.44-quantal/linux-image-3.4.44-030444-generic_3.4.44-030444.201305080119_i386.deb

For 64 bit systems:

$ wget -c kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.4.44-quantal/linux-headers-3.4.44-030444-generic_3.4.44-030444.201305080119_amd64.deb
$ wget -c kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.4.44-quantal/linux-headers-3.4.44-030444_3.4.44-030444.201305080119_all.deb
$ wget -c kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.4.44-quantal/linux-image-3.4.44-030444-generic_3.4.44-030444.201305080119_amd64.deb

Install kernel 3.4.4:

$ sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-3.4.44-030444-generic_3.4.44-030444.201305080119_*.deb
$ sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-3.4.44-030444_3.4.44-030444.201305080119_all.deb
$ sudo dpkg -i linux-image-3.4.44-030444-generic_3.4.44-030444.201305080119_*.deb

Install Kernel 3.4.45 on Ubuntu 12.10:

For 32 bit systems:

$ wget -c kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.4.44-quantal/kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.4.45-quantal/linux-headers-3.4.45-030445-generic_3.4.45-030445.201305111816_i386.deb
$ wget -c kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.4.45-quantal/linux-headers-3.4.45-030445_3.4.45-030445.201305111816_all.deb
$ wget -c kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.4.45-quantal/linux-image-3.4.45-030445-generic_3.4.45-030445.201305111816_i386.deb


For 64 bit systems:

$ wget -c kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.4.44-quantal/kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.4.45-quantal/linux-headers-3.4.45-030445-generic_3.4.45-030445.201305111816_amd64.deb
$ wget -c kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.4.45-quantal/linux-headers-3.4.45-030445_3.4.45-030445.201305111816_all.deb
$ wget -c kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.4.44-quantal/kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.4.45-quantal/linux-image-3.4.45-030445-generic_3.4.45-030445.201305111816_amd64.deb

Install kernel 3.4.45:

$ sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-3.4.45-030445-generic_3.4.45-030445.201305111816_*.deb
$ sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-3.4.45-030445_3.4.45-030445.201305111816_all.deb
$ sudo dpkg -i linux-image-3.4.45-030445-generic_3.4.45-030445.201305111816_*.deb

Reboot. Ubuntu should start with the new kernel, or at least you will be asked which kernel to use, by the grub menu.

To check if the new kernel has been installed successfully, do:

$ uname -r