How to install Kernel 3.19 RC2 on Linux Ubuntu systems. You can install Kernel 3.19 RC2 on Ubuntu 14.10, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 12.04 and other Ubuntu Derivatives.
Kernel 3.19 RC2 comes with updated drivers and other powerful changes.
Install Kernel 3.19 RC2 On 32-Bit Ubuntu Systems
There are two steps to install Kernel 3.19 RC2 on Ubuntu Systems, download and install the packages. First step is to download the needed packages. Open Terminal and run the following commands to download the required packages:
cd /tmp
wget \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.19-rc2-vivid/linux-headers-3.19.0-031900rc2_3.19.0-031900rc2.201412290135_all.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.19-rc2-vivid/linux-headers-3.19.0-031900rc2-generic_3.19.0-031900rc2.201412290135_i386.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.19-rc2-vivid/linux-image-3.19.0-031900rc2-generic_3.19.0-031900rc2.201412290135_i386.deb
Once the required packages are downloaded, run the following command to install Kernel 3.19 RC2:
sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-3.19*.deb linux-image-3.19*.deb
Now after the Kernel 3.19 RC2 is successfully installed, restart the system manually or run the following command to reboot the systems:
sudo reboot
Install Kernel 3.19 RC2 On 64-Bit Ubuntu Systems
Open Terminal and run the following commands to download the required packages:
cd /tmp
wget \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.19-rc2-vivid/linux-headers-3.19.0-031900rc2_3.19.0-031900rc2.201412290135_all.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.19-rc2-vivid/linux-headers-3.19.0-031900rc2-generic_3.19.0-031900rc2.201412290135_amd64.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.19-rc2-vivid/linux-image-3.19.0-031900rc2-generic_3.19.0-031900rc2.201412290135_amd64.deb
Once the required packages are downloaded, run the following command to install Kernel 3.19 RC2:
sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-3.19*.deb linux-image-3.19*.deb
Now after the Kernel 3.19 RC2 is successfully installed, restart the system manually or run the following command to reboot the systems:
sudo reboot
Remove Kernel 3.19 RC2
If you want to remove the Kernel 3.19 RC2 from Ubuntu systems, run the following commands in Terminal:
sudo apt-get remove linux-header-3.19* linux-image-3.19*