How to install newer versions of the Linux kernel?
A new version of the Linux kernel, 3.4, has been released today. How do I install it?
Warning.
This can break your system. The NVIDIA and ATI/AMD drivers and the broadcom wireless will most likely not work on this yet.
I would advise against it but if things get messed up you should be able to fix it by booting an old kernel and removing this one. Something like this ...
Boot from CD mount -o bind /dev /dev mount -o bind /proc /proc chroot apt-get install update-grub
From comment by Tomas an easier method:
- By entering GRUB through holding shift during boot you can enter the "Previous versions" of Linux. There you can select your old kernel, which is by default not removed.
- Now if you still want it ...
Download the three .DEB files with the name starting with linux from here: http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.4-precise/
Example for i386 (take the 2 with amd64 in the name for 64-bit and pae in the name for i386 with 4+Gb memory; check uname -a if you are unsure!):
linux-headers-3.4.0-030400_3.4.0-030400.201205210521_all.deb
linux-image-3.4.0-030400-generic_3.4.0-030400.201205210521_i386.deb
linux-headers-3.4.0-030400-generic_3.4.0-030400.201205210521_i386.deb
- Install all 3 packages ...
Example for i386
sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-3.4.0-030400_3.4.0-030400.201205210521_all.deb
sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-3.4.0-030400-generic_3.4.0-030400.201205210521_i386.deb
sudo dpkg -i linux-image-3.4.0-030400-generic_3.4.0-030400.201205210521_i386.deb
- Reboot your system ...
sudo reboot
- Test it ...
uname -r
This should show a kernel with 3.4 in the name.
- Now for the good news ...
- "This release includes several Btrfs updates: metadata blocks bigger than 4KB,
- much better metadata performance,
- better error handling and
- better recovery tools.
- a new X32 ABI which allows to run in 64 bit mode with 32 bit pointers;
- several updates to the GPU drivers: early modesetting of Nvidia Geforce 600 'Kepler', support of AMD RadeonHD 7xxx and AMD Trinity APU series, and support of Intel Medfield graphics;
- support of x86 cpu driver autoprobing, a device-mapper target that stores cryptographic hashes of blocks to check for intrusions, another target to use external read-only devices as origin source of a thin provisioned LVM volume,
- several perf improvements such as GTK2 report GUI and
- a new 'Yama' security module."
- You can help test official 3.4 support in 12.04 by following these instructions: http://www.theorangenotebook.com/2012/06/call-for-testing-1210-kernel-on-1204.html
Ubuntu (32-bit) Generic:
Run the following commands:
1.Create Folder for kernel
mkdir kernel3.4.1stable && cd kernel3.4.1stable
2.Download Kernel
wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.4.1-quantal/linux-headers-3.4.1-030401-generic_3.4.1-030401.201206041411_i386.deb
wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.4.1-quantal/linux-headers-3.4.1-030401_3.4.1-030401.201206041411_all.deb
wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.4.1-quantal/linux-image-3.4.1-030401-generic_3.4.1-030401.201206041411_i386.deb
Extra Package
wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.4.1-quantal/linux-image-extra-3.4.1-030401-generic_3.4.1-030401.201206041411_i386.deb
3.Install Kernel
sudo dpkg -i linux-*.deb
sudo update-grub
Ubuntu (64-bit):
Run the following commands:
1.Create Folder for kernel
mkdir kernel3.4.1stable && cd kernel3.4.1stable
2.Download Kernel
wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.4.1-quantal/linux-headers-3.4.1-030401-generic_3.4.1-030401.201206041411_amd64.deb
wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.4.1-quantal/linux-headers-3.4.1-030401_3.4.1-030401.201206041411_all.deb
wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.4.1-quantal/linux-image-3.4.1-030401-generic_3.4.1-030401.201206041411_amd64.deb
Extra Package
wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.4.1-quantal/linux-image-extra-3.4.1-030401-generic_3.4.1-030401.201206041411_amd64.deb
3.Install Kernel
sudo dpkg -i linux-*.deb
sudo update-grub
Extra Package? - It contains extra drivers left out of the base kernel package; install it only if you need these drivers.
Enjoy!