How to Install Linux Kernel 4.16.3 On Ubuntu / LinuxMint

A new updated version has been released for the 4.16 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 4.16.3 On Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 17.04 and LinuxMint.

The Latest stable version of Kernel is 4.16.3 and it released on 19th April 2018

Installation steps

The below commands will work for 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/v4.16.3/linux-headers-4.16.3-041603_4.16.3-041603.201804190730_all.deb

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.16.3/linux-headers-4.16.3-041603-generic_4.16.3-041603.201804190730_i386.deb

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.16.3/linux-image-4.16.3-041603-generic_4.16.3-041603.201804190730_i386.deb

For 64 bit systems

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.16.3/linux-headers-4.16.3-041603_4.16.3-041603.201804190730_all.deb

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.16.3/linux-headers-4.16.3-041603-generic_4.16.3-041603.201804190730_amd64.deb

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.16.3/linux-image-4.16.3-041603-generic_4.16.3-041603.201804190730_amd64.deb

Step 2: After successful downloading install it

sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-4.16.3-* linux-image-4.16.3-* .deb

Step 3: Verify installed Version

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

uname -r

Removing Kernel 4.16.3

For removing the Kernel 4.16.3 run the below command in terminal or use synaptic package manager

sudo apt-get remove linux-headers-4.16.3-* linux-image-4.16.3-*