03 May 2012

How To Install Linux kernel 3.3.4 Under Ubuntu 12.04/11.10



A stable version of Linux kernel 3.3.4 has been released since few hours. In this page we will help you install Linux kernel 3.3.4 under a system running Ubuntu 12.04/11.10 or older. But before showing you the installation, here are some new changes in this latest stable release:

  • Improved support for ARM architectures.
  • More device drivers and improved support for EFI boot.
  • Improved support for EXT4 and Btrfs file-system modules.

For full change log, check this page.

Linux kernel 3.3.4 Installation



Ubuntu (i386 / 32-bit):

Open the terminal and run these commands to install Linux kernel 3.3.4 on systems with PAE support:

cd /tmp && wget -O linux-headers-3.3.4_all.deb http://goo.gl/TchWu


sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-3.3.4_all.deb


cd /tmp && wget -O linux-headers-3.3.4-generic-pae_i386.deb http://goo.gl/qLYC1


sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-3.3.4-generic-pae_i386.deb


cd /tmp && wget -O linux-image-3.3.4-generic-pae_i386.deb http://goo.gl/QST6K


sudo dpkg -i linux-image-3.3.4-generic-pae_i386.deb
 
Ubuntu (amd64 / 64-bit)

For 64-bit systems, you can install Linux kernel 3.3.4 with these commands:

cd /tmp && wget -O linux-headers-3.3.4_all.deb http://goo.gl/TchWu


sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-3.3.4_all.deb


cd /tmp && wget -O linux-headers-3.3.4-generic_amd64.deb http://goo.gl/qJcW4


sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-3.3.4-generic_amd64.deb


cd /tmp && wget -O linux-image-3.3.4-generic_amd64.deb http://goo.gl/arQWv


sudo dpkg -i linux-image-3.3.4-generic_amd64.deb


For non-PAE systems, you can install Linux kernel 3.3.4 with these commands:

cd /tmp && wget -O linux-headers-3.3.4_all.deb http://goo.gl/TchWu


sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-3.3.4_all.deb


cd /tmp && wget -O linux-headers-3.3.4-generic_i386.deb http://goo.gl/Z2RO6


sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-3.3.4-generic_i386.deb


cd /tmp && wget -O linux-image-3.3.4-generic_i386.deb http://goo.gl/Bu9Df


sudo dpkg -i linux-image-3.3.4-generic_i386.deb

When you finish, reboot your system and check your current kernel version with this command:

 uname -r

Outputs returned:

3.3.4-030304-generic-pae