Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, Kernel 3.10.48 has been released a while ago, coming with fixes fro the EXT4 filesystem, got improved support for the ARM, ARM64 and x86 architectures, received networking enhancements, updates some AMD Radeon, Wireless, SCSI, USB and TTY drivers, among others.
In this article I will show you how to install Kernel 3.10.48 on Ubuntu, Linux Mint and derivative systems.
Because the needed deb packages are available via kernel.ubuntu.com, installing Kernel 3.10.48 on Ubuntu, Linux Mint and derivative systems is easy. Follow the instructions for your architecture exactly, in order to get a successful installation.
How to install Kernel 3.10.48 on 32 bit Ubuntu, Linux Mint and derivative systems:
Download the needed packages:
$ wget kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10.48-saucy/linux-headers-3.10.48-031048_3.10.48-031048.201407091436_all.deb
$ wget kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10.48-saucy/linux-headers-3.10.48-031048-generic_3.10.48-031048.201407091436_i386.deb
$ wget kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10.48-saucy/linux-image-3.10.48-031048-generic_3.10.48-031048.201407091436_i386.deb
Install Kernel 3.10.48:
$ sudo dpkg -i linux-image-3.10*.deb linux-headers-3.10*.deb
Optional, to remove the kernel do:
$ sudo apt-get remove linux-headers-3.10* linux-image-3.10*
How to install Kernel 3.10.48 on 64 bit Ubuntu, Linux Mint and derivative systems:
Download the needed packages:
$ wget kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10.48-saucy/linux-headers-3.10.48-031048_3.10.48-031048.201407091436_all.deb
$ wget kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10.48-saucy/linux-headers-3.10.48-031048-generic_3.10.48-031048.201407091436_amd64.deb
$ wget kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10.48-saucy/linux-image-3.10.48-031048-generic_3.10.48-031048.201407091436_amd64.deb
Install Kernel 3.10.48:
$ sudo dpkg -i linux-image-3.10*.deb linux-headers-3.10*.deb
Optional, to remove the kernel do:
$ sudo apt-get remove linux-headers-3.10* linux-image-3.10*