Install/Upgrade Linux Kernel 3.19 RC2 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 14.10, Ubuntu 15.04 and Linux Mint 17.1

Install/Upgrade Linux Kernel 3.19 RC2 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 14.10, Ubuntu  15.04 and Linux Mint 17.1

Linux kernel is the essential part of any Linux operating system. It is responsible for resource allocation, low-level hardware interfaces, security, simple communications, basic file system management, and more. Written from scratch by Linus Torvalds (with help from various developers), Linux is a clone of the UNIX operating system. It is geared towards POSIX and Single UNIX Specification compliances.

Linux Kernel 3.19 RC2 Changelog :

[regression] braino in "lustre: use is_root_inode()"
amdkfd: init aperture once per process
arm64: Replace set_arch_dma_coherent_ops with arch_setup_dma_ops
drm/i915: Invalidate media caches on gen7   
drm/i915: Force the CS stall for invalidate flushes
drm/i915: Disable PSMI sleep messages on all rings around context switches
ipmi: Finish cleanup of BMC attributes
ipmi: Fix compile issue with isspace()
nouveau: bring back legacy mmap handler
Merge branch 'msm-fixes-3.19' of git://people.freedesktop.org/~robclark/linux into drm-fixes
Merge tag 'topic/atomic-fixes-2014-12-17' of git://anongit.freedesktop.org/drm-intel into drm-fixes
Merge tag 'drm-intel-next-fixes-2014-12-17' of git://anongit.freedesktop.org/drm-intel into drm-fixes
Merge tag 'drm/tegra/for-3.19-rc1-fixes' of git://people.freedesktop.org/~tagr/linux into drm-fixes
Merge tag 'amdkfd-fixes-2014-12-23' of git://people.freedesktop.org/~gabbayo/linux into drm-fixes
Revert "drm/gem: Warn on illegal use of the dumb buffer interface v2"
agp: Fix up email address & attributions in AGP MODULE_AUTHOR tags
drm/i915: vlv: fix IRQ masking when uninstalling interrupts
drm/i915: move RPS PM_IER enabling to gen6_enable_rps_interrupts
drm/i915: sanitize RPS resetting during GPU reset

For more information on the major Linux Kernel Changes in the upcoming version 3.19 RC2 Vivid please consult this page.

To Install/Upgrade Linux Kernel 3.19 RC2 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 14.10, Ubuntu  15.04 and Linux Mint 17.1, Linux Mint 17, , open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands :

For Linux System 32 bit :

wget -c http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.19-rc2-vivid/linux-headers-3.19.0-031900rc2_3.19.0-031900rc2.201412290135_all.deb \ http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.19-rc2-vivid/linux-headers-3.19.0-031900rc2-generic_3.19.0-031900rc2.201412290135_i386.deb \ http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.19-rc2-vivid/linux-image-3.19.0-031900rc2-generic_3.19.0-031900rc2.201412290135_i386.deb

For Linux System 64 bit :

wget -c http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.19-rc2-vivid/linux-headers-3.19.0-031900rc2_3.19.0-031900rc2.201412290135_all.deb \ http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.19-rc2-vivid/linux-headers-3.19.0-031900rc2-generic_3.19.0-031900rc2.201412290135_amd64.deb \ http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.19-rc2-vivid/linux-image-3.19.0-031900rc2-generic_3.19.0-031900rc2.201412290135_amd64.deb

Install Linux Kernel 3.19 RC2 : 

sudo dpkg -i *.deb

Atfer install complete, update grub and reboot your computer and choose new kernel in grub :

sudo update-grub
sudo reboot

The source is available now. Binary packages are in the process of being built, and will appear soon at their respective download locations.

WARNING: Installing a new kernel may render your system unusable or unstable. If you proceed with the installation using the instructions below, make sure you back up any important data you have to an external hard drive.

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