Important Notes

  Warning: Outdated Content

This page contains information about an unsupported version of Ubuntu. This may not be compatible with the latest support versions of Ubuntu and could break things instead of fixing them.

Finally, it should be noted that this script will NOT automatically determine your system architecture, utilising only the amd64 packages for a 64bit system. ARM-type processors are not supported.

The Script

echo " " &&
echo "This script will attempt to install Linux Kernel 4.14.215 on this machine." &&
echo "Typically, your current version will be kept, and you will be able to ustilise it again later if Kernel 4.14 does not work." &&
echo " " &&
read -p "Press Enter to continue, or abort by pressing CTRL+C" nothing &&
echo " " &&
echo "Downloading Kernel 4.14.215 Packages" &&
echo "4 Files, ~64 MB to Download" &&
echo " " &&
echo "Creating Kernel Directory in Home folder" &&
echo " " &&
mkdir -p $HOME/howtoubuntu-kernel-4-14-215 &&
cd $HOME/howtoubuntu-kernel-4-14-215 &&
echo " " &&
echo "Downloading File 1 of 4, 10 MB" &&
echo " " &&
wget https://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.14.215/amd64/linux-headers-4.14.215-0504169_4.14.215-0504169.202112291237_all.deb &&
echo " " &&
echo "Downloading File 2 of 4, 1.0 MB" &&
echo " " &&
wget https://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.14.215/amd64/linux-headers-4.14.215-0504169-generic_4.14.215-0504169.202112291237_amd64.deb &&
echo " " &&
echo "Downloading File 3 of 4, 7.9 MB" &&
wget https://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.14.215/amd64/linux-image-unsigned-4.14.215-0504169-generic_4.14.215-0504169.202112291237_amd64.deb &&
echo " " &&
echo "Downloading File 4 of 4, 45 MB" &&
wget https://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.14.215/amd64/linux-modules-4.14.215-0504169-generic_4.14.215-0504169.202112291237_amd64.deb &&
echo " " &&
echo "Installing Kernel" &&
echo "This step will require you password." &&
echo "This is the last step you can safely cancel at." &&
echo "Use Ctrl+C to cancel." &&
echo " " &&
sudo dpkg -i *.deb &&
echo " " &&
echo "Installation Complete" &&
echo " " &&
read -p "Press Enter to Delete the Downloads, or CTRL+C to keep them." nothing &&
echo " " &&
sudo rm -rf $HOME/howtoubuntu-kernel-4-14-215