Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, Linus Torvalds has released Kernel 4.0 RC7 yesterday, with one day delay.
Most likely, the stable version of Kernel 4.0 will be released next week and should bring the “Live Patching” feature, which would allow the users to install and use the kernel without rebooting the system. While this is not important for regular users, this feature is very good for Linux servers.
In this article I will show you how to install Kernel 4.0 RC7 on Ubuntu 15.04 Vivid Vervet, Ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusy Tahr, Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Pinguy OS 14.04, LXLE 14.04, Peppermint Five, Deepin 2014, Linux Lite 2, Elementary OS 0.3 Freya and other Ubuntu derivative systems.
Because it is not available via PPA, the needed deb packages of Kernel 4.0 RC7 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 4. RC7 on 32 bit Ubuntu 15.04, Ubuntu 14.10, Ubuntu 14.04 and derivative systems:
Download the needed packages:
$ cd /tmp
$ wget \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0-rc7-vivid/linux-headers-4.0.0-040000rc7_4.0.0-040000rc7.201504061936_all.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0-rc7-vivid/linux-headers-4.0.0-040000rc7-generic_4.0.0-040000rc7.201504061936_i386.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0-rc7-vivid/linux-image-4.0.0-040000rc7-generic_4.0.0-040000rc7.201504061936_i386.deb
Install Kernel 4.0 RC7:
$ sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-4.0*.deb linux-image-4.0*.deb
After the kernel has been successfully installed, reboot:
$ sudo reboot
Optional, remove the kernel:
$ sudo apt-get remove linux-header-4.0* linux-image-4.0*
How to install Kernel 4.0 RC7 on 64 bit Ubuntu 15.04, Ubuntu 14.10, Ubuntu 14.04 and derivative systems:
Download the needed packages:
$ cd /tmp
$ wget \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0-rc7-vivid/linux-headers-4.0.0-040000rc7_4.0.0-040000rc7.201504061936_all.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0-rc7-vivid/linux-headers-4.0.0-040000rc7-generic_4.0.0-040000rc7.201504061936_amd64.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0-rc7-vivid/linux-image-4.0.0-040000rc7-generic_4.0.0-040000rc7.201504061936_amd64.deb
Install Kernel 4.0 RC7:
$ sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-4.0*.deb linux-image-4.0*.deb
After the kernel has been successfully installed, reboot:
$ sudo reboot
Optional, remove the kernel:
$ sudo apt-get remove linux-header-4.0* linux-image-4.0*
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