Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, the first release candidate of Linux Kernel 3.11 has been officially released a few days ago. Linus Torvalds himself has announced the release for testing of Kernel 3.11 RC1. According to the mailing list, it does not bring huge improvements since Kernel 3.10, but it has some new code lines:
“This merge window was smaller in terms of number of commits than the 3.10 merge window, but we actually have more new lines. Most of that seems to be in staging – a full third of all changes by line-count is staging, and merging in Lustre is the bulk of that.”
In this article I will show you how to install Kernel 3.11 RC1 on Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander, Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail, Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal, Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin, Linux Mint 16 Petra, Linux Mint 15 Olivia, Linux Mint 14 Nadia, Linux Mint 13 Maya, Debian Jessie, Debian Sid, Debian Wheezy and Debian Squeeze.
Instructions for 32 bit Ubuntu / Linux Mint / Debian systems:
Download the Linux Kernel 3.11 RC1 deb packages:
$ wget -c kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.11-rc1-saucy/linux-headers-3.11.0-031100rc1_3.11.0-031100rc1.201307141935_all.deb
$ wget -c kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.11-rc1-saucy/linux-headers-3.11.0-031100rc1-generic_3.11.0-031100rc1.201307141935_i386.deb
$ wget -c kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.11-rc1-saucy/linux-image-3.11.0-031100rc1-generic_3.11.0-031100rc1.201307141935_i386.deb
Install the Linux Kernel 3.11 RC1:
$ sudo dpkg -i *.deb
Instructions for 64 bit Ubuntu / Linux Mint / Debian systems:
Download the Linux Kernel 3.11 RC1 deb packages:
$ wget -c kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.11-rc1-saucy/linux-headers-3.11.0-031100rc1_3.11.0-031100rc1.201307141935_all.deb
$ wget -c kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.11-rc1-saucy/linux-headers-3.11.0-031100rc1-generic_3.11.0-031100rc1.201307141935_amd64.deb
$ wget -c kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.11-rc1-saucy/linux-image-3.11.0-031100rc1-generic_3.11.0-031100rc1.201307141935_amd64.deb
Install the Linux Kernel 3.11 RC1:
$ sudo dpkg -i *.deb