Kernel 5.7-rc5 has been released. Here is how to install Kernel headers in Linux Ubuntu Systems; terminal commands to update and install Kernel in Linux Ubuntu.
Announcing the release of Kernel 5.7 rc5, Linus Torvalds writes:
“So we’ve had a calm release so far, with most of the rc’s up until now smaller than average. That changes with rc5, which is still pretty much in line with historical data, but rather than being slightly on the small side, it is slightly larger than average for this time in the release cycle. And for once, this is not really a source of concern for me.
Because as mentioned last weekend for the rc4 release, the last rc was likely smaller simply because that week hadn’t seen any networking updates, nor some of the usual driver pull requests. So 5.7-rc5 is a bit larger than the last few rc5’s have been – but it was something I was expecting simply because of some pent-up pull requests that came in this week rather than the week before. And while being slightly larger than usual, it’s by no means outrageously so.
It may have set a new record for number of non-merge commits in the 5.x series, but it did so by one single measly commit: 300 commits in 5.7-rc5 vs 299 commits in 5.6-rc5 (while the average for this time in the release cycle hovers just over 200). So nothing in here looks all that worrisome. The diffstat looks fairly nice and flat, and the slightly elevated commit count does seem to be just the usual timing fluctuation.
The changes are spread out, with nothing really dominating. Drivers, networking, arch updates, kvm, tooling, documentation.. A little bit of everything, and nothing that looks outrageous. We’ll see what the next few weeks bring, but at least for now it all feels normal, and like the 5.7 release is tracking well.
So please keep testing, and if you haven’t dared a 5.7 pre-release kernel yet, we’re well into the “things look calm and safe to test” time. I dare you all to prove me wrong. Go ahead, make my day ;)”
Install Kernel 5.7 RC5
Run the following commands in terminal to install Kernel 5.7 rc5 {on 64 bit systems}:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
wget -c https://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v5.7-rc5/linux-headers-5.7.0-050700rc5_5.7.0-050700rc5.202005101931_all.deb
wget -c https://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v5.7-rc5/linux-headers-5.7.0-050700rc5-generic_5.7.0-050700rc5.202005101931_amd64.deb
wget -c https://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v5.7-rc5/linux-headers-5.7.0-050700rc5-lowlatency_5.7.0-050700rc5.202005101931_amd64.deb
wget -c https://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v5.7-rc5/linux-image-unsigned-5.7.0-050700rc5-generic_5.7.0-050700rc5.202005101931_amd64.deb
wget -c https://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v5.7-rc5/linux-image-unsigned-5.7.0-050700rc5-lowlatency_5.7.0-050700rc5.202005101931_amd64.deb
wget -c https://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v5.7-rc5/linux-modules-5.7.0-050700rc5-generic_5.7.0-050700rc5.202005101931_amd64.deb
wget -c https://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v5.7-rc5/linux-modules-5.7.0-050700rc5-lowlatency_5.7.0-050700rc5.202005101931_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i *.deb
Once installed, please restart the system to apply changes.
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