{"id":32634,"date":"2020-08-14T14:34:14","date_gmt":"2020-08-14T14:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=32634"},"modified":"2024-08-20T12:29:24","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T12:29:24","slug":"mainline-install-latest-kernel-ubuntu-linux-mint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2020\/08\/mainline-install-latest-kernel-ubuntu-linux-mint\/","title":{"rendered":"Mainline &#8211; Another Tool to Install Latest Kernel in Ubuntu \/ Linux Mint"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10282\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/software-icon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"245\" height=\"250\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Mainline is a graphical tool to install the latest mainline Kernel in Ubuntu, Linux Mint, and derivatives.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/bkw777\/mainline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mainline<\/a> (Ubuntu Mainline Kernel Installer) is an open-source fork of ukuu, which now is pay for use. It offers a simple interface with updated list of the \u201cmainline\u201d Kernels, allows to one-click install, remove, or purge Kernels in Ubuntu-based distributions.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-32635\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/mainline-kernel-installer.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/mainline-kernel-installer.png 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/mainline-kernel-installer-450x317.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Mainline features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fetches list of available kernels from <a href=\"http:\/\/kernel.ubuntu.com\/~kernel-ppa\/mainline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ubuntu Mainline PPA<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Optionally watches and displays notifications when a new kernel update is available<\/li>\n<li>Downloads and installs packages automatically<\/li>\n<li>Display available and installed kernels conveniently<\/li>\n<li>Install\/remove kernels from gui<\/li>\n<li>For each kernel, the related packages (headers &amp; modules) are installed or removed at the same time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>How to install Mainline in Ubuntu:<\/h4>\n<p><i>NOTE: The mainline kernels are provided by Ubuntu Kernel Team for testing and debugging purposes. They are not supported and are not appropriate for production use. You should only install these if they may fix a critical problem you\u2019re having with the current kernel. <\/i><\/p>\n<p>The software has an <a href=\"https:\/\/code.launchpad.net\/~cappelikan\/+archive\/ubuntu\/ppa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official PPA<\/a> so far contains packages for Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 24.04, and derivatives.<\/p>\n<p><b>1.)<\/b> To add the PPA, open <u>terminal<\/u> from system application launcher and run command:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border: none;\">sudo add-apt-repository ppa:cappelikan\/ppa<\/pre>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-32636\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/cappelikan-ppa.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/cappelikan-ppa.png 560w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/cappelikan-ppa-450x98.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>2.)<\/b> Then check updates and install the tool via commands:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border: none;\">sudo apt update\r\n\r\nsudo apt install mainline<\/pre>\n<h4>Uninstall:<\/h4>\n<p>To remove the PPA, run command:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border: none;\">sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:cappelikan\/ppa<\/pre>\n<p>To remove the Ubuntu Mainline Kernel Installer, run command:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border: none;\">sudo apt remove mainline<\/pre>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mainline is a graphical tool to install the latest mainline Kernel in Ubuntu, Linux Mint, and derivatives. 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