Ubuntu 24.04 how update the kernel with an recent version ?

[aug7744]

Hello.
Thanks for reading my topic.
Ubuntu 24.04 use kernel 6.8.
However kernel current version is 6.11.
Running apt upgrade not update the kernel to new 6.11, but continue the 6.8 with new patches.
The PPA from Tuxinvader was good for Focal 20.04 and Jammy 22.04, but not more any updates in that PPA.
I remember accessing an site from Canonical having kernel current versions in format deb file for install, but I not remember where are that site.
Anyone known an secure link for download deb files being kernel current version to simple install in 24.04 ?

Have an nice week.

 

[KGIII]

Unless you need a kernel compiled for specific reasons, I'd just stick with Mainline...

GitHub - bkw777/mainline: Install mainline kernel packages from kernel.ubuntu.com

Install mainline kernel packages from kernel.ubuntu.com - bkw777/mainline

github.com

As always, do some research before diving in. I haven't played with it in ages but it was solid the last time I did. (I'm fine with whatever kenel. Stuff just works at my house.)

 

[KGIII]

Huh... The site went weird and wasn't refreshing to show that my post had gone through.

 

[Tolkem]

Be aware tho, if you have an Nvidia GPU, upgrading to a newer kernel will probably screw the drivers. I have that happened to me. Also, unless you have the latest hardware, and everything works just fine, there isn't really a need to upgrade the kernel. Newer features in newer kernels are aimed at newer hardware. I instead will use a different distro, to my knowledge, EndeavourOS and Nobara will have the latest kernel while offering the Nvidia driver OOTB, so you don't have to deal with that.

 

[aug7744]

@KGIII
Thanks for your reply.
I remember using that tool Mainline.
The site for download is

Index of /mainline

Here has the files I want to download =)
Thanks for showing the path !

@Tolkem
New kernel version has fixes for main features of kernel and new features used in any PC too.
Really has good distros doing that task in way more easy. However I not have time in moment for test other distros.
Also new kernel versions has fixes and new feature to the unfinished file system BTRFS being exactly the because I want to update the kernel.
BTRFS in paper is an amazing file system full of good features, but when happen an problem is one of more worst file system to fix the partition when the file system is damaged.
Not have time to test bcachefs. Reading the features is as being better than BTRFS. I need an try in future.

Have an nice week for all forum users.

 

[Tolkem]

Also new kernel versions has fixes and new feature to the unfinished file system BTRFS

Yeah, I'd completely forgotten BTRFS existed. I tried it a while back, and I liked it, problem is, IMHO, the one distro doing a great job in offering the best OOTB experience is openSUSE, or at least it was back when I tried it, but Leap is way behind in some pkg versions, like KDE, and tumbleweed didn't work that well for me. I do like zypper tho. I tried Fedora too, but at the moment it was kinda pain to properly set the partitions/volumes, since unlike Suse's installer which set them all for you, Fedora's didn't, again, back at the time I tried, don't know how it is right now. So yeah, newer kernels come with improvements for BTRFS as well as ext4. I guess I forgot the software part and focused only in the hardware part; new drivers for new stuff.

 

[aug7744]

Lubuntu Installation is simple to create and assign BTRFS partitions to OS.
However is better create BTRFS partitions using command line.
OS GUI Installation and disk tools use few options when creating BTRFS.

 

[Aristarchus]

I would suggest to look at kernel changelog. Newer kernel may not offer anything interesting for your hardware. Also some new features may not be enabled or may not be activated with the best settings for your hardware.
If your distro supports BTRFS out of the box, you can prepare you disk with whatever format swithes you want and install OS. Or if installer lets you drop to command line, you can format disk from installer.

 

[aug7744]

I have tested mainline kernel. Unhappily are unsigned and so does problems when installing softwares requiring kernel signed. Not any use for me.
Unhappily Tuxinvader not has updated the PPA kernel files. I not see searching in internet any kernel update compiled in deb format ready to be installed in Ubuntu.