{"id":7461,"date":"2018-01-29T11:10:44","date_gmt":"2018-01-29T11:10:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=7461"},"modified":"2018-01-29T11:10:44","modified_gmt":"2018-01-29T11:10:44","slug":"install-linux-kernel-4-15-in-ubuntu-linux-mint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2018\/01\/install-linux-kernel-4-15-in-ubuntu-linux-mint\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install Linux Kernel 4.15 in Ubuntu \/ Linux Mint"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/kernel-icon-tux.png\" alt=\"Linux Kernel\" width=\"245\" height=\"250\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5727\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After 9 release candidates, Linux Kernel 4.15 stable was finally announced earlier today. Kernel 4.15 is the first to be fully patched against the Meltdown and Spectre security vulnerabilities.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<i>After a release cycle that was unusual in so many (bad) ways, this last week was really pleasant. Quiet and small, and no last-minutepanics, just small fixes for various issues. I never got a feeling that I&#8217;d need to extend things by yet another week, and 4.15 looks fine to me.<\/i>&#8220;, Linus Torvalds <a href=\"http:\/\/lkml.iu.edu\/hypermail\/linux\/kernel\/1801.3\/02794.html\" target=\"_blank\">announced<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s new in Kernel 4.15:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>support for the RISC-V architecture<\/li>\n<li>support for AMD Secure Encrypted Virtualization<\/li>\n<li>support for the User-Mode Instruction Prevention feature on Intel CPUs<\/li>\n<li>DRM leasing support for benefiting VR use-cases on Linux.<\/li>\n<li>The HTC Vive VR headset treated &#8220;Non-Desktop&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Intel Coffee Lake graphics are now considered stable<\/li>\n<li>Nouveau driver adds support for GeForce GTX 1000 &#8220;Pascal&#8221; temperature monitoring.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>How to Install Kernel 4.15 in Ubuntu:<\/h4>\n<p>Other than using a graphical tool <a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2017\/02\/ukuu-install-latest-kernels-ubuntu-linux-mint\/\" target=\"_blank\">UKUU<\/a> to install the latest mainline kernel packages, following steps will tell you how to manually download and install it in all current Ubuntu releases.<\/p>\n<div class=\"arconix-box arconix-box-red\"><i class='fa fa-2x pull-left fa-exclamation-triangle'><\/i><div class=\"arconix-box-content\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.ubuntu.com\/Kernel\/MainlineBuilds\" target=\"_blank\">mainline kernels<\/a> do not include any Ubuntu-provided drivers or patches. They are not supported and are not appropriate for production use.<\/div><\/div>\n<p>The mainline kernel PPA has made the new kernel binaries for Ubuntu, available for download at the link below:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><a href='http:\/\/kernel.ubuntu.com\/~kernel-ppa\/mainline\/v4.15\/' class='arconix-button arconix-button-medium arconix-button-gray' target=\"_blank\" >Download Kernel 4.15 (.deb)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Depends on your OS type, download and install the packages in turns:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>linux-headers-4.15.0-xxxxxx_all.deb<\/li>\n<li>linux-headers-4.15.0-xxx-generic(\/lowlatency)_xxx_amd64(\/i386).deb<\/li>\n<li>linux-image-4.15.0-xxx-generic(\/lowlatency)_xxx_amd64(\/i386).deb<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><i>Select <code>generic<\/code> for common system, and <code>lowlatency<\/code> for a low latency system (e.g. for recording audio), <code>amd64<\/code> for 64bit system, <code>i386<\/code> for 32bit system, or armhf, arm64, etc for other OS types.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>To get the Kernel 4.15 from the command console, run the commands below one by one:<\/p>\n<p>For 64-bit OS:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">cd \/tmp\/\r\n\r\nwget http:\/\/kernel.ubuntu.com\/~kernel-ppa\/mainline\/v4.15\/linux-headers-4.15.0-041500_4.15.0-041500.201801282230_all.deb\r\n\r\nwget http:\/\/kernel.ubuntu.com\/~kernel-ppa\/mainline\/v4.15\/linux-headers-4.15.0-041500-generic_4.15.0-041500.201801282230_amd64.deb\r\n\r\nwget http:\/\/kernel.ubuntu.com\/~kernel-ppa\/mainline\/v4.15\/linux-image-4.15.0-041500-generic_4.15.0-041500.201801282230_amd64.deb\r\n\r\nsudo dpkg -i *.deb<\/pre>\n<p>for 32-bit OS:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">cd \/tmp\/\r\n\r\nwget http:\/\/kernel.ubuntu.com\/~kernel-ppa\/mainline\/v4.15\/linux-headers-4.15.0-041500_4.15.0-041500.201801282230_all.deb\r\n\r\nwget http:\/\/kernel.ubuntu.com\/~kernel-ppa\/mainline\/v4.15\/linux-headers-4.15.0-041500-generic_4.15.0-041500.201801282230_i386.deb\r\n\r\nwget http:\/\/kernel.ubuntu.com\/~kernel-ppa\/mainline\/v4.15\/linux-image-4.15.0-041500-generic_4.15.0-041500.201801282230_i386.deb\r\n\r\nsudo dpkg -i *.deb<\/pre>\n<p>After installed these .debs, restart and enjoy!<\/p>\n<p><b>Uninstall Linux Kernel 4.15:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Start\/restart your machine and select boot with the previous kernel in Grub2 -> Advanced menu. Then use Ubuntu Tweak, or other system tool to remove the Kernel 4.15, or you may see <a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2016\/05\/remove-old-kernels-ubuntu-16-04\/\" target=\"_blank\">this how to remove old kernels tutorial<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After 9 release candidates, Linux Kernel 4.15 stable was finally announced earlier today. Kernel 4.15 is the first to be fully patched against the Meltdown and Spectre security vulnerabilities. &#8220;After a release cycle that was unusual in so many (bad) ways, this last week was really pleasant. 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