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Update Linux kernel 6.7.1 on Ubuntu / Linux Mint system

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Linux kernel is the essential part of any Linux operating system. It is responsible for resource allocation, low-level hardware interfaces, security, simple communications, basic file system management, and more. Written from scratch by Linus Torvalds (with help from various developers), Linux is a clone of the UNIX operating system. It is geared towards POSIX and Single UNIX Specification compliances.

The heart of a Linux distribution

The Linux kernel is the heart of a Linux distribution. If you are a long time Linux user, you may have stumbled across upgrades to the default Linux kernel packages, which lead to better support for certain hardware components or peripherals.



What’s new in Linux 6.7?
A list of new features and enhancements in Linux 6.7:
  • Experimental Bcachefs filesystem now in mainline kernel
  • Option to enable/disable 32-bit emulation on x86-64 kernels
  • Intel Meteor Lake graphics support is now enabled by default
  • NVIDIA GPU System Processor (GSP) firmware support
  • DP Alt Mode 2.1 support in USB Type-C driver
  • AMD Seamless Boot now works with wider range of AMD hardware
  • F2FS now able to support larger page sizes
  • Btrfs buffs, including temporary file-system ID support
  • AppArmor access control to io_uring and creation of user namespaces
  • KVM gains support for virtualisation of LoongArch
  • KVM on RISC-V supports the Smstateen extension
  • Rust bindings for workqueues, upgrade to Rust 1.73 toolchain
  • Long list of improvements/features added to perf tool
  • Ancient videobuf layer removed
  • Logitech HID++ tweaks
  • ASUS WMI driver adds Screenpad support


How to : Update/upgrade to Linux Kernel 6.7.1 Stable on Ubuntu, Zorin and Linux Mint ?

To install on Linux Ubuntu 20.04 'Noble Numbat', Zorin 17 and Linux Mint 21.2 "Victoria", press Ctrl + Alt + T on keyboard to open terminal, and run command:


Change to Downloads Folder :

$ cd Downloads/

Download kernel packages using wget, open terminal, and run command:

$ $ wget -c https://kernel.ubuntu.com/mainline/v6.7.1/amd64/linux-headers-6.7.1-060701-generic_6.7.1-060701.202401201133_amd64.deb \\ https://kernel.ubuntu.com/mainline/v6.7.1/amd64/linux-headers-6.7.1-060701_6.7.1-060701.202401201133_all.deb \\ https://kernel.ubuntu.com/mainline/v6.7.1/amd64/linux-image-unsigned-6.7.1-060701-generic_6.7.1-060701.202401201133_amd64.deb \\ https://kernel.ubuntu.com/mainline/v6.7.1/amd64/linux-modules-6.7.1-060701-generic_6.7.1-060701.202401201133_amd64.deb


or Download from Ubuntu official site :


Change permission file to get access from users :

$ sudo chmod +x *.deb


Install package (.deb) to update and upgrade kernel :

$ sudo dpkg --install *.deb

finished, reboot your system, open terminal, and run command:

$ sudo systemctl reboot -i

Check kernel vesion after reboot the ubuntu system :

$ uname -a
$ lsb_release -a




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