How To Install Kernel 3.10 On Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Debian and Derivates

n this article I will show you how to install Linux Kernel 3.10 on Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander, Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail, Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal, Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin, Linux Mint 16 Petra, Linux Mint 15 Olivia, Linux Mint 14 Nadia, Linux Mint 13 Maya, Debian Jessie, Debian Sid, Debian Wheezy, Debian Squeeze, Knoppix 7.2.0, Knoppix 7.1.0, Crunchbang OS and many other derivates.

Instructions for installing Kernel 3.10 on 32 bit Debian / Ubuntu based systems:

Download the needed packages:

$ wget -c kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10-saucy/linux-headers-3.10.0-031000_3.10.0-031000.201306301935_all.deb
$ wget -c kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10-saucy/linux-headers-3.10.0-031000-generic_3.10.0-031000.201306301935_i386.deb
$ wget -c kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10-saucy/linux-image-3.10.0-031000-generic_3.10.0-031000.201306301935_i386.deb

Install Kernel 3.10 on 32 bit Debian / Ubuntu based systems:

$ sudo dpkg -i *.deb

Instructions for installing Kernel 3.10 on 64 bit Debian / Ubuntu based systems:

Download the needed packages:

$ wget -c kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10-saucy/linux-headers-3.10.0-031000_3.10.0-031000.201306301935_all.deb
$ wget -c kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10-saucy/linux-headers-3.10.0-031000-generic_3.10.0-031000.201306301935_amd64.deb
$ wget -c kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10-saucy/linux-image-3.10.0-031000-generic_3.10.0-031000.201306301935_amd64.deb

Install Kernel 3.10 on 64 bit Debian / Ubuntu based systems:

$ sudo dpkg -i *.deb

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Linux Kernel 3.10.1 Released For Ubuntu/Linux Mint

 

Linux Kernel 3.10.1 is the first maintenance release of the kernel 3.10 series which has been made available recently bringing some minor updates and fixes.

Kernel 3.10.1 Fixes:

•     cpufreq: Fix cpufreq regression after suspend/resume
•     SCSI: sd: Fix parsing of 'temporary ' cache mode prefix
•     nfsd4: fix decoding of compounds across page boundaries
•     libceph: Fix NULL pointer dereference in auth client code

In this article, we will see how to install Linux 3.10.1 under Ubuntu/Linux Mint using a simple bash script that will facilitate the installation process, but if you want to install it manually go here.

Linux Kernel 3.10.1 Installation

Via the terminal, enter these commands:

cd /tmp 

wget http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/47950494/upubuntu/kernel-3.10.1 -O kernel-3.10.1 

chmod +x kernel-3.10.1 

sudo sh kernel-3.10.1 

sudo reboot

To remove it, run this:

sudo apt-get purge linux-image-3.10.1*