Linux kernel 3.2 is with us: news and how to install it on Ubuntu

Better support Ext4 filesystem, an optimized TCP stack and support for thin provisioning in the Device Mapper are some of the most important news just released Linux Kernel 3.2 . The latest version of the kernel also brings with it a number of new drivers and improves, among other things, addressing cones graphics chips from Intel and NVIDIA hardware and wireless of devices Atheros and Broadcom. An update very rich, then, and I would recommend that you install on your Ubuntu.

Install the Kernel 3.2

To install the Kernel 3.2 on Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric, follow the following instructions:

Members i386 (32bit)

    mkdir ~/Scrivania/kernel

    cd ~/Scrivania/kernel

    wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.2-precise/linux-headers-3.2.0-030200_3.2.0-030200.201201042035_all.deb
    wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.2-precise/linux-headers-3.2.0-030200-generic_3.2.0-030200.201201042035_i386.deb
    wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.2-precise/linux-image-3.2.0-030200-generic_3.2.0-030200.201201042035_i386.deb

    sudo dpkg -i *.deb

    cd ..

    rm -r kernel/

Members amd64 (64bit)

    mkdir ~/Scrivania/kernel

    cd ~/Scrivania

    wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.2-precise/linux-headers-3.2.0-030200_3.2.0-030200.201201042035_all.deb
    wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.2-precise/linux-headers-3.2.0-030200-generic_3.2.0-030200.201201042035_amd64.deb
    wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.2-precise/linux-image-3.2.0-030200-generic_3.2.0-030200.201201042035_amd64.deb

    sudo dpkg -i *.deb

    cd ..

    rm -r kernel/

If instead you want to install the PAE kernel, then you will find the related deb packages this page. Easy is not it? Check the version and restart the system by typing in a terminal:

uname -r