Linux Torvalds introduced the Linux kernel 4.16 after 7 release candidates on 1st April 2018. In this tutorial, I will show you how ...
In this tutorial, I will show you how to Install the Latest version of Kernel 4.16 On Ubuntu 17.10 / Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and LinuxMint.
What's new in kernel version 4.16
- Spectre / Meltdown Mitigation & Other Security
- L2 CDP support for L2 cache partitioning on Intel CPUs
- P-State driver support for Skylake X servers.
- POWER memory protection keys support
- Oracle DAX driver for SPARC co-processor
- Jailhouse guest support for non-root users
So how to install Linux kernel 4.16 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 64 bit systems
wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.16/linux-headers-4.16.0-041600_4.16.0-041600.201804012230_all.deb
wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.16/linux-headers-4.16.0-041600-generic_4.16.0-041600.201804012230_amd64.deb
wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.16/linux-image-4.16.0-041600-generic_4.16.0-041600.201804012230_amd64.deb
For 32 bit systems
wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.16/linux-headers-4.16.0-041600_4.16.0-041600.201804012230_all.deb
wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.16/linux-headers-4.16.0-041600-generic_4.16.0-041600.201804012230_i386.deb
wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.16/linux-image-4.16.0-041600-generic_4.16.0-041600.201804012230_i386.debStep 2: After successful downloading install it
sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-4.16* linux-image-4.16*Step 3: Verify installed Version
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