The Linux Kernel 4.9-RC2 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 4.9-RC2 in your Ubuntu or Linux Mint system.
Installation
For 32-Bit Systems
Download the .deb packages.
$ wget kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.9-rc2/linux-headers-4.9.0-040900rc2_4.9.0-040900rc2.201610232131_all.deb
$ wget kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.9-rc2/linux-headers-4.9.0-040900rc2-generic_4.9.0-040900rc2.201610232131_i386.deb
$ wget kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.9-rc2/linux-image-4.9.0-040900rc2-generic_4.9.0-040900rc2.201610232131_i386.deb
$ sudo dpkg -i 'linux-headers-4.9*.deb' 'linux-image-4.9*.deb'
sudo reboot
For 64-Bit Systems
Download the .deb packages.
To uninstall,
$ wget kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.9-rc2/linux-headers-4.9.0-040900rc2_4.9.0-040900rc2.201610232131_all.deb
$ wget kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.9-rc2/linux-headers-4.9.0-040900rc2-generic_4.9.0-040900rc2.201610232131_amd64.deb
$ wget kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.9-rc2/linux-image-4.9.0-040900rc2-generic_4.9.0-040900rc2.201610232131_amd64.deb
$ sudo dpkg -i 'linux-headers-4.9*.deb' 'linux-image-4.9*.deb'
sudo reboot
To uninstall,
sudo apt-get remove 'linux-headers-4.9*' 'linux-image-4.9*'
when I enter the install command I get the following error:
ReplyDeletedpkg: error processing archive linux-headers-4.9*.deb (--install):
cannot access archive: No such file or directory
dpkg: error processing archive linux-image-4.9*.deb (--install):
cannot access archive: No such file or directory
Errors were encountered while processing:
linux-headers-4.9*.deb
linux-image-4.9*.deb
hope you can help me as I'm new to linux
are the deb files in the directory which you executed the dpkg command? use ls and see. if necessary, refer to each deb file explicitly, easy to type in using tab autocompletion
Delete// doing without the single quotes should work
Deletesudo dpkg -i linux-headers-4.9*.deb linux-image-4.9*.deb
Thanks babe, that worked.
DeleteThanks a LOT!!!TIMOTY!
DeleteBut I got errors...still it diddn't install the kernel.
Deleteare this kernal good for game server ??
ReplyDeleteif not , what kernal must choose for cs 1.6 server ?