{"id":2483,"date":"2013-12-09T04:35:12","date_gmt":"2013-12-09T04:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=2483"},"modified":"2013-12-09T04:35:12","modified_gmt":"2013-12-09T04:35:12","slug":"kernel-3-12-4-install-upgrade-ubuntu-linux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2013\/12\/kernel-3-12-4-install-upgrade-ubuntu-linux\/","title":{"rendered":"Kernel 3.12.4 released, Install \/ Upgrade in Ubuntu Linux Mint"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/LinuxKernelLogo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/LinuxKernelLogo.jpg\" alt=\"Linux Kernel 3.11.4\" width=\"260\" height=\"224\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1838\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Linux Kernel 3.12.4<\/b> was released recently. It brings many updated drivers (HID, ISDN, Radeon, Ethernet, Wireless), several IPv4 and IPv6 fixes, as well as multiple networking improvements. See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kernel.org\/pub\/linux\/kernel\/v3.x\/ChangeLog-3.12.4\" target=\"_blank\">the changelog<\/a> for details.<\/p>\n<p>Linux Kernel 3.12.4 is quite big release and all users of this Kernel series are urged to upgrade as soon as possible. Here&#8217;s how to do it in Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.10, Ubuntu 12.04, Linux Mint and their derivatives.<\/p>\n<h3>Install \/ Upgrade Kernel 3.12.4<\/h3>\n<p><b>1. Download the DEBs<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The DEB packages has been made into Ubuntu Kernel page, you can download them at <a href=\"http:\/\/kernel.ubuntu.com\/~kernel-ppa\/mainline\/v3.12.4-trusty\/\" title=\"Kernel 3.12.4 DEB download page\" target=\"_blank\">this page<\/a>. Or press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open terminal, and run commands below one by one:<\/p>\n<p>For 32 bit system:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">cd ~\/Downloads\/\n\nwget http:\/\/kernel.ubuntu.com\/~kernel-ppa\/mainline\/v3.12.4-trusty\/linux-headers-3.12.4-031204-generic_3.12.4-031204.201312081207_i386.deb\n\nwget http:\/\/kernel.ubuntu.com\/~kernel-ppa\/mainline\/v3.12.4-trusty\/linux-headers-3.12.4-031204_3.12.4-031204.201312081207_all.deb\n\nwget http:\/\/kernel.ubuntu.com\/~kernel-ppa\/mainline\/v3.12.4-trusty\/linux-image-3.12.4-031204-generic_3.12.4-031204.201312081207_i386.deb<\/pre>\n<p>For 64 bit system:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">cd ~\/Downloads\/\n\nwget http:\/\/kernel.ubuntu.com\/~kernel-ppa\/mainline\/v3.12.4-trusty\/linux-headers-3.12.4-031204-generic_3.12.4-031204.201312081207_amd64.deb\n\nwget http:\/\/kernel.ubuntu.com\/~kernel-ppa\/mainline\/v3.12.4-trusty\/linux-headers-3.12.4-031204_3.12.4-031204.201312081207_all.deb\n\nwget http:\/\/kernel.ubuntu.com\/~kernel-ppa\/mainline\/v3.12.4-trusty\/linux-image-3.12.4-031204-generic_3.12.4-031204.201312081207_amd64.deb<\/pre>\n<p><b>2. Install the Kernel<\/b><\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">cd ~\/Downloads\/ && sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-3.12.4-*.deb linux-image-3.12.4-*.deb<\/pre>\n<p>Once installed, restart your computer and done.<\/p>\n<p>NOTE: Any drivers not part of the main kernel tree (which of course includes proprietary drivers) must be rebuilt for new kernel versions as internal kernel interfaces may have changed.<\/p>\n<p>If for some reason this kernel does not work properly for you, restart and boot into Grub -> Advanced -> select previous kernel. Then remove Linux Kernel 3.12.4 via commands below:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo apt-get purge linux-headers-3.12.4-* linux-image-3.12.4-*<\/pre>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Linux Kernel 3.12.4 was released recently. It brings many updated drivers (HID, ISDN, Radeon, Ethernet, Wireless), several IPv4 and IPv6 fixes, as well as multiple networking improvements. See the changelog for details. Linux Kernel 3.12.4 is quite big release and all users of this Kernel series are urged to upgrade as soon as possible. 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