How To : Install/Upgrade to Linux Kernel 3.13.5 in Ubuntu/Linux Mint Systems

 

     "The Linux Kernel 3.13.5 is now available for the users and all the users of 3.13 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 3.13.5 in your Ubuntu or Linux Mint system.

Fixes

• EDAC: Correct workqueue setup path
• EDAC: Poll timeout cannot be zero, p2
• drivers/edac/edac_mc_sysfs.c: poll timeout cannot be zero
• genirq: Add missing irq_to_desc export for CONFIG_SPARSE_IRQ=n
• target: Fix free-after-use regression in PR unregister
• target: Further refactoring of core_scsi3_emulate_pro_register()
• ring-buffer: Fix first commit on sub-buffer having non-zero delta
• power: max17040: Fix NULL pointer dereference when there is no platform_data
• time: Fix overflow when HZ is smaller than 60
• i2c: mv64xxx: refactor message start to ensure proper initialization
• md/raid5: Fix CPU hotplug callback registration
• md/raid1: restore ability for check and repair to fix read errors.
• tick: Clear broadcast pending bit when switching to oneshot
• KVM: return an error code in kvm_vm_ioctl_register_coalesced_mmio()and many more..

Installation

For 32-Bit Systems

Download the .deb packages.

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.13.5-trusty/linux-headers-3.13.5-031305-generic_3.13.5-031305.201402221823_i386.deb

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.13.5-trusty/linux-headers-3.13.5-031305_3.13.5-031305.201402221823_all.deb

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.13.5-trusty/linux-image-3.13.5-031305-generic_3.13.5-031305.201402221823_i386.deb

Install them.

sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-3.13.5-*.deb linux-image-3.13.5-*.deb

Reboot the system.

sudo reboot

For 64-Bit Systems

Download the .deb packages.

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.13.5-trusty/linux-headers-3.13.5-031305-generic_3.13.5-031305.201402221823_amd64.deb

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.13.5-trusty/linux-headers-3.13.5-031305_3.13.5-031305.201402221823_all.deb

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.13.5-trusty/linux-image-3.13.5-031305-generic_3.13.5-031305.201402221823_amd64.deb

Install them.

sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-3.13.5-*.deb linux-image-3.13.5-*.deb

Reboot the system.

sudo reboot

To uninstall,

sudo apt-get remove linux-headers-3.13.5-* linux-image-3.13.5-*