This short walkthrough describes how to get the latest linux kernel working under Ubuntu Linux without having to compile it yourself.
This tutorial should work with the latest version of Ubuntu Linux (10.04 LTS, 10.10, 11.04 and 11.10) and most distributions based on these versions of Ubuntu Linux like Mint.
The included kernel files have been compiled using the generic ubuntu configuration.
Note: nVIDIA ForceWare drivers are automatically installed using DKMS, if you have these installed and up-to-date.
Installation Guide
- Download the kernel headers package;
linux-headers-2.6.39-020639_2.6.39-020639.201105190911_all.deb - And the appropriate package for your system
I386: linux-headers-2.6.39-020639-generic_2.6.39-020639.201105190911_i386.deb
AMD64: linux-headers-2.6.39-020639-generic_2.6.39-020639.201105190911_amd64.deb - And the accompanying compiled kernel;
I386: linux-image-2.6.39-020639-generic_2.6.39-020639.201105190911_i386.deb
AMD64: linux-image-2.6.39-020639-generic_2.6.39-020639.201105190911_amd64.deb - Install the files in the same order (else it won`t work!)
- In the terminal run:
sudo update-grub - Reboot and select the kernel from the bootloader menu
If it`s not there check all steps (and of course for errors)
The source can be found on www.kernel.org
Thanks, Ramon. I’m a new Ubuntu user who likes to keep everything up to date. Your how-to was a big help.
http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.0-rc1-oneiric/
INCOMPETE!
I might give 3.0-rc1 a try. Do you know URLs for the accompanying kernel headers packages? Thanks.
Oh, I see that this *is* the headers package. But I believe we still need two other packages to do the job, right?
your right. some things are missing
this won`t work
3.0 is actually 2.6.40
“3.0 is actually 2.6.40.”
Yeah, I know. I see that the powers-that-be have designated it 3.0, though. That’s exciting (or not), since it’s been almost exactly 15 years since version 2.0 was released.
is it? My earliest Linux experience with with Corel Linux and Red Hat 6
I also heard something about monthly versions some time ago
it seems that that idea is skipped
http://www.ramoonus.nl/2011/05/linux-kernel-3-0-0-release-candidate-1-installation-guide-for-ubuntu-linux/
Thanks for the installation how-to for kernel 3.0. I’ll give it a try as soon as the files are posted (at present I’m getting a file-not-found error).
http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v2.6.39.1-oneiric/
http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v2.6.39.2-oneiric/
http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v2.6.39.3-oneiric/
http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v2.6.39.4-oneiric/
the article has been updated