Install Kernel 4.15 RC5 on Ubuntu, Linux Mint, and other derivative versions

Install Kernel 4.15 RC5 on Ubuntu, Linux Mint, and other derivative versions

This section describes how to install Kernel 4.15 RC5 on Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Elementary OS, and other Ubuntu derivative versions.

Installation instructions:

Due to the difficulty of compiling the Linux kernel, Canonical has packaged all kernel versions into the deb software package and provided them to everyone who uses Ubuntu or Ubuntu-based systems through its kernel.ubuntu.com repository.

The following command applies to all Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Elementary OS, and other Ubuntu derivative systems.

For 32-bit systems, download and install i386 debs. For 64-bit systems, download and install the amd64 software package:

How to install Kernel 4.15.x on 32-bit Ubuntu and derived systems:

Download the required software package:

$ Cd/tmp
$ Wget \
Kernel.ubuntu.com /~ Kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.15-rc5/linux-headers-4.15.0-041500rc5_4.15.0-041500rc5.201712240530_all.deb \
Kernel.ubuntu.com /~ Kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.15-rc5/linux-headers-4.15.0-041500rc5-generic_4.15.0-041500rc5.201712240530_i386.deb \
Kernel.ubuntu.com /~ Kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.15-rc5/linux-image-4.15.0-041500rc5-generic_4.15.0-041500rc5.201712240530_i386.deb

Install the kernel:

$ Sudo dpkg-I linux-headers-4.15 *. deb linux-image-4.15 *. deb

Optional. Delete the kernel:

$ Sudo apt-get remove linux-headers-4.15 * linux-image-4.15 *

How to install Kernel 4.15.x on 64-bit Ubuntu and derived systems:

Download the required software package:

$ Cd/tmp
$ Wget \
Kernel.ubuntu.com /~ Kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.15-rc5/linux-headers-4.15.0-041500rc5_4.15.0-041500rc5.201712240530_all.deb \
Kernel.ubuntu.com /~ Kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.15-rc5/linux-headers-4.15.0-041500rc5-generic_4.15.0-041500rc5.201712240530_amd64.deb \
Kernel.ubuntu.com /~ Kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.15-rc5/linux-image-4.15.0-041500rc5-generic_4.15.0-041500rc5.201712240530_amd64.deb

Install the kernel:

$ Sudo dpkg-I linux-headers-4.15 *. deb linux-image-4.15 *. deb

Optional. Delete the kernel:

$ Sudo apt-get remove linux-headers-4.15 * linux-image-4.15 *

Enter dpkg -- get-selections | grep linux-check the kernel version:

Bkjia @ bkjia :~ $ Dpkg -- get-selections | grep linux-

Install linux-headers-4.15.0-041500rc5
Install linux-headers-4.15.0-041500rc5-generic
Install linux-headers-4.15.0-041500rc5-lowlatency

Related: Linus Torvalds released Linux Kernel 4.15 RC5 on Christmas Day