This installation guide describes how to install Linux Kernel 5.7.0 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. This post is an update of “Ubuntu Linux kernel 5.6 installation guide“ 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
- i386 not supported anymore
- ARM 64: ARMv8 CPUs
- ARM HF: ARMv7 CPUs
Since the ARMv8 and v7 builds failed, this post will only describe the AMD64
The files can be found at kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v5.7/
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- Download the kernel headers package:
- And the appropriate headers package for your system
- and the kernel image
- And the kernel modules
- Install the files in the same order as downloaded above
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- In the terminal run:
sudo update-grub
- In the terminal run:
- Reboot and select the kernel from the bootloader menu