Install Linux Kernel 3.14.17 On Ubuntu / LinuxMint / Debian

In this Tutorial I will show you how to Install the Latest version of Kernel 3.14.7 On Ubuntu 14.04LTS / 13.10 / 12.04LTS/ LinuxMint / Debian systems.

The Latest stable version of Kernel is 3.14.17 and it released on 12th June 2014

Installation steps

Step 1: Download the deb files directly using wget ,copy the below commands and paste it in terminal one by one according to your cpu architecture

For 32 bit systems

wget -c kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.14.7-utopic/linux-headers-3.14.7-031407_3.14.7-031407.201406111644_all.deb
wget -c kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.14.7-utopic/linux-headers-3.14.7-031407-generic_3.14.7-031407.201406111644_i386.deb
wget -c kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.14.7-utopic/linux-image-3.14.7-031407-generic_3.14.7-031407.201406111644_i386.deb

For 64 bit systems

wget -c kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.14.7-utopic/linux-headers-3.14.7-031407_3.14.7-031407.201406111644_all.deb
wget -c kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.14.7-utopic/linux-headers-3.14.7-031407-generic_3.14.7-031407.201406111644_amd64.deb
wget -c kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.14.7-utopic/linux-image-3.14.7-031407-generic_3.14.7-031407.201406111644_amd64.deb

Step 2: After successfull downloading  install it

sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-3.14.17* linux-image-3.14.17* .deb

Step 3:Verify installed Version

After successfull installation reboot the system,and check with uname. Your new kernel will be installed and set as default

Removing  Kernel 3.14.17

For removing the Kernel 3.14.17 run the below command in terminal or use synaptic package manager

sudo apt-get remove linux-headers-3.14.17* linux-image-3.14.17*