Kernel Updates

[wosco]

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Hi All

I have come over to Linux Mint 12 Lisa AMD64x from Ubuntu 10.04, and am loving it.

I have the Kernel 3.0.0-12, and am unsure if this is the latest,

2 questions
- do new kernels come through regularly in Mint as they did in Ubuntu. If not how do you update to the latest kernels, is it via the repository? Have posted a snapshot of my repository.

- and when running update manager it is unbeleiveably slow checking updates particularly from "archive.ubuntu.oneiric" like about 16kb/s is this normal my link is 5.5mb/s

Thanks in advance
wosco

[wosco]

Did I ask a stupid question?

[Stel]

Did I ask a stupid question?

There is not such a thing as a "stupid question"

Click on the mint update icon , go to edit, then preferences and check level 5 updates to enable them. After that, the available Kernel updates will appear. You can always update the kernel through the Synaptic package manager as well.

[wosco]

Hi Stel

Thanks for responding, have enabled level 5 updates as per your suggestion, will see if any new kernels appear, maybe 3.0.0-12-generic is the latest stable availabe for mint 12 we will see

appreciate your time

Regards
wosco

[melbo]

You can try this to grab the latest 3.3.6 viewtopic.php?f=42&t=40185
It won't remove your current kernel so you can always fall back if it (for some reason) doesn't work.

[wosco]

Hi Melbo,

Thanks for the link, much appreciated, I'll give it try

wosco