Linux Kernel 4.0, a new stable release, has been announced by Linus Torvalds last night. He wrote on the Linux kernel mailing list:
So I decided to release 4.0 as per the normal schedule, because there really weren’t any known issues, and while I’ll be traveling during the end of the upcoming week due to a college visit, I’m hoping that won’t affect the merge window very much. We’ll see.
Linux 4.0 was a pretty small release both in linux-next and in final size, although obviously “small” is all relative. It’s still over 10k non-merge commits. But we’ve definitely had bigger releases (and judging by linux-next v4.1 is going to be one of the bigger ones).
What’s New in Kernel 4.0:
Linux Kernel 4.0, formerly known as Linux 3.20, features:
- Live Kernel Patching, ability to install security kernel updates WITHOUT REBOOT.
- DisplayPort Audio, and better better fan control support for the Radeon DRM driver.
- Graphics and power-management support for Intel’s Skylake processors
- Intel Quark SoC support
- PlayStation PS 3 support.
- new ARM hardware support, IBM z13 support, better Toshiba laptop support, improved Logitech HID support, and more.
Install Kernel 4.0 in Ubuntu/Linux Mint:
The Ubuntu Kernel Team has made the binary packages for this kernel release, available for download at link below:
First check out your OS type, 32-bit (i386) or 64-bit (amd64), then download and install the packages below in turn:
- linux-headers-4.0.0-xxx_all.deb
- linux-headers-4.0.0-xxx-generic_xxx_i386/amd64.deb
- linux-image-4.0.0-xxx-generic_xxx_i386/amd64.deb
After installing the kernel, you may run sudo update-grub
command in terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) to refresh grub boot-loader.
If you need a low latency system (e.g. for recording audio) then download & install below packages instead:
- linux-headers-4.0.0_xxx_all.deb
- linux-headers-4.0.0-xxx-lowlatency_xxx_i386/amd64.deb
- linux-image-4.0.0-xxx-lowlatency_xxx_i386/amd64.deb
For Ubuntu Server with a graphical UI, you may run below commands one by one to grab packages with wget and install them via apt-get:
For 64-bit system run:
cd /tmp/ wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0-vivid/linux-headers-4.0.0-040000_4.0.0-040000.201504121935_all.deb wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0-vivid/linux-headers-4.0.0-040000-generic_4.0.0-040000.201504121935_amd64.deb wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0-vivid/linux-image-4.0.0-040000-generic_4.0.0-040000.201504121935_amd64.deb sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-4.0.0-*.deb linux-image-4.0.0-*.deb
For 32-bit system, run:
cd /tmp/ wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0-vivid/linux-headers-4.0.0-040000_4.0.0-040000.201504121935_all.deb wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0-vivid/linux-headers-4.0.0-040000-generic_4.0.0-040000.201504121935_i386.deb wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0-vivid/linux-image-4.0.0-040000-generic_4.0.0-040000.201504121935_i386.deb sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-4.0.0-*.deb linux-image-4.0.0-*.deb
Uninstall Linux Kernel 4.0:
If for some reason, the new kernel does not work properly for you, reboot into a previous Kernel (Grub boot loader -> Advanced -> select a previous kernel) and run below command in terminal to remove the Linux Kernel 4.0:
sudo apt-get remove linux-headers-4.0.0-* linux-image-4.0.0-*
Terrible How-To. You went directly from downloading the headers and kernel to “After installing the kernel, you may run sudo update-grub command in terminal”. How about the part where you actually install the headers and kernel? Oh that might be to easy in a post about installing a Linux Kernel.
sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-4.0.0-*.deb linux-image-4.0.0-*.deb
The author included it just after the wget parts
Install any Ubuntu Linux kernel from:
http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/
I save the needed kernels in my archive folder. In my case, this archive folder is off-line, on a NTFS-compressed partition (Win8.1 format). All my Linux & Windows operating systems have no trouble read-write-install from this off-line drive.
Double click on the Linux kernel icon. It will auto-install. Do the ALL, then IMAGE & HEADERS, in that order.
Or move your cursor to the folder where the three files (ALL, IMAGE, HEADER) are kept. Open a terminal in that folder. Then run the command:
sudo dpkg -i linux-*.deb
This will work for any Linux kernel, into any Ubuntu-based distro. According to Distrowatch.com, there are 69 such distros. Of course, the real number is much, much higher than that.
The above method will also work for all beta & alpha Linux kernels. Grub-customizer will allow a GUI-based way to skillfully put the multi-boot menu in the order you prefer. On my website & my Youtube channel, I’ll show you all, one day, how easy & “simple” this GUI method is.
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i am a newbie, and i dont get it:
sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-4.0.0-*.deb linux-image-4.0.0-*.deb
we have downloaded two package but installed linux-headers-4.0.0…. linux-image-4.0……
will we install only 2 packages? where is the linux-headers-4.0.0_xxx_all.deb ?
or we must install all the packages including all.deb? in turn…?
thanks
the “linux-headers-4.0.0-*.deb” will automatically select and install both the “linux-headers-4.0.0_xxx_all.deb” and “linux-headers-4.0.0_xxx-generic-xxx_i386/amd64.deb” since both packages’ name started with linux-headers-4.0.0-
i got some errors, are those important?:
Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 4.0.0-040000-generic (i686)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/virtualbox-guest/4.3.18/build/make.log for more information.
Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 4.0.0-040000-generic (i686)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/virtualbox-guest/4.3.18/build/make.log for more information.
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8107e-2.fw for module r8169
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8107e-1.fw for module r8169
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168h-2.fw for module r8169
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168h-1.fw for module r8169
but os doesnt seem to be effected badly, it boots and everything works properly….
Hal , you have to recompile , virtual box kernel modules , to fix the error.
And than you have to download rtl8168h-2.fw which is Wifi or Audio driver.
And your good to go
thanks mate – just ran it all and it works as a charm. nice from you to have the write-up available here.
Great tutorial very straight forward, never-mind the negative Nancy that`s to stupid to follow instructions.
Hi,
I installed the kernel however I get a kernel panic and can’t start so I’m logged back in under the old kernel however I can’t remove the new one. I get the following error message:
E: Unable to locate package linux-headers-4.0.0-*
E: Couldn’t find any package by regex ‘linux-headers-4.0.0-*’
E: Unable to locate package linux-image-4.0.0-*
E: Couldn’t find any package by regex ‘linux-image-4.0.0-*’
Here’s the output of ls -l on /boot:
-rw-r–r– 1 root root 1268815 Apr 30 18:23 abi-3.19.0-16-generic
-rw-r–r– 1 root root 1258025 May 8 16:43 abi-4.0.2-040002-generic
-rw-r–r– 1 root root 177656 Apr 30 18:23 config-3.19.0-16-generic
-rw-r–r– 1 root root 183518 May 8 16:43 config-4.0.2-040002-generic
drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 4096 May 16 14:07 grub
-rw-r–r– 1 root root 20827390 May 15 08:05 initrd.img-3.19.0-16-generic
-rw-r–r– 1 root root 19818521 May 16 13:56 initrd.img-4.0.2-040002-generic
-rw-r–r– 1 root root 164216 Mar 6 16:23 memtest86+.bin
-rw-r–r– 1 root root 165892 Mar 6 16:23 memtest86+.elf
-rw-r–r– 1 root root 166396 Mar 6 16:23 memtest86+_multiboot.bin
-rw——- 1 root root 3615358 Apr 30 18:23 System.map-3.19.0-16-generic
-rw——- 1 root root 3008732 May 8 16:43 System.map-4.0.2-040002-generic
-rw——- 1 root root 6611904 Apr 30 18:23 vmlinuz-3.19.0-16-generic
-rw——- 1 root root 6325520 May 8 16:43 vmlinuz-4.0.2-040002-generic
So it looks like it’s installed but apt doesn’t seem to think so. How do I get rid of it?
Thanks
Seems you’ve installed kernel 4.0.2, so the command should be:
refresh grub boot-loader if previous command doesn’t do it:
Didn’t realise I’d done that :D
I was able to remove the headers however it says it’s couldn’t find the image file to remove. I updated grub however it’s still showing in the grub list. I guess I could edit it out of grub however at the next update grub will put it in again so hoping for something a little more permanent. Have you any other ideas?
would not compile due to wl mod needed for my wireless card.
When i run
cpupower frequency-info
it follows by this:
You may need to install the following packages for this specific kernel:
linux-tools-4.0.0-040000-generic
linux-cloud-tools-4.0.0-040000-generic
Is there any chance to have it soon?
Thank’s!!
Guys, I am confused don’t you need to compile the kernel after the install?
I mean like with the command:
sudo make && make modules && make install && make modules_install
Regards,
Kanka76
I get the following errors when I try an installation of the headers DEB file:
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userXXXX@hostXXXX ~/Downloads $ sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-4.0.0-040000-generic_4.0.0-040000.201504121935_amd64.deb
[sudo] password for userXXXX:
Selecting previously unselected package linux-headers-4.0.0-040000-generic.
(Reading database … 243332 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack linux-headers-4.0.0-040000-generic_4.0.0-040000.201504121935_amd64.deb …
Unpacking linux-headers-4.0.0-040000-generic (4.0.0-040000.201504121935) …
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-headers-4.0.0-040000-generic:
linux-headers-4.0.0-040000-generic depends on linux-headers-4.0.0-040000; however:
Package linux-headers-4.0.0-040000 is not installed.
dpkg: error processing package linux-headers-4.0.0-040000-generic (–install):
dependency problems – leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
linux-headers-4.0.0-040000-generic
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Please advise. TIA.