Linux Kernel 4.9 Now Unofficially Available for 64-bit systems, on Debian GNU/Linux 8.6 “Jessie,” Debian GNU/Linux 9 “Stretch” (a.k.a. Debian Testing), Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.10, Linux Mint 18, and recently released Linux Mint 18.1
Linux kernel is the essential part of any Linux operating system. It is responsible for resource allocation, low-level hardware interfaces, security, simple communications, basic file system management, and more. Written from scratch by Linus Torvalds (with help from various developers), Linux is a clone of the UNIX operating system. It is geared towards POSIX and Single UNIX Specification compliances.
Includes powerful features
Linux provides users with powerful features, such as true multitasking, multistack networking, shared copy-on-write executables, shared libraries, demand loading, virtual memory, and proper memory management.
Initially designed only for 386/486-based computers, now Linux supports a wide range of architectures, including 64-bit (IA64, AMD64), ARM, ARM64, DEC Alpha, MIPS, SUN Sparc, PowerPC, as well as Amiga and Atari machines.
As expected with any new Linux kernel release, Arne Exton forks it for distribution across all of its supported Linux-based operating systems. The first one to ship with the final Linux 4.9 kernel was ExTiX 17.0, but it looks like you can also install this custom kernel on various Ubuntu or Debian-based distros, including Linux Mint.
“I have compiled yet another Ubuntu/Debian kernel for 64-bit systems. This time kernel 4.9.0-11-exton, equivalent to kernel.org’s latest stable kernel 4.9 released 161211,” said Arne Exton in the announcement. “My self-compiled Ubuntu kernels can be used in all types of modern Ubuntu systems, including Mint.”
Here’s how to install Linux kernel 4.9 on Ubuntu, Debian, or Linux Mint
According to the developer, you can install and use his custom Linux 4.9 kernel, which appears to have been compiled only for 64-bit systems, on Debian GNU/Linux 8.6 “Jessie,” Debian GNU/Linux 9 “Stretch” (a.k.a. Debian Testing), Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.10, Linux Mint 18, and recently released Linux Mint 18.1, open terminal and follow this command :Download exton kernel :
wget http://www.exton.se/LINUX/ubuntu-kernel-64bit-4.9.0-11-exton.zip
Extract File kernel :
unzip ubuntu-kernel-64bit-4.9.0-11-exton.zip
Set Permission for kernel file :
sudo chmod +x ubuntu-kernel-64bit-4.9.0-11-exton
Change directory to install latest kernel :
cd ubuntu-kernel-64bit-4.9.0-11-exton/
sudo dpkg -i *.deb
Please a Few minuter untill installation is finished, and reboot your ubuntu system :
sudo reboot
and check ubuntu kernel version, open terminal and follow the command :
uname -a
The source is available now. Binary packages are in the process of being built, and will appear soon at their respective download locations.
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