"The Linux Kernel 3.10.21 is now available for the users and users should upgrade", announced Greg Kroah-Hartman.This Linux Kernel version comes with plenty of fixes and improvements with respect to PowerPC, ARM, USB, KVM, x86 fixes (Refer to this article for more details). This article will guide you to install or upgrade to Linux Kernel 3.10.20 in your Ubuntu or Linux Mint system.
Installation
For 32-Bit Systems
Download the .deb.fileswget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10.21-saucy/linux-headers-3.10.21-031021-generic_3.10.21-031021.201311291435_i386.deb
wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10.21-saucy/linux-headers-3.10.21-031021_3.10.21-031021.201311291435_all.deb
wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10.21-saucy/linux-image-3.10.21-031021-generic_3.10.21-031021.201311291435_i386.deb
sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-3.10.21-*.deb linux-image-3.10.21-*.deb
sudo reboot
For 64-Bit Systems
Download the .deb.fileswget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10.21-saucy/linux-headers-3.10.21-031021-generic_3.10.21-031021.201311291435_amd64.deb
wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10.21-saucy/linux-headers-3.10.21-031021_3.10.21-031021.201311291435_all.deb
wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10.21-saucy/linux-image-3.10.21-031021-generic_3.10.21-031021.201311291435_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-3.10.21-*.deb linux-image-3.10.21-*.deb
sudo reboot
To uninstall,
sudo apt-get purge linux-headers-3.10.21-* linux-image-3.10.21-*
This is the simplest method of kernel installation.
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