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Kernel 2.6.20

Asked by Shane

How can I get and install the new 2.6.20 Linux kernel for Ubuntu 6.10. Is it even possible?

Thanks in advance

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Best Roberto Rosario (roberto-rosario-gonzalez) said : 		#1

The kernel 2.6.20 is available under Feisty Fawn, which means is will be declared stable once Feisty leaves beta status. So far I don't think it has been backported. In the mean time you can add this line to /etc/apt/sources.list:

deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ feisty main restricted

then do an apt-get update
apt-get install linux-386 linux-image-386 or
apt-get install linux-generic linux-image-generic

don't remove you old kernels to recover in case of boot failure with 2.6.20.
Once everything works OK, you can remove the line from /etc/apt/sources.list and keep using 6.10 with the upgraded kernel or upgrade your entire Ubuntu to Feisty.

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Shane (nightfader) said : 		#2

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