The Linux Kernel 4.5.1 is now available for the users, announced Linus Torvalds. This Linux Kernel version comes with plenty of fixes and improvements. This article will guide you to install or upgrade to Linux Kernel 4.5.1 in your Ubuntu or Linux Mint system.
Installation
For 32-Bit Systems
Download the .deb packages.
$ wget kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.5.1-wily/linux-headers-4.5.1-040501_4.5.1-040501.201604121331_all.deb
$ wget kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.5.1-wily/linux-headers-4.5.1-040501-generic_4.5.1-040501.201604121331_i386.deb
$ wget kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.5.1-wily/linux-image-4.5.1-040501-generic_4.5.1-040501.201604121331_i386.deb
$ sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-4.5.1*.deb linux-image-4.5.1*.deb
sudo reboot
For 64-Bit Systems
Download the .deb packages.
To uninstall,
$ wget kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.5.1-wily/linux-headers-4.5.1-040501_4.5.1-040501.201604121331_all.deb
$ wget kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.5.1-wily/linux-headers-4.5.1-040501-generic_4.5.1-040501.201604121331_amd64.deb
$ wget kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.5.1-wily/linux-image-4.5.1-040501-generic_4.5.1-040501.201604121331_amd64.deb
$ sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-4.5.1*.deb linux-image-4.5.1*.deb
sudo reboot
To uninstall,
sudo apt-get remove 'linux-headers-4.5.1*' 'linux-image-4.5.1*'
Doesnt work. and it likely doesnt work on so many flavors of linux that its laughable. This probably worked on ONE machine with ONE distro with special circumstances.
ReplyDeleteI have used this how-to several times in different machines and it has worked in all of them. Used it on my personal desktop and my Surface Pro 3 with Elementary OS, Linux Mint and Ubuntu GNOME installations. Are you sure the problem is not on your end?
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