Installing linux-lowlatency in Linux Mint 17.3 Cinnamon.

[SETHANATH]

Hi,

I would like to install linux-lowlatency in Linux Mint 17.3 Cinnamon. From "Update Manager", I can see that I have kernel 3.19.0-32 installed and is being used. I did the following command "sudo apt-get install linux-lowlatency linux-headers-lowlatency", and I could see that the installation was successful.

Afterward, I can see from grub-customizer now that I have these entries.
- Linux Mint 17.3 Cinnamon 64-bit, with Linux 3.19.0-32-generic.
- Linux Mint 17.3 Cinnamon 64-bit, with Linux 3.19.0-32-generic (recovery mode).
- Linux Mint 17.3 Cinnamon 64-bit, with Linux 3.13.0-88-lowlatency.
- Linux Mint 17.3 Cinnamon 64-bit, with Linux 3.13.0-88-lowlatency (recovery mode).

My question to you is, if I reboot my computer, I would be using the first entry with kernel 3.19.0-32-generic. However, I want to see and use kernel 3.19.0-32-lowlatency, instead.

I hope someone can help.

Please also note that while I was using the command "sudo apt-get install linux-lowlatency linux-headers-lowlatency", I could see that the kernel 3.13.0-88 were being used during the installation. I really believe that Linux Mint repositories were wrong and need to be corrected to point to the kernel 3.19.0-32.

Thank you.

[DeMus]

When you want to start option in the list do this:

Open a terminal and type:

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sudo gedit /etc/default/grub

Type your password and the text file is opened.
Almost at the top you see this:

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GRUB_DEFAULT=0
#GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT=0
GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT_QUIET=true
GRUB_TIMEOUT=1
GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR=`lsb_release -d -s 2>/dev/null || echo SolydXK`
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=""

Change

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GRUB_DEFAULT=0 in to GRUB_DEFAULT=2

Don't mind the other lines, they can be slightly different in your PC.

Save and close the file and type in the terminal:

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sudo update-grub

Now the next time you boot the computert it will start the 3rd item (computers start to count at 0, so nr 2 is the 3rd item) from the list.

[Laurent85]

Mint official kernel for 17.3 is version 3.19.0-32-generic only. Other kernels available from official repositories are supported by Ubuntu.

For a 3.19 low latency kernel series install package linux-lowlatency-lts-vivid
For a 4.2 low latency kernel series install package linux-lowlatency-lts-wily
For a 4.4 low latency kernel series install package linux-lowlatency-lts-xenial

[SETHANATH]

Thank you. I also notice that I can customize the option to boot from grub customizer as well.
Now, I only need to fix this kernel 3.19.0-32-generic to be 3.19.0-32-latency.

I hope someone can help.

[SETHANATH]

Thank you both of you. Everything works perfectly now.

[SETHANATH]

One more thing, please. I am also looking for linux-lowlatency-pae.
I tried the following command, but it did not work.

$ sudo apt-get install linux-lowlatency-pae-lts-vivid

Thanks.

[Laurent85]

Available low latency kernels have the PAE feature enabled.

[SETHANATH]

I see. A few more questions, please.

From "Linux Kernels - Update Manager", I used to see that I would have kernel locked to 3.19.0-32 year round. I could also see from the columns "Loaded", "Recommended", and "Installed" that they would be checked. However, after using this command '$ sudo apt-get install linux-lowlatency-lts-vivid', my OS would no longer lock the kernel to any same number, and it would keep upgrading. It actually was booted with kernel 3.19.0-64-lowlatency, just now. I also believe that my OS would not upgrade the kernel beyond 3.19 series.

Please help me understand this.

Thanks.

I also notice that by using lowlatency kernel my laptop screen would be super bright. I need to set the brightness to lower by the following command.

$ gksudo leafpad /etc/rc.local
and added the statement "echo 3 > /sys/class/backlight/acpi_video0/brightness" before the statement "exit 0".

[Laurent85]

However, after using this command '$ sudo apt-get install linux-lowlatency-lts-vivid', my OS would no longer lock the kernel to any same number, and it would keep upgrading.

When installing the meta package linux-lowlatency-lts-vivid the system installs kernel & headers 3.19.0-64-lowlatency as dependencies. When for some reasons Ubuntu update it's meta package kernel & headers installed are automatically updated. To avoid this behavior remove the meta packages, the system will stick to current kernel version installed:

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apt purge linux-lowlatency-lts-vivid linux-image-lowlatency-lts-vivid linux-headers-lowlatency-lts-vivid

[SETHANATH]

I see. Now, I got to keep kernel 3.19.0-64-lowlatency, which is perfect. However, since I am keeping lowlatency kernel, I think I should keep thermald as well. Would it still being used in the system, though, since I am seeing this "thermald is no longer required"? I would hope it is still working within the system.

$ apt purge linux-lowlatency-lts-vivid linux-image-lowlatency-lts-vivid linux-headers-lowlatency-lts-vivid
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following package was automatically installed and is no longer required:
thermald
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove it.
The following packages will be REMOVED:
linux-headers-lowlatency-lts-vivid* linux-image-lowlatency-lts-vivid*
linux-lowlatency-lts-vivid*
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 3 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
After this operation, 82.9 kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n]

I also notice that by using lowlatency kernel my laptop screen would be super bright. I need to set the brightness to lower by the following command.

$ gksudo leafpad /etc/rc.local
and added the statement "echo 3 > /sys/class/backlight/acpi_video0/brightness" before the statement "exit 0".

If I want to let developers know, how I should do this?

When installing the meta package linux-lowlatency-lts-vivid the system installs kernel & headers 3.19.0-64-lowlatency as dependencies. When for some reasons Ubuntu update it's meta package kernel & headers installed are automatically updated.

Such kernel update would still remain within its kernel series right, which is 3.19 in this case?

[Laurent85]

I see. Now, I got to keep kernel 3.19.0-64-lowlatency, which is perfect. However, since I am keeping lowlatency kernel, I think I should keep thermald as well. Would it still being used in the system, though, since I am seeing this "thermald is no longer required"? I would hope it is still working within the system.

Change thermald status to manually installed:

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apt install thermald

If I want to let developers know, how I should do this?

See this page https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs

Such kernel update would still remain within its kernel series right, which is 3.19 in this case?

Correct.

[DrM]

Mint official kernel for 17.3 is version 3.19.0-32-generic only. Other kernels available from official repositories are supported by Ubuntu.

For a 3.19 low latency kernel series install package linux-lowlatency-lts-vivid
For a 4.2 low latency kernel series install package linux-lowlatency-lts-wily
For a 4.4 low latency kernel series install package linux-lowlatency-lts-xenial

When I install the linux-lowlatency-lts-xxxx package, will the kernel always be sticked to low-latency when I upgrade the kernel to the newest version available within the Linux Mint's UpdateManager?