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Ubuntu Linux Kernel 3.8 installation guide

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This short walkthrough describes how to get the linux kernel version 3.8 (latest at the moment of writing) working under Ubuntu Linux without having to compile it yourself.

This guide should work with the latest version of Ubuntu Linux and most Ubuntu-based distributions including Mint. The included kernel files have been compiled using the generic Ubuntu configuration.

Installation Guide

  1. Download the kernel headers package;

    linux-headers-3.8.0-030800_3.8.0-030800.201302181935_all.deb
  2. And the appropriate package for your system
  3. And the accompanying compiled kernel image;
  4. Extra files;
  5. Install the files in the same order as downloaded above.
  6. In the terminal run:

    sudo update-grub
  7. Reboot and select the kernel from the bootloader menu

The source can be found on www.kernel.org

Fedora Linux – Ramoonus Edition

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This guide describes my customisations done to improve the Fedora Linux to my preferences.

Open the terminal and run:

sudo su
yum localinstall --nogpgcheck -y http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-stable.noarch.rpm http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-stable.noarch.rpm
rpm -ivh http://linuxdownload.adobe.com/adobe-release/adobe-release-i386-1.0-1.noarch.rpm
yum install -y presto wget
yum update
yum install -y AdobeReader_enu dkms java redhat-lsb redhat-lsb-graphics redhat-lsb-printing flash-plugin pidgin google-chrome-stable Firefox   msttcorefonts

Ubuntu Linux Kernel 3.7 installation guide for ARM

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This guide explains how to install the Ubuntu Linux Kernel 3.7.0 on an ARM system using the ArmHardFloatPort.

Installation Guide

  1. Download the kernel headers package;  linux-headers-3.7.0-030700_3.7.0-030700.201212102335_all.deb
  2. And the appropriate package for your system; linux-headers-3.7.0-030700-omap_3.7.0-030700.201212102335_armhf.deb
  3. And the accompanying compiled kernel image; linux-image-3.7.0-030700-omap_3.7.0-030700.201212102335_armhf.deb
  4. Install the files in the same order as above.
  5. In the terminal run:

    sudo update-grub
  6. Reboot and select the kernel from the bootloader menu

The source can be found on www.kernel.org

Ubuntu Linux Kernel 3.7 installation guide

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This short walkthrough describes how to get the linux kernel version 3.7 (latest at the moment of writing) working under Ubuntu Linux without having to compile it yourself.

This guide should work with the latest version of Ubuntu Linux and most Ubuntu-based distributions including Mint. The included kernel files have been compiled using the generic Ubuntu configuration.

Installation Guide

  1. Download the kernel headers package;

    linux-headers-3.7.0-030700_3.7.0-030700.201212102335_all.deb
  2. And the appropriate package for your system
  3. And the accompanying compiled kernel image;
  4. Extra files;
  5. Install the files in the same order as above.
  6. In the terminal run:

    sudo update-grub
  7. Reboot and select the kernel from the bootloader menu

The source can be found on www.kernel.org

Linux Kernel 3.6 installation guide for Ubuntu Linux

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This short walkthrough describes how to get the linux kernel version 3.6 (latest at the moment of writing) working under Ubuntu Linux without having to compile it yourself.

This guide should work with the latest version of Ubuntu Linux and most Ubuntu-based distributions including Mint.

The included kernel files have been compiled using the generic Ubuntu configuration.

Note: ATI, Intel and NVIDIA drivers are automatically installed using DKMS, if you have these drivers installed and are up-to-date. This is not a guarantee!

Installation Guide

  1. Download the kernel headers package;

    linux-headers-3.6.0-030600_3.6.0-030600.201209302035_all.deb
  2. And the appropriate package for your system
  3. And the accompanying compiled kernel image;
  4. Extra files;
  5. Install the files in the same order as above.
  6. In the terminal run:

    sudo update-grub
  7. Reboot and select the kernel from the bootloader menu

The source can be found on www.kernel.org