Linux Torvalds introduced the Linux kernel 4.15 after 9 release candidates on 28th January 2018 In this tutorial, I will show you...
Linux Torvalds introduced the Linux kernel 4.15 after 9 release candidates on 28th January 2018
In this tutorial, I will show you how to Install the Latest version of Kernel 4.15 On Ubuntu 17.10 / Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and LinuxMint.
Kernel 4.15 is the first series to be fully patched against the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities for X86 and PowerPC arc.
What's new in kernel version 4.15
- Support for Meltdown and Spectre patches
- Support for RISC-V arch
- Support for AMD secure Encrypted virtualization
- Support for User-Mode Instruction Prevention feature on Intel CPUs.
- Improves video support for AMD users and adds mode setting to the AMD GPU
- Updates for the Drivers, filesystems, and architectures.
So how to install Linux kernel 4.15 on Ubuntu / LinuxMint?
The below commands will work on Debian-based systems.Step 1: Download the deb files from kernel.ubuntu.com or copy the below commands and paste it into terminal one by one according to your CPU architecture
For 32 bit systems
wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.15/linux-headers-4.15.0-041500_4.15.0-041500.201801282230_all.deb
wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.15/linux-headers-4.15.0-041500-generic_4.15.0-041500.201801282230_i386.deb
wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.15/linux-image-4.15.0-041500-generic_4.15.0-041500.201801282230_i386.deb
For 64 bit systems
wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.15/linux-headers-4.15.0-041500_4.15.0-041500.201801282230_all.deb
wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.15/linux-headers-4.15.0-041500-generic_4.15.0-041500.201801282230_amd64.deb
wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.15/linux-image-4.15.0-041500-generic_4.15.0-041500.201801282230_amd64.debStep 2: After successful downloading install it
sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-4.15* linux-image-4.15*Step 3: Verify installed Version
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