Install the fourth maintenance version of Linux Kernel 4.19.4

Linux Kernel

El Linux kernel is the core of the operating systemWell, this is the one ensures that computer hardware and software can work together, in the processes and operations that run on the computer, so to speak, is the heart of the system.

He is responsible for the allocation of resources, low-level hardware interfaces, security, simple communications, basic file system management, and more.

Written from scratch by Linus Torvalds (with the help of several developers), Linux is a clone of the UNIX operating system. It is geared towards POSIX specifications and UNIX specifications only.

That is why having the updated Kernel is essential for the optimal functioning of the equipment.

Includes powerful features

Linux provides users with powerful features such as true multitasking, multitrack networking, shared copy-on-write executables, shared libraries, demand loading, virtual memory, and proper memory management.

Initially designed only for 386/486-based computers, Linux now supports a wide range of architectures, including 64-bit (IA64, AMD64), ARM, ARM64, DEC Alpha, MIPS, SUN Sparc, PowerPC, and many more.

A few days ago the new update version of the Linux Kernel branch 4.19 was released, arriving as the fourth maintenance version of the Linux Kernel 4.19, so this is a fairly fast update, taking into consideration that its version above is a few days after being published.

How to upgrade to stable Linux kernel 4.19.4 on Ubuntu and derivatives?

If you are interested in updating the Kernel of your system, you must follow the following instructions to be able to install this new version of the Linux Kernel.

For this we must download the packages according to the architecture of our system as well as the version that we want to install.

If you don't know the architecture of your system, just open a terminal and run the following command in it:

uname -m

Where "x86" means you have a 32-bit system and "x64" is a 64-bit system.

It is important to mention that this installation is valid for any version of Ubuntu that is currently supported, that is, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and the new version of Ubuntu that is version 18.10 as well as its derivatives of these .

Downloading and installing Linux kernel 4.19.4 packages for x32 and x64 processors

For those who still use Ubuntu-derived systems that still continue to support the 32-bit architecture, you must download the following packages, for this we are going to open a terminal and in it execute the following commands:

wget -c kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.19.4/linux-headers-4.19.4-041904_4.19.4-041904.201811230330_all.deb
wget -c kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.19.4/linux-headers-4.19.4-041904-generic_4.19.4-041904.201811230330_i386.deb
wget -c kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.19.4/linux-image-4.19.4-041904-generic_4.19.4-041904.201811230330_i386.deb
wget -c kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.19.4/linux-modules-4.19.4-041904-generic_4.19.4-041904.201811230330_i386.deb

Now, in the case of those who are users of 64-bit systems, the packages that they must download are the following:

wget -c kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.19.4/linux-headers-4.19.4-041904_4.19.4-041904.201811230330_all.deb
wget -c kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.19.4/linux-headers-4.19.4-041904-generic_4.19.4-041904.201811230330_amd64.deb
wget -c kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.19.4/linux-image-unsigned-4.19.4-041904-generic_4.19.4-041904.201811230330_amd64.deb
wget -c kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.19.4/linux-modules-4.19.4-041904-generic_4.19.4-041904.201811230330_amd64.deb

At the end of the download of the packages, we just have to execute the following command to install them on the system.

sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-4.19*.deb linux-image-4.19*.deb linux-modules-4.19*.deb

Download and Install Linux Kernel 4.19.4 Low Latency

In the case of low latency Linux kernels, the packets that must download are the following, for those who are 32-bit users must download these:

wget -c kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.19.4/linux-headers-4.19.4-041904_4.19.4-041904.201811230330_all.deb

wget -c kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.19.4/linux-headers-4.19.4-041904-lowlatency_4.19.4-041904.201811230330_i386.deb
wget -c kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.19.4/linux-image-4.19.4-041904-lowlatency_4.19.4-041904.201811230330_i386.deb
wget -c kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.19.4/linux-modules-4.19.4-041904-lowlatency_4.19.4-041904.201811230330_i386.deb

Or for those who are using 64-bit systems, the packages to download are the following:

wget -c kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.19.4/linux-headers-4.19.4-041904_4.19.4-041904.201811230330_all.deb
wget -c kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.19.4/linux-headers-4.19.4-041904-lowlatency_4.19.4-041904.201811230330_amd64.deb
wget -c kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.19.4/linux-image-unsigned-4.19.4-041904-lowlatency_4.19.4-041904.201811230330_amd64.deb
wget -c kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.19.4/linux-modules-4.19.4-041904-lowlatency_4.19.4-041904.201811230330_amd64.deb

At the end of the download of the files we can install any of these packages with the following command from the terminal:

sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-4.19*.deb linux-image-4.19*.deb linux-modules-4.19*.deb

Finally, we only have to restart our system so that all the changes are saved and when we start it again, our system runs with the new version of the Kernel that we have just installed.


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  1.   Michael Abrams said

    Downloading the packages for 64 bits for Ubuntu 18.04.3 all give the 404 error:

    xxxxxx @ xxxxxxxx: ~ $ wget -c kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.19.4/linux-headers-4.19.4-041904_4.19.4-041904.201811230330_all.deb
    URL transformed to HTTPS due to an HSTS policy
    –2019-12-08 16:48:14– https://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.19.4/linux-headers-4.19.4-041904_4.19.4-041904.201811230330_all.deb
    Resolving kernel.ubuntu.com (kernel.ubuntu.com)…91.189.94.216
    Connecting to kernel.ubuntu.com (kernel.ubuntu.com) | 91.189.94.216 |: 443… connected.
    HTTP request sent, awaiting response… 404 Not Found
    2019-12-08 16:48:15 ERROR 404: Not Found.