Download and install Linux Kernel 4.1.12 (Longterm Release) Terminal commands to install Linux Kernel 4.2.5 on 32/64 bit Ubuntu and Ubuntu Derivatives. Linux Kernel 4.1.12 is a Longterm release. It brings the following changes:
Linux Kernel 4.1.12 – Greg Kroah-Hartman, Tue Oct 27 09:52:28 2015 +0900
- sched/preempt, powerpc, kvm: Use need_resched() instead of should_resched()
- Function should_resched() is equal to (!preempt_count() && need_resched()).
- In preemptive kernel preempt_count here is non-zero because of vc->lock.
Also Read: Install Linux Kernel 4.2.5 (Stable) on Ubuntu 15.10, Ubuntu 14.04 & Derivatives
- Linux Kernel 4.2.5 is the most stable version of Kernel, released recently. The Linux Kernel 4.2.5 can be downloaded and installed on Ubuntu 15.10, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 15.04, Ubuntu 14.10 and Ubuntu Derivatives (both – 32 bit and 64 bit Systems).
Kernel 4.1.12: Longterm Release
Kernel Version: 4.1.12 (longterm)
Released: 2015-10-27
Download Source: linux-4.1.12.tar.xz
Terminal Commands to Install Linux Kernel 4.1.12
Run the following commands in Terminal to install Linux Kernel 4.1.12 on 32 bit Ubuntu and derivative systems:
$ cd /tmp
$ wget \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.1.12-wily/linux-headers-4.1.12-040112_4.1.12-040112.201510262131_all.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.1.12-wily/linux-headers-4.1.12-040112-generic_4.1.12-040112.201510262131_i386.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.1.12-wily/linux-image-4.1.12-040112-generic_4.1.12-040112.201510262131_i386.deb
$ sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-4.1*.deb linux-image-4.1*.deb
Run the following commands in Terminal to install Linux Kernel 4.1.12 on 64 bit Ubuntu and derivative systems:
$ cd /tmp
$ wget \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.1.12-wily/linux-headers-4.1.12-040112_4.1.12-040112.201510262131_all.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.1.12-wily/linux-headers-4.1.12-040112-generic_4.1.12-040112.201510262131_amd64.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.1.12-wily/linux-image-4.1.12-040112-generic_4.1.12-040112.201510262131_amd64.deb
$ sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-4.1*.deb linux-image-4.1*.deb
Uninstall Linux Kernel 4.2.5
If you wish to uninstall and remove the Linux Kernel 4.1.12 from Ubuntu Systems, run the following command.
$ sudo apt-get remove linux-header-4.1* linux-image-4.1*
Please update the system after installing or uninstalling any version of Kernel.