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How to Install Linux Kernel 5.0 on CentOS 7

Install Linux Kernel 5.0 on CentOS 7

Linus Torvalds the creator and the principal developer of the Linux kernel announced the release of Linux kernel version 5.0. This release increases the major kernel version number to 5. from 4.x. The new change does not mean anything and does not affect programs in any way. In this tutorial we will learn how to Install Linux Kernel 5.0 on CentOS 7.

Prerequisites

This article assumes you have at least basic knowledge of Linux, know how to use the shell, and most importantly, you host your site on your own VPS. The installation is quite simple and assumes you are running in the root account, if not you may need to add ‘sudo’ to the commands to get root privileges. I will show you through the step by step installation Linux Kernel 5.0 on a CentOS 7 server.

Install Linux Kernel 5.0 on CentOS 7

Step 1. First, let’s start by ensuring your system is up-to-date.

yum clean all
yum -y update

Step 2. Installing Linux Kernel 5.0 on CentOS.

ElRepo is a third-party repository for CentOS that allows upgrades to the latest kernel version from kernel.org. Add ELRepo repository to your CentOS 7 by running the commands below:

sudo yum install https://www.elrepo.org/elrepo-release-7.0-3.el7.elrepo.noarch.rpm
sudo rpm --import https://www.elrepo.org/RPM-GPG-KEY-elrepo.org

Once the repository has been enabled, you can use the following command to list the available kernel.related packages:

yum --disablerepo="*" --enablerepo="elrepo-kernel" list available

kernel-ml.x86_64                        5.0.0-1.el7.elrepo         elrepo-kernel
 kernel-ml-devel.x86_64                  5.0.0-1.el7.elrepo         elrepo-kernel
 kernel-ml-doc.noarch                    5.0.0-1.el7.elrepo         elrepo-kernel
 kernel-ml-headers.x86_64                5.0.0-1.el7.elrepo         elrepo-kernel
 kernel-ml-tools.x86_64                  5.0.0-1.el7.elrepo         elrepo-kernel
 kernel-ml-tools-libs.x86_64             5.0.0-1.el7.elrepo         elrepo-kernel
 kernel-ml-tools-libs-devel.x86_64       5.0.0-1.el7.elrepo         elrepo-kernel

Now that we have confirmed availability of Linux Kernel 5.0, we can proceed to install it:

sudo yum --enablerepo=elrepo-kernel install kernel-ml

Also install kernel-ml-devel,kernel-ml-headers,kernel-ml-tools,perf:

sudo yum -y --enablerepo=elrepo-kernel install kernel-ml-{devel,headers,perf}

Finally, reboot your machine to apply the latest kernel, and then select latest kernel from the menu as shown:

sudo reboot

Congratulation’s! You have successfully installed Linux Kernel. Thanks for using this tutorial for installing Linux Kernel on CentOS 7 system. For additional help or useful information, we recommend you to check the official Linux Kernel website.

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How to Install Linux Kernel 5.0 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Install Linux Kernel 5.0 on Ubuntu 18

Linus Torvalds the creator and the principal developer of the Linux kernel announced the release of Linux kernel version 5.0. This release increases the major kernel version number to 5. from 4.x. The new change does not mean anything and does not affect programs in any way.

This article assumes you have at least basic knowledge of Linux, know how to use the shell, and most importantly, you host your site on your own VPS. The installation is quite simple and assumes you are running in the root account, if not you may need to add ‘sudo’ to the commands to get root privileges. I will show you through the step by step installation Linux Kernel 5.0 on an Ubuntu 18.04 bionic beaver.

Install Linux Kernel 5.0 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Bionic Beaver

Step 1. First, make sure that all your system packages are up-to-date by running these following apt-get commands in the terminal.

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade

Step 2. Installing Linux Kernel 5.0 on Ubuntu.

First, download and install the kernel binaries via terminal commands:

### 64-bit OS ###
cd /tmp/
wget -c https://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v5.0/linux-headers-5.0.0-050000_5.0.0-050000.201903032031_all.deb
wget -c https://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v5.0/linux-headers-5.0.0-050000-generic_5.0.0-050000.201903032031_amd64.deb
wget -c https://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v5.0/linux-image-unsigned-5.0.0-050000-generic_5.0.0-050000.201903032031_amd64.deb
wget -c https://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v5.0/linux-modules-5.0.0-050000-generic_5.0.0-050000.201903032031_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i *.deb

### 32-bit OS ###
cd /tmp/
wget -c https://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v5.0/linux-headers-5.0.0-050000_5.0.0-050000.201903032031_all.deb
wget -c https://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v5.0/linux-headers-5.0.0-050000-generic_5.0.0-050000.201903032031_i386.deb
wget -c https://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v5.0/linux-image-5.0.0-050000-generic_5.0.0-050000.201903032031_i386.deb
wget -c https://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v5.0/linux-modules-5.0.0-050000-generic_5.0.0-050000.201903032031_i386.deb
sudo dpkg -i *.deb

After installation is finished, reboot your ubuntu system:

sudo reboot

And check linux kernel version:

uname -a

Congratulation’s! You have successfully installed Linux Kernel. Thanks for using this tutorial for installing Linux Kernel on Ubuntu system. For additional help or useful information, we recommend you to check the official Linux Kernel website.