How To Install Linux Kernel 5.7.4 in Ubuntu / LinuxMint

A new updated version has been released for the 5.7 kernel series. In this Tutorial, I will show you how to Install the Latest version o...

A new updated version has been released for the 5.7 kernel series.

In this Tutorial, I will show you how to Install the Latest version of Kernel 5.7.4 On Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 18.04 and LinuxMint 19.3.

The Latest stable version of Kernel is 5.7.4 and it released on 18th June 2020.

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

wget https://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v5.7.4/amd64/linux-headers-5.7.4-050704_5.7.4-050704.202006181331_all.deb

wget https://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v5.7.4/amd64/linux-headers-5.7.4-050704-generic_5.7.4-050704.202006181331_amd64.deb

wget https://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v5.7.4/amd64/linux-image-unsigned-5.7.4-050704-generic_5.7.4-050704.202006181331_amd64.deb

wget https://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v5.7.4/amd64/linux-modules-5.7.4-050704-generic_5.7.4-050704.202006181331_amd64.deb

Step 2: After successful downloading install it

sudo dpkg -i *.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

For removing the Kernel 5.7.4 run the below command in terminal or use synaptic package manager

sudo apt-get remove linux-headers-5.7.4-* linux-image-5.7.4-*

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