Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, Kernel 3.16 RC6 has been released, coming with updates for drivers, filesystems, and networking, among others.
For now, the kernel patches are not that big to make the Linux godfather too unhappy, but Linus Torvalds has announced that he will keep an eye on the development process and he will call the developers names, if things go on the wrong way.
For more, see the mailing lists.
In this article I will show you how to install Kernel 3.16 RC6 on Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Pinguy OS, LXLE, Elementary OS and other Ubuntu derivative systems.
Because it is not available via PPA, the needed deb packages of Kernel 3.16 RC6 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 3.16 RC6 on 32 bit Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Pinguy OS and Elementary OS systems:
Download the needed packages:
$ wget kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.16-rc6-utopic/linux-headers-3.16.0-031600rc6_3.16.0-031600rc6.201407210035_all.deb
$ wget kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.16-rc6-utopic/linux-headers-3.16.0-031600rc6-generic_3.16.0-031600rc6.201407210035_i386.deb
$ wget kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.16-rc6-utopic/linux-image-3.16.0-031600rc6-generic_3.16.0-031600rc6.201407210035_i386.deb
Install Kernel 3.16 RC6:
$ sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-3.16*.deb linux-image-3.16*.deb
Optional, remove the kernel:
$ sudo apt-get remove linux-header-3.16* linux-image-3.16*
How to install Kernel 3.16 RC6 on 64 bit Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Pinguy OS and Elementary OS systems:
Download the needed packages:
$ wget kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.16-rc6-utopic/linux-headers-3.16.0-031600rc6_3.16.0-031600rc6.201407210035_all.deb
$ wget kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.16-rc6-utopic/linux-headers-3.16.0-031600rc6-generic_3.16.0-031600rc6.201407210035_amd64.deb
$ wget kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.16-rc6-utopic/linux-image-3.16.0-031600rc6-generic_3.16.0-031600rc6.201407210035_amd64.deb
Install Kernel 3.16 RC6:
$ sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-3.16*.deb linux-image-3.16*.deb
Optional, remove the kernel:
$ sudo apt-get remove linux-header-3.16* linux-image-3.16*
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