The latest Linux Kernel LTS 3.10.20 has been released recently. All users of the 3.10 kernel series must upgrade. This tutorial shows how to upgrade it in Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.04, and Linux Mint.

Kernel 3.10.20 LTS contains mostly USB, AlSA, Network fixes and drivers updates. For details, read the official announcement.

Install / Upgrade kernel 3.10.20

First, press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, run commands below one by one to Download the DEBs from kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa:

For 32 bit system:

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10.20-saucy/linux-headers-3.10.20-031020-generic_3.10.20-031020.201311201536_i386.deb

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10.20-saucy/linux-headers-3.10.20-031020_3.10.20-031020.201311201536_all.deb

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10.20-saucy/linux-image-3.10.20-031020-generic_3.10.20-031020.201311201536_i386.deb

For 64 bit system:

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10.20-saucy/linux-headers-3.10.20-031020-generic_3.10.20-031020.201311201536_amd64.deb

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10.20-saucy/linux-headers-3.10.20-031020_3.10.20-031020.201311201536_all.deb

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10.20-saucy/linux-image-3.10.20-031020-generic_3.10.20-031020.201311201536_amd64.deb

After that, install them via:

sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-3.10.20-*.deb linux-image-3.10.20-*.deb

Restart your computer and done.

If for some reason this kernel does not work properly, boot into previous kernel and run command to remove Linux Kernel 3.10.20:

sudo apt-get purge linux-headers-3.10.20-* linux-image-3.10.20-*

The latest Linux Kernel LTS 3.10.19 has been released today. All users of Kernel 3.10 series are urged to upgrade as soon as possible.

Linux Kernel 3.10.19 brings a few driver updates and fixes. See the official announcement for more details.

If you’re using Kernel 3.10 on Ubuntu, Linux Mint, or Debian based system, you can follow the steps below to install or upgrade to Linux Kernel 3.10.19:

1. Press Ctrl+Alt+T on your keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, run commands below one by one to download the DEBs:

For 32 bit system:

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10.19-saucy/linux-headers-3.10.19-031019-generic_3.10.19-031019.201311122235_i386.deb

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10.19-saucy/linux-headers-3.10.19-031019_3.10.19-031019.201311122235_all.deb

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10.19-saucy/linux-image-3.10.19-031019-generic_3.10.19-031019.201311122235_i386.deb

For 64 bit system:

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10.19-saucy/linux-headers-3.10.19-031019-generic_3.10.19-031019.201311122235_amd64.deb

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10.19-saucy/linux-headers-3.10.19-031019_3.10.19-031019.201311122235_all.deb

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10.19-saucy/linux-image-3.10.19-031019-generic_3.10.19-031019.201311122235_amd64.deb

2. Run commands to install the DEBs:

sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-3.10.19-*.deb linux-image-3.10.19-*.deb

Restart your computer and done.

If for some reason, this kernel does not work properly on your machine. Boot into previous kernel from Grub and run command to remove Linux Kernel 3.10.19:

sudo apt-get purge linux-headers-3.10.19-* linux-image-3.10.19-*

You can also download & install the Kernel Debs from Ubuntu Kernel page if you’re not comfortable with command line.

The Latest Long Time Support Linux Kernel 3.10.17 has been released. All users of Kernel 3.10 series are urged to upgrade as soon as possible. Here’s how to do it in Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.10, Ubuntu 12.04 and Linux Mint 13 / 14 / 15 /16.

Linux Kernel 3.10.17 includes architecture updates, including arc, ARM, mips, parisc, PowerPC, s390, SPARC and x86, various Radeon and Intel i915 updates, some Btrfs and EXT4 filesystem fixes, and sound improvements. See official release announcement.

Install / Upgrade Kernel 3.10.17:

Press Ctrl+Alt+T on your keyboard to open terminal. Follow the steps below by copying and pasting the commands into terminal and hit run.

1. Download the DEBs from kernel PPA:

For 32-bit system:

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10.17-saucy/linux-headers-3.10.17-031017-generic_3.10.17-031017.201310181435_i386.deb

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10.17-saucy/linux-headers-3.10.17-031017_3.10.17-031017.201310181435_all.deb

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10.17-saucy/linux-image-3.10.17-031017-generic_3.10.17-031017.201310181435_i386.deb

2. For 64-bit system:

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10.17-saucy/linux-headers-3.10.17-031017-generic_3.10.17-031017.201310181435_amd64.deb

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10.17-saucy/linux-headers-3.10.17-031017_3.10.17-031017.201310181435_all.deb

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10.17-saucy/linux-image-3.10.17-031017-generic_3.10.17-031017.201310181435_amd64.deb

3. Install the downloaded packages to upgrade kernel:

sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-3.10.17-*.deb linux-image-3.10.17*.deb

4. Restart your computer and done.

5. If something goes wrong, run command below to remove Linux Kernel 3.10.17:

sudo apt-get purge linux-image-3.10.17-*