How do I add the mainline kernel PPA?
Note: test/debug kernel versions higher than your default kernel, e.g. 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, etc. are only provided via deb files, not via this PPA.
You probably want to add this PPA-- the only active one the kernel team maintains -- containing the latest pre-proposed kernel for each release:
ppa:kernel-ppa/pre-proposed
To my knowledge there is no way to add that to the /etc/apt/sources.list
file
There is a script that can get the job done
https://github.com/GM-Script-Writer-62850/Ubuntu-Mainline-Kernel-Updater
Terminal Commands: (edit, more up to date info now in the readme at the above link)
cd /tmp
git clone git://github.com/GM-Script-Writer-62850/Ubuntu-Mainline-Kernel-Updater
bash Ubuntu-Mainline-Kernel-Updater/install
It will check for updates at login+60 seconds, you can check for updates at any time by running KernelUpdateChecker
use -h
or --help
with that for help output
You can use Ukuu (which stands for ‘Ubuntu Kernel Update Utility’) This straightforward desktop app help you install a new kernel in Ubuntu, Linux Mint, and other Ubuntu-based distributions, using the “mainline” kernels published by Canonical.
Installation:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:teejee2008/ppa
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install ukuu
Then run "ukuu" from your appplication starter and it will show you all stable kernels to choose from. If you want unstable rc-kernels, you can disable the "hide unstable and RC Releases" flag in settings