How to Install Linux Kernel 4.15.4 On Ubuntu / LinuxMint

A new updated version has been released for the 4.15 series after a week which makes the branch as stable on the kernel.org

In this Tutorial, I will show you how to Install the Latest version of Kernel 4.15.4 On Ubuntu 16.04 lTS / 17.04 and LinuxMint.

The Latest stable version of Kernel is 4.15.4 and it released on 16th February 2018

Installation steps

The below commands will work on Debian based systems.

Step 1: Download the deb files directly using wget, 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/v4.15.4/linux-headers-4.15.4-041504_4.15.4-041504.201802162207_all.deb

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.15.4/linux-headers-4.15.4-041504-generic_4.15.4-041504.201802162207_i386.deb

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.15.4/linux-image-4.15.4-041504-generic_4.15.4-041504.201802162207_i386.deb

For 64 bit systems

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.15.4/linux-headers-4.15.4-041504_4.15.4-041504.201802162207_all.deb

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.15.4/linux-headers-4.15.4-041504-generic_4.15.4-041504.201802162207_amd64.deb

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.15.4/linux-image-4.15.4-041504-generic_4.15.4-041504.201802162207_amd64.deb

Step 2: After successful downloading install it

sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-4.15.4-* linux-image-4.15.4-* .deb

Step 3: Verify installed Version

After successful installation reboot the system, Your new kernel will be installed and set as default, for checking use uname command

uname -r

Removing Kernel 4.15.4

For removing the Kernel 4.15.4 run the below command in terminal or use synaptic package manager

sudo apt-get remove linux-headers-4.15.4-* linux-image-4.15.4-*