{"id":33079,"date":"2020-12-14T15:00:24","date_gmt":"2020-12-14T15:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=33079"},"modified":"2024-04-24T15:34:49","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T15:34:49","slug":"install-linux-kernel-5-10-ubuntu-linux-mint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2020\/12\/install-linux-kernel-5-10-ubuntu-linux-mint\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install Linux Kernel 5.10 LTS in Ubuntu \/ Linux Mint"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5727\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/kernel-icon-tux.png\" alt=\"Linux Kernel\" width=\"245\" height=\"250\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Linux Kernel 5.10 was released a day ago as the latest LTS (Long Term Support) release. Here&#8217;s how to install in Ubuntu &amp; Linux Mint.<\/p>\n<p>Linus Torvalds <a href=\"https:\/\/lkml.org\/lkml\/2020\/12\/13\/290\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced the release of Kernel 5.10<\/a>: &#8220;<i>Ok, here it is &#8211; 5.10 is tagged and pushed out. I pretty much always wish that the last week was even calmer than it was, and that&#8217;s true here too. There&#8217;s a fair amount of fixes in here, including a few last-minute reverts for things that didn&#8217;t get fixed, but nothing makes me go &#8220;we need another week&#8221;. Things look fairly normal.<\/i>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Kernel 5.10 features include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>New hardware support including Intel Rocket Lake and Alder Lake<\/li>\n<li>AMD Zen 3 temperature monitoring support.<\/li>\n<li>Raspberry Pi VC4 support<\/li>\n<li>The Creative Labs SoundBlaster AE-7 sound card support.<\/li>\n<li>Nintendo Switch controller support<\/li>\n<li>Initial support for NVIDIA Orin.<\/li>\n<li>AMDGPU DC display support for GCN 1.0 (Southern Islands) GPUs.<\/li>\n<li>And much more other changes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>How to Install Linux Kernel 5.10 in Ubuntu:<\/h4>\n<p><b>The <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.ubuntu.com\/Kernel\/MainlineBuilds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mainline build kernels<\/a> do not include any Ubuntu-provided drivers or patches. They are not supported and are not appropriate for production use.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>For a graphical tool to install mainline kernel packages, try <a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2020\/08\/mainline-install-latest-kernel-ubuntu-linux-mint\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ubuntu Mainline Kernel Installer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33080\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/umki-510.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/umki-510.png 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/umki-510-450x209.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>[\/ac-box]<\/p>\n<p>The mainline kernel packages for Linux 5.10 (<i>64-bit<\/i>) are now available for download at the link below:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kernel.ubuntu.com\/~kernel-ppa\/mainline\/v5.10\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Download Kernel 5.10<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Select <code>generic<\/code> for common system, and <code>lowlatency<\/code> for a low latency system (e.g. for recording audio):<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>linux-headers-5.10.0-xxxxxx_all.deb<\/li>\n<li>linux-headers-5.10.0-xxx-generic(\/lowlatency)_xxx_amd64.deb<\/li>\n<li>linux-modules-5.10.0-xxx-generic(\/lowlatency)_xxx_amd64.deb<\/li>\n<li>linux-image-xxx-5.10.0-xxx-generic(\/lowlatency)_xxx_amd64.deb<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Alternatively you can download and install the kernel binaries via terminal commands ( open terminal via <b>Ctrl+Alt+T<\/b>):<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border: none;\">cd \/tmp\/\r\n\r\nwget -c https:\/\/kernel.ubuntu.com\/~kernel-ppa\/mainline\/v5.10\/amd64\/linux-headers-5.10.0-051000_5.10.0-051000.202012132330_all.deb\r\n\r\nwget -c https:\/\/kernel.ubuntu.com\/~kernel-ppa\/mainline\/v5.10\/amd64\/linux-headers-5.10.0-051000-generic_5.10.0-051000.202012132330_amd64.deb\r\n\r\nwget -c https:\/\/kernel.ubuntu.com\/~kernel-ppa\/mainline\/v5.10\/amd64\/linux-image-unsigned-5.10.0-051000-generic_5.10.0-051000.202012132330_amd64.deb\r\n\r\nwget -c https:\/\/kernel.ubuntu.com\/~kernel-ppa\/mainline\/v5.10\/amd64\/linux-modules-5.10.0-051000-generic_5.10.0-051000.202012132330_amd64.deb\r\n\r\nsudo dpkg -i *.deb<\/pre>\n<p>Once installed, restart your computer and enjoy!<\/p>\n<p><b>Uninstall Linux Kernel 5.10:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Restart your machine and select boot with the previous kernel in boot menu \u2018Grub2 -&gt; Advanced Option for Ubuntu\u2019. Then run command to remove Linux Kernel 5.10:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border: none;\">sudo dpkg --purge linux-image-unsigned-5.10.0-051000-generic<\/pre>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Linux Kernel 5.10 was released a day ago as the latest LTS (Long Term Support) release. Here&#8217;s how to install in Ubuntu &amp; Linux Mint. Linus Torvalds announced the release of Kernel 5.10: &#8220;Ok, here it is &#8211; 5.10 is tagged and pushed out. 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