"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-*
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