14 DAY TRIAL // GNU/Linux developer Arne Exton is informing Softpedia today about the availability of a custom compiled Linux 4.11.3 kernel for Ubuntu and Debian GNU/Linux 64-bit systems.
Arne Exton is known for always rebasing his latest GNU/Linux distributions on some of the recently released Linux kernels, and to prepare for the launch of the new Ubuntu-based Exton|OS build, the developer unleashed a custom compiled Linux 4.11.3 kernel that can be installed in virtually any Ubuntu or Debian machine.
"I have compiled yet another Ubuntu/Debian kernel for 64-bit systems. This time kernel 4.11.0-5-exton, equivalent to kernel.org’s latest stable kernel 4.11.3 released on May 25, 2017," said Arne Exton in the announcement. "My self-compiled Ubuntu kernels can be used in all types of modern Ubuntu systems, including Linux Mint."
Here's how to install Linux kernel 4.11 on Ubuntu, Debian or Linux Mint
Arne Exton says that his Linux 4.11.3 kernel can be installed and used on Debian GNU/Linux 8 "Jessie," Debian GNU/Linux 9 "Stretch," Linux Mint 18, and any of the supported Ubuntu Linux releases. Again, please note that only 64-bit installations of these operating systems are supported by this custom compiled kernel.
If you want to use his kernel on your 64-bit systems, you need to download the archive, unpack it on your desktop or Home folder, open a Terminal in the folder where the files were extracted, and run the following command. After that, make sure you reboot your computer.
sudo dpkg -i *.deb
That's it! You're now running the Linux 4.11 kernel on your Ubuntu- or Debian-based machine. However, if you're using Ubuntu Linux, you might want to install the Linux 4.11 kernel packages that Canonical prepared for the upcoming Ubuntu 17.10 (Artful Aardvark) operating system using the official PPA.