Install / Upgrade Kernel 3.12.14 On Ubuntu / LinuxMint

In this Tutorial I will show you how to Install the Latest verison of Kernel 3.12.14 On Ubuntu / LinuxMint / Debian systems.
 
The Latest version of Kernel is 3.12.14 and it is released on 11th March 2014

Installation steps
 
Step 1: Download the Latest version of Kernel form the Kernel.ubuntu.com, or use wget for downloading the deb files

Direct or use wget

For Direct downloading of deb files Click HERE

If you want to download using wget copy the below commands and paste it in terminal one by one according to your cpu architecture
 
For 32 bit systems
 
wget -c kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.12.14-trusty/linux-headers-3.12.14-031214_3.12.14-031214.201403111335_all.deb

wget -c kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.12.14-trusty/linux-headers-3.12.14-031214-generic_3.12.14-031214.201403111335_i386.deb

wget -c kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.12.14-trusty/    linux-image-3.12.14-031214-generic_3.12.14-031214.201403111335_i386.deb
 
For 64 bit systems
 
wget -c kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.12.14-trusty/linux-headers-3.12.14-031214_3.12.14-031214.201403111335_all.deb

wget -c kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.12.14-trusty/linux-headers-3.12.14-031214-generic_3.12.14-031214.201403111335_amd64.deb

wget -c kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.12.14-trusty/linux-image-3.12.14-031214-generic_3.12.14-031214.201403111335_amd64.deb
 
Step 2: After successfull downloading  install it

sudo dpkg -i *.deb
 
Step 3:Verify installed Version

After successfull installation reboot the system and type in the terminal
uname -r
(Display's the current active kernel version)

Uninstall Kernel 3.12.14
 
For removing the Kernel 3.12.14 run the below command in terminal

sudo apt-get remove linux-headers-3.12.14-* linux-image-3.12.14*-