How To : Install/Upgrade to Linux Kernel 3.12.3 in Ubuntu/Linux Mint Systems

    "The Linux Kernel 3.12.3 is now available for the users and all the users of 3.12 kernel series must upgrade", announced Greg Kroah-Hartman.This Linux Kernel version comes with plenty of fixes and improvements. This article will guide you to install or upgrade to Linux Kernel 3.12.3 in your Ubuntu or Linux Mint system.

Fixes

This release of Linux Kernel brings various updated drivers, many architecture improvements including AMR, PowerPC, s390, parisc, ARM64, avr32, some fixes related with the CIFS and EXT4 filesystems, along with sound improvements.

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Installation

For 32-Bit Systems

Download the .deb files.

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.12.3-trusty/linux-headers-3.12.3-031203-generic_3.12.3-031203.201312041453_i386.deb

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.12.3-trusty/linux-headers-3.12.3-031203_3.12.3-031203.201312041453_all.deb

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.12.3-trusty/linux-image-3.12.3-031203-generic_3.12.3-031203.201312041453_i386.deb

Install them.

sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-3.12.3-*.deb linux-image-3.12.3-*.deb

Reboot the system.

sudo reboot

For 64-Bit Systems

Download the .deb files.

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.12.3-trusty/linux-headers-3.12.3-031203-generic_3.12.3-031203.201312041453_amd64.deb

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.12.3-trusty/linux-headers-3.12.3-031203_3.12.3-031203.201312041453_all.deb

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.12.3-trusty/linux-image-3.12.3-031203-generic_3.12.3-031203.201312041453_amd64.deb

Install them.

sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-3.12.3-*.deb linux-image-3.12.3-*.deb

Reboot the system.

sudo reboot

To uninstall,

sudo apt-get purge linux-headers-3.12.3-* linux-image-3.12.3-*