Ubuntu Linux kernel 7.0 release candidate installation guide

This installation guide describes how to install Linux Kernel 6.19 on Ubuntu Linux. This works with the latest version of Ubuntu Linux and most Ubuntu-based distributions including Kubuntu and Mint. The included kernel files have been compiled using the generic Ubuntu configuration. A low latency version is also available in the directory of the linked files.

Which version do you need? The same as the current installed OS In the terminal run: uname -a

Quick selection guide:

  • AMD64 Most current computers
  • ARM64: ARMv8 CPUs
  • ARMHF

The files can be found at: https://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v7.0-rc1/

  1. Download the appropriate headers package for your system
  2. and the kernel image
  3. And the kernel modules

Install the files in the same order as downloaded above

In the terminal run: sudo update-grub

Reboot and select the kernel from the bootloader menu