How To Update and Upgrade the Linux Kernel v.2

The summer vacationing, and coding, depending on your preference, is almost wrapped up. So I am here with another great article and to write some more tech articles. I’d like to write about the linux kernel, as I’ve installed Linux Mint 22.1 xia and am having a great time with this Linux OS. Ok, here it is.

As you may have noticed, I wrote an article on how to upgrade the linux kernel a while ago. However, this time it’s a bit nicer with the current version of Linux Mint 22.1 xia. Over the years I’ve noticed that linux kernels are getting easier to install, however, with newer versions, they sometimes have issues, especially when configuring them with graphics/ai/cuda drivers.

1. Install a new Linux Mint 22.1 xia, update, upgrade, when ready, do the following.

Install the compiler so the Linux Kernel will install nicely with the build-essential package.

sudo apt install build-essential

2. Download the version of the linux kernel you prefer. As of this writing, I selected linux kernel version 6.16.3

3. From the folder with the downloaded following files, downloaded from the website https://kernel.ubuntu.com/mainline/

linux-headers-6.16.3-061603-generic_6.16.3-061603.202508231538_amd64.deb
linux-headers-6.16.3-061603_6.16.3-061603.202508231538_all.deb
linux-image-unsigned-6.16.3-061603-generic_6.16.3-061603.202508231538_amd64.deb
linux-modules-6.16.3-061603-generic_6.16.3-061603.202508231538_amd64.deb

Now run this statement to install the Linux Kernel.

sudo dpkg -i ./linux*.deb

4. Now restart the computer for the Linux Kernel to take effect.

5. After the computer restarts, then the run the following statement to display the linux kernel version.

uname -r

And that’s it, it’s a smooth way to get Linux Mint 22.1 xia installed and utilize a latest linux kernel.

As always,

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