Hi everyone,
Is there away from within LMDE to upgrade the kernal to a newer version?
Thanks,
Jeff
[SOLVED] Updating the kernal
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LMDE 2 has reached end of support as of 1-1-2019
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[SOLVED] Updating the kernal
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Re: Updating the kernal
If you use
you should go to kernel 2.6.38.
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sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
Re: Updating the kernal
If you want to use a newer kernel than 2.6.38, there's Liquorix.
Enter this in Terminal and press Enter:
A text editor opens. Paste this line and save the file:
Then run this in Terminal:
You can copy/paste this but please note that the Paste command in terminal is Ctrl-Shift-V and not Ctrl-V.
You will now get the Liquorix kernel in the updates.
Enter this in Terminal and press Enter:
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gksu gedit /etc/apt/sources.list.d/liquorix.list
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deb http://liquorix.net/debian sid main
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apt-get install '^liquorix-([^-]+-)?keyring.?'
You will now get the Liquorix kernel in the updates.
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Re: Updating the kernal
Thanks guys
I am now using kernal 2.6.38 by following nunil's instructions.
AlbertP,
I am new to Linux so I will look at Liqourix when I have a bit more experience
I am now using kernal 2.6.38 by following nunil's instructions.
AlbertP,
I am new to Linux so I will look at Liqourix when I have a bit more experience