I am running Linux Mint 22 with Cinnamon v6.2.9 on kernel v6.8.0-53-generic and would like to upgrade to a newer kernel. I tried via the update Manager, but the newest kernel listed is the one already in use and I am wondering why?
- Are the kernels listed based on my hardware?
- Is my Cinnamon version too old for newer kernels?
- Is my Mint Version too old for newer kernels?
- Do I need to update my BIOS? I was too scared to do that in the past three years I owned my system.
Here are my specs:
- CPU AMD Ryzen 7 5800x
- GPU nVidia GTX 1060 6GB
- 16 GB RAM @ 3600mHz
- MoBo MSI B550 A-Pro
I quite new to Linux and don’t really know what I am doing. Therefore, if you need any other information I’ll be happy to provide it.
You only see what is available as the targeted package for your release version. You don’t normally have the option to install any version you want.
On Ubuntu based systems, you install different versions built from the Mainline Kernel tools.
mainline does not work on mint (at least on my end). it has failed to install any kernel, for like the last year.
It works on any Ubuntu based distribution, though YMMV may vary because it’s just the kernel packages.
You probably have some modules that fail to build on the install trigger because it doesn’t include the dev headers. Nvidia drivers are usually the most obvious culprit.
ah, well that would be it then. couldn’t figure out how to get a newer kernel to install with it so I used xanmod…until it started giving issues too. the default one is good enough anyway.
Yeah, I can’t say I recommend messing with automated kernel builds on Ubuntu systems anyway unless you know what you’re doing. If people want newer kernels faster, then Debian or Ubuntu distros are not the right choice.