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Linux Kernel 4.10 Lands in SparkyLinux's Unstable Repo, Here's How to Install It

It's recommended to wait until it lands on the stable repo

Feb 22, 2017 01:32 GMT  ·  By
Linux kernel 4.10 now available in SparkyLinux
   Linux kernel 4.10 now available in SparkyLinux

The trend of offering users the most recent Linux kernel release continues today with SparkyLinux, an open-source, Debian-based distribution that always ships with the latest GNU/Linux technologies and software versions.

SparkyLinux appears to be the third distro to offer its users the ability to install the recently released Linux 4.10 kernel, after Linux Lite and Ubuntu, as the developers have announced earlier that the Linux kernel 4.10 packages are now available from the unstable repository.

"The first, stable Linux kernel of the 4.10.x line - 4.10.0 just landed in Sparky 'unstable' repository," reads the announcement. "The Sparky’s Linux kernel is available in Sparky 'unstable' repository, so enabled it to upgrade (if you have older version already installed) or to make fresh installation."

Here's how to install Linux kernel 4.10 on SparkyLinux

SparkyLinux users can install the Linux 4.10 kernel as we speak if they enable the unstable repo of the distribution. To enable it, open your favorite terminal emulator and run the command listed below. When the nano command-line editor opens, paste the two lines shown in the CODE box below.

sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list.d/sparky-unstable.list
code
deb http://sparkylinux.org/repo unstable main
deb-src http://sparkylinux.org/repo unstable main
Once you've pasted the two lines listed above, you can save the file with the CTRL+X keyboard shortcut. Now it's time to install Linux kernel 4.10, so run the first command listed below to update the system's repositories, and then install the new kernel packages that correspond to the hardware architecture you use. For 64-bit
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install linux-image-sparky-amd64
sudo apt-get install linux-headers-sparky-amd64 For 32-bit
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install linux-image-sparky-686
sudo apt-get install linux-headers-sparky-686 For 32-bit PAE
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install linux-image-sparky-686-pae
sudo apt-get install linux-headers-sparky-686-pae
 Once all the packages have been successfully installed, it's time to reboot your computer. That's it! Your SparkyLinux operating system is now powered by the Linux 4.10 kernel. To remove older kernel versions from your system (not recommended), simply run the Uninstall Old Kernel script found under the "Remove" menu of the APTus tool.