As you may know, Canonical has created Snapcraft, an open-source tool that helps the users to package deb packages to the snappy format.

While still under development, Snapcraft 2.17 has been released, bringing new features and bug-fixes.

From the changelog:

• A python plugin rewrite, combining the python2 and python3 plugins into one. This new plugin creates leaner snaps, works better with regards to build environments, separates stage-packages from package brought in with pip and solves many latent bugs from the previous incantation of the python plugins.
• More assertion related goodies, snapcraft-register-key and snapcraft list-keys are new commands added to this release.
• The organize keyword for parts now supports globbing.

Installation instructions:

Canonical has placed Snapcraft in its own PPA, to permit the developers to easily install the software on Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr, Linux Mint 18 Sarah, Linux Mint 17.x, Elementary OS 0.3 Freya, Elementary OS 0.4 Loki and other Ubuntu derivative systems.

So, all you need to do is add the PPA to your system, update the local repository index and install the snapcraft package:

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:snappy-dev/tools
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install snapcraft

Or, if you want to install the development version of snapcraft on the same Ubuntu 15.10, Ubuntu 15.04, Ubuntu 14.04, Linux Mint 17.x and Elementary OS 0.3 systems, you need to use another PPA:

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:snappy-dev/tools-proposed
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install snapcraft

Optional, to remove either the stable of the development version of snapcraft, do:

$ sudo apt-get remove snapcraft

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Kernel 4.4.25 has been released, bringing ARM, PowerPC, x86 and MIPS hardware architecture improvements and some fixes regarding the Alsa sound driver.

Installation instructions:

Compiling a Linux kernel is a little difficult and takes some time, but the Ubuntu (and derivative) users do not have to worry about that, because Canonical provides deb packages for these systems, via its kernel.ubuntu.com repository.

The below commands are available for all the Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Elementary OS, Pinguy OS, Deepin and other Ubuntu derivative systems like Peppermint, LXLE, Linux Lite, Voyager etc. Pay attention to download and install the Kernel patch for your system’s architecture (i386 debs for 32 bit systems and amd64 debs for 64 bit systems).

How to install Kernel 4.4 on 32 bit Ubuntu and derivative systems:

Download the needed packages:

$ cd /tmp
$ wget \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.4.25/linux-headers-4.4.25-040425_4.4.25-040425.201610161231_all.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.4.25/linux-headers-4.4.25-040425-generic_4.4.25-040425.201610161231_i386.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.4.25/linux-image-4.4.25-040425-generic_4.4.25-040425.201610161231_i386.deb

Install the Kernel:

$ sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-4.4*.deb linux-image-4.4*.deb

Optional, remove the kernel:

$ sudo apt-get remove linux-headers-4.4* linux-image-4.4*

How to install Kernel 4.4 on 64 bit Ubuntu and derivative systems:

Download the needed packages:

$ cd /tmp
$ wget \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.4.25/linux-headers-4.4.25-040425_4.4.25-040425.201610161231_all.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.4.25/linux-headers-4.4.25-040425-generic_4.4.25-040425.201610161231_amd64.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.4.25/linux-image-4.4.25-040425-generic_4.4.25-040425.201610161231_amd64.deb

Install the Kernel:

$ sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-4.4*.deb linux-image-4.4*.deb

Optional, remove the kernel:

$ sudo apt-get remove linux-headers-4.4* linux-image-4.4*

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Kernel 4.9 RC 3 has been released, but Linus Torvalds its not happy with the kernel patch’s size.

Installation instructions:

Because it is very difficult to compile a Linux kernel, Canonical has packed all the kernel releases as deb packages and made them available for everybody that uses Ubuntu or Ubuntu-based systems, via its kernel.ubuntu.com repository.

The below commands are available for all the Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Elementary OS and other derivative systems.

For 32 bit systems, download and install the i386 debs. For 64 bit systems, download and install the amd64 packages:

How to install Kernel 4.9.x on 32 bit Ubuntu and derivative systems:

Download the needed packages:

$ cd /tmp
$ wget \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.9-rc3/linux-headers-4.9.0-040900rc3_4.9.0-040900rc3.201610291831_all.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.9-rc3/linux-headers-4.9.0-040900rc3-generic_4.9.0-040900rc3.201610291831_i386.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.9-rc3/linux-image-4.9.0-040900rc3-generic_4.9.0-040900rc3.201610291831_i386.deb

Install the Kernel:

$ sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-4.9*.deb linux-image-4.9*.deb

Optional, remove the kernel:

$ sudo apt-get remove linux-headers-4.9* linux-image-4.9*

How to install Kernel 4.9.x on 64 bit Ubuntu and derivative systems:

Download the needed packages:

$ cd /tmp
$ wget \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.9-rc3/linux-headers-4.9.0-040900rc3_4.9.0-040900rc3.201610291831_all.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.9-rc3/linux-headers-4.9.0-040900rc3-generic_4.9.0-040900rc3.201610291831_amd64.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.9-rc3/linux-image-4.9.0-040900rc3-generic_4.9.0-040900rc3.201610291831_amd64.deb

Install the Kernel:

$ sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-4.9*.deb linux-image-4.9*.deb

Optional, remove the kernel:

$ sudo apt-get remove linux-headers-4.9* linux-image-4.9*

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Kernel 4.8.6 has been released, coming with various updates and fixes.

Installation instructions:

Because it is very difficult to compile a Linux kernel, Canonical has packed all the kernel releases as deb packages and made them available for everybody that uses Ubuntu or Ubuntu-based systems, via its kernel.ubuntu.com repository.

The below commands are available for all the Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Elementary OS and other derivative systems.

For 32 bit systems, download and install the i386 debs. For 64 bit systems, download and install the amd64 packages:

How to install Kernel 4.8.x on 32 bit Ubuntu and derivative systems:

Download the needed packages:

$ cd /tmp
$ wget \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.8.6/linux-headers-4.8.6-040806_4.8.6-040806.201610310831_all.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.8.6/linux-headers-4.8.6-040806-generic_4.8.6-040806.201610310831_i386.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.8.6/linux-image-4.8.6-040806-generic_4.8.6-040806.201610310831_i386.deb

Install the Kernel:

$ sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-4.8*.deb linux-image-4.8*.deb

Optional, remove the kernel:

$ sudo apt-get remove linux-headers-4.8* linux-image-4.8*

How to install Kernel 4.8.x on 64 bit Ubuntu and derivative systems:

Download the needed packages:

$ cd /tmp
$ wget \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.8.6/linux-headers-4.8.6-040806_4.8.6-040806.201610310831_all.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.8.6/linux-headers-4.8.6-040806-generic_4.8.6-040806.201610310831_amd64.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.8.6/linux-image-4.8.6-040806-generic_4.8.6-040806.201610310831_amd64.deb

Install the Kernel:

$ sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-4.8*.deb linux-image-4.8*.deb

Optional, remove the kernel:

$ sudo apt-get remove linux-headers-4.8* linux-image-4.8*

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Kernel 4.10.1 has been released, bringing a lot of changes.

Installation instructions:

Because it is very difficult to compile a Linux kernel, Canonical has packed all the kernel releases as deb packages and made them available for everybody that uses Ubuntu or Ubuntu-based systems, via its kernel.ubuntu.com repository.

The below commands are available for all the Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Elementary OS and other derivative systems.

For 32 bit systems, download and install the i386 debs. For 64 bit systems, download and install the amd64 packages:

How to install Kernel 4.10.x on 32 bit Ubuntu and derivative systems:

Download the needed packages:

$ cd /tmp
$ wget \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.10.1/linux-headers-4.10.1-041001_4.10.1-041001.201702260735_all.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.10.1/linux-headers-4.10.1-041001-generic_4.10.1-041001.201702260735_i386.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.10.1/linux-image-4.10.1-041001-generic_4.10.1-041001.201702260735_i386.deb

Install the Kernel:

$ sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-4.10*.deb linux-image-4.10*.deb

Optional, remove the kernel:

$ sudo apt-get remove linux-headers-4.10* linux-image-4.10*

How to install Kernel 4.10.x on 64 bit Ubuntu and derivative systems:

Download the needed packages:

$ cd /tmp
$ wget \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.10.1/linux-headers-4.10.1-041001_4.10.1-041001.201702260735_all.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.10.1/linux-headers-4.10.1-041001-generic_4.10.1-041001.201702260735_amd64.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.10.1/linux-image-4.10.1-041001-generic_4.10.1-041001.201702260735_amd64.deb

Install the Kernel:

$ sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-4.10*.deb linux-image-4.10*.deb

Optional, remove the kernel:

$ sudo apt-get remove linux-headers-4.10* linux-image-4.10*

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As you may know, Kodi (previously named XBMC) is a famous open source media hub and home theater PC, being translated in more than 30 languages. Also, its features can be highly extended via third party plugins and extensions and has support for PVR (personal video recorder).

The final version of Kodi 17.1 “Krypton” RC has been released, coming with a list of changes:

• Update Estuary and Estouchy with some bugfixes and improvements
• Fix EDL skipping
• Fix slow song smartplaylist
• Several PVR fixes
• Update Chorus webinterface
• Fix addons not being marked broken when they are updated with broken flag
• Add limiter on random songs which should prevent large memory usage on big libraries
• Improve keyboard mapping during button mapping
• Improve analog stick handling
• Improve plugin performance when building the content list
• Include RTMP inputstream add-on for Windows

Installation instructions:

The latest versions of Kodi available are available via PPA, so installing it on Ubuntu systems is a piece of cake. Just add the PPA to your system, update the local repository index and install the kodi package:

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:team-xbmc/ppa
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install kodi

Or, use the below command to install audio codecs and other addons as well:

$ sudo apt-get install --install-suggests kodi

Optional, to remove kodi, do:

$ sudo apt-get remove kodi*

The installation instructions should work on Ubuntu 16.10 Yakkety Yak, Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr, Linux Mint 18.x, Linux Mint 17.x, Elementary OS 0.3 Freya and other Ubuntu derivative systems.

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Kernel 4.11 RC1 has been released, bringing various changes and tweaks.

Installation instructions:

Because it is very difficult to compile a Linux kernel, Canonical has packed all the kernel releases as deb packages and made them available for everybody that uses Ubuntu or Ubuntu-based systems, via its kernel.ubuntu.com repository.

The below commands are available for all the Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Elementary OS and other derivative systems.

For 32 bit systems, download and install the i386 debs. For 64 bit systems, download and install the amd64 packages:

How to install Kernel 4.11.x on 32 bit Ubuntu and derivative systems:

Download the needed packages:

$ cd /tmp
$ wget \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.11-rc1/linux-headers-4.11.0-041100rc1_4.11.0-041100rc1.201703051731_all.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.11-rc1/linux-headers-4.11.0-041100rc1-generic_4.11.0-041100rc1.201703051731_i386.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.11-rc1/linux-image-4.11.0-041100rc1-generic_4.11.0-041100rc1.201703051731_i386.deb

Install the Kernel:

$ sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-4.11*.deb linux-image-4.11*.deb

Optional, remove the kernel:

$ sudo apt-get remove linux-headers-4.11* linux-image-4.11*

How to install Kernel 4.11.x on 64 bit Ubuntu and derivative systems:

Download the needed packages:

$ cd /tmp
$ wget \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.11-rc1/linux-headers-4.11.0-041100rc1_4.11.0-041100rc1.201703051731_all.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.11-rc1/linux-headers-4.11.0-041100rc1-generic_4.11.0-041100rc1.201703051731_amd64.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.11-rc1/linux-image-4.11.0-041100rc1-generic_4.11.0-041100rc1.201703051731_amd64.deb

Install the Kernel:

$ sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-4.11*.deb linux-image-4.11*.deb

Optional, remove the kernel:

$ sudo apt-get remove linux-headers-4.11* linux-image-4.11*

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As you may already know, Calibre is an open-source book management software, with many interesting features including e-book conversion, e-book viewer, library to ebook reader synchronization and support for the most popular eBook formats, including: epub, cbz, mobi, fb2. Being multi-platform, the app works on Linux, Windows and Mac OS X.

The latest version available is Calibre 2.82, which brings new features and bug-fixes.

New Features

• Edit Book: Saved Searches: Add keyboard shortcut (Alt+Up/Down Arrow) to move selected searches

Bug Fixes:

• Fix a typo in the previous release that caused dynamically updated metadata source plugins to stop working.
• Catalog generation: Ignore tags with commas in them when generating genres
• News download: Do not use Microsoft user agents as more and more websites are serving JPEG XR images to these browsers
• Amazon metadata download: Fix spurious results when searching for books that are not present on amazon using a search engine.
• Get Books: Fix free samples being detected as independent books when searching OPDS based stores such as Feedbooks.
• Edit Book: Saved Searches: Preserve selection when using arrows to move multiple items
• Fix template formatter functions not being reloaded after a check library operation
• Fix an error during shutdown caused by some library closed plugins

New news sources:

• The Morning Paper by Darko Miletic

Improved news sources:

• The Economist
• Telegraph UK

Installation instructions:

For Arch Linux, Manjaro, ArchBang, Antergos and other Arch Linux derivative systems, Calibre is available via AUR, so, in order to install it, do:

$ sudo pacman -Sy yaourt
$ sudo yaourt calibre

For other Linux systems, including Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Pinguy OS, Elementary OS, Deepin, Peppermint, LXLE, Linux Lite, Debian, Robolinux, SparkyLinux, Fedora, CentOS, OpenSUSE, Mageia or OpenMandriva (and others), the developers have created an installation script that can be triggered via the below oneliner:

$ sudo -v && wget --no-check-certificate -nv -O- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kovidgoyal/calibre/master/setup/linux-installer.py | sudo python -c "import sys; main=lambda:sys.stderr.write('Download failed\n'); exec(sys.stdin.read()); main()"

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For those who don’t know, HandBrake is an open-source multiplatform multithreaded video transcoder. It is used for converting DVD or Bluray discs to formats like MP4, MKV, H.264, MPEG-4 or other formats. You can also encode audio files like AAC, MP3, Flac, AC3 etc

The latest version available is HandBrake 1.0.3, which brings only bug-fixes and stability improvements.

All platforms:
Video:

• Fixed H.264 decoding using Libav where the initial GOP was dropped
• Fixed 2-pass x265 encoding where the source header incorrectly specifies frame rate
• Fixed 2-pass encoding with bob deinterlace and constant frame rate
• Fixed a seek issue in Libav while reading MKV sources with embedded subtitles
• Fixed multiple issues preventing Libav from opening WMV sources properly
• Fixed miscellaneous issues in Libav
• Fixed memory leaks in OpenCL
• Improved sync for streams delayed by a large amount

Audio:

• Fixed a Libav crash encoding AAC at very high bitrates
• Fixed a potential hang in Libav while decoding AAC
• Improved Libav audio sync with MP4 sources containing edit lists
• Improved mapping of single channel layouts to single channel layouts

Linux:

• Fixed a potential crash when selecting video encoders
• Fixed various controls not applying values properly

Installation instructions:

Up to date handbrake packages are available via some third party PPA, so installing the software and keeping it up to date on Ubuntu 16.10, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 14.04, Linux Mint 18.x, Linux Mint 17.x and derivative systems is easy. Just add the PPA to your system, update the local repository index and install the handbrake-gtk or handbrake-cli packages, depending on what you need to install:

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:stebbins/handbrake-releases
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install handbrake-gtk

Or, to install only the command-line tool, do:

$ sudo apt-get install handbrake-cli

Optional, to remove handbrake, do:

$ sudo apt-get remove handbrake*

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As you may know, OpenShot is a free, open-source, cross-platform video editing software, written in C++ and PyQt5.

The latest version available is OpenShot 2.3, which comes with the below changes:

• A new transform tool, allows real-time transformations in the video preview window.
• Zooming the timeline has been greatly improved.
• The razor tool from OpenShot 1.4.3 has returned
• Many improvements to the Title Editor and Animated Title Editor.
• Preview has own dedicated video player, allows multiple preview windows at the same time.
• Huge performance improvements for real-time previews
• New documentation (English only so far)

Installation instructions:

In order to successfully install OpenShot on Ubuntu, you have to add the PPA to your system, update the local repository index and install the openshot-qt package:

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:openshot.developers/ppa
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install openshot-qt

Optional, to remove openshot, do:

$ sudo apt-get remove openshot-qt

The installation instructions should work on Ubuntu 16.10 Yakkety Yak, Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus, Ubuntu, 14.04 Trusty Tahr, Linux Mint 18.x, Linux Mint 17.x, Elementary OS 0.3 Freya and other Ubuntu derivative systems.

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Wine (Wine Is Not An Emulator) is an open-source compatibility layer software app that enables the Linux and Unix users to run Windows software on their systems, via the Winelib software library.

The latest version available is Wine 2.6, which has been released a while ago, bringing the below changes:

• Multi-threaded command stream in Direct3D.
• More Shader Model 5 instructions.
• More support for 3D textures.
• Better font transformations in DirectWrite.
• Various bug fixes.

Installation instructions:

In order to successfully install Wine on Ubuntu 16.10 Yakkety Yak, Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus, Ubuntu 15.10 Wily Werewolf, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr and derivative systems like Linux Mint 18.x, Linux Mint 17.x and Elementary OS 0.3 Freya, you need to add the PPA to your system, update the local repository index, and install the wine-staging and winehq-staging packages:

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:wine/wine-builds
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install --install-recommends wine-staging
$ sudo apt-get install winehq-staging

Optional, to remove wine and revert the changes, do:

$ sudo apt-get install ppa-purge
$ sudo ppa-purge ppa:wine/wine-builds

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As you already know, Wireshark is an open-source protocol analyzer software, very used for monitoring the network traffic.

The latest version available is Wireshark 2.2.6 which has been recently released, bringing many changes.

Installation instructions:

Up to date packages are available via the Wireshark PPA, so installing the software on Ubuntu should not cause problems to anyone.

All you need to do is add the PPA to your system, update the local repository index and install the wireshark package:

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:wireshark-dev/stable
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install wireshark

Optional, to remove wireshark, do:

$ sudo apt-get remove wireshark

The installation instructions should work on Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr, Linux Mint 17.x, Linux Mint 18, Elementary OS 0.4 Loki, Elementary OS 0.3 Freya and other Ubuntu derivative systems.

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Kernel 4.10.10 has been released, bringing a lot of changes.

Installation instructions:

Because it is very difficult to compile a Linux kernel, Canonical has packed all the kernel releases as deb packages and made them available for everybody that uses Ubuntu or Ubuntu-based systems, via its kernel.ubuntu.com repository.

The below commands are available for all the Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Elementary OS and other derivative systems.

For 32 bit systems, download and install the i386 debs. For 64 bit systems, download and install the amd64 packages:

How to install Kernel 4.10.x on 32 bit Ubuntu and derivative systems:

Download the needed packages:

$ cd /tmp
$ wget \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.10.10/linux-headers-4.10.10-041010_4.10.10-041010.201704120813_all.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.10.10/linux-headers-4.10.10-041010-generic_4.10.10-041010.201704120813_i386.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.10.10/linux-image-4.10.10-041010-generic_4.10.10-041010.201704120813_i386.deb

Install the Kernel:

$ sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-4.10*.deb linux-image-4.10*.deb

Optional, remove the kernel:

$ sudo apt-get remove linux-headers-4.10* linux-image-4.10*

How to install Kernel 4.10.x on 64 bit Ubuntu and derivative systems:

Download the needed packages:

$ cd /tmp
$ wget \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.10.10/linux-headers-4.10.10-041010_4.10.10-041010.201704120813_all.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.10.10/linux-headers-4.10.10-041010-generic_4.10.10-041010.201704120813_amd64.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.10.10/linux-image-4.10.10-041010-generic_4.10.10-041010.201704120813_amd64.deb

Install the Kernel:

$ sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-4.10*.deb linux-image-4.10*.deb

Optional, remove the kernel:

$ sudo apt-get remove linux-headers-4.10* linux-image-4.10*

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Kernel 4.4.61 has been released, bringing ARM, PowerPC, x86 and MIPS hardware architecture improvements and some fixes regarding the Alsa sound driver.

Installation instructions:

Compiling a Linux kernel is a little difficult and takes some time, but the Ubuntu (and derivative) users do not have to worry about that, because Canonical provides deb packages for these systems, via its kernel.ubuntu.com repository.

The below commands are available for all the Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Elementary OS, Pinguy OS, Deepin and other Ubuntu derivative systems like Peppermint, LXLE, Linux Lite, Voyager etc. Pay attention to download and install the Kernel patch for your system’s architecture (i386 debs for 32 bit systems and amd64 debs for 64 bit systems).

How to install Kernel 4.4 on 32 bit Ubuntu and derivative systems:

Download the needed packages:

$ cd /tmp
$ wget \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.4.61/linux-headers-4.4.61-040461_4.4.61-040461.201704120732_all.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.4.61/linux-headers-4.4.61-040461-generic_4.4.61-040461.201704120732_i386.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.4.61/linux-image-4.4.61-040461-generic_4.4.61-040461.201704120732_i386.deb

Install the Kernel:

$ sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-4.4*.deb linux-image-4.4*.deb

Optional, remove the kernel:

$ sudo apt-get remove linux-headers-4.4* linux-image-4.4*

How to install Kernel 4.4 on 64 bit Ubuntu and derivative systems:

Download the needed packages:

$ cd /tmp
$ wget \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.4.61/linux-headers-4.4.61-040461_4.4.61-040461.201704120732_all.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.4.61/linux-headers-4.4.61-040461-generic_4.4.61-040461.201704120732_amd64.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.4.61/linux-image-4.4.61-040461-generic_4.4.61-040461.201704120732_amd64.deb

Install the Kernel:

$ sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-4.4*.deb linux-image-4.4*.deb

Optional, remove the kernel:

$ sudo apt-get remove linux-headers-4.4* linux-image-4.4*

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Kernel 4.11 RC8 has been released, bringing various changes and tweaks.

Installation instructions:

Because it is very difficult to compile a Linux kernel, Canonical has packed all the kernel releases as deb packages and made them available for everybody that uses Ubuntu or Ubuntu-based systems, via its kernel.ubuntu.com repository.

The below commands are available for all the Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Elementary OS and other derivative systems.

For 32 bit systems, download and install the i386 debs. For 64 bit systems, download and install the amd64 packages:

How to install Kernel 4.11.x on 32 bit Ubuntu and derivative systems:

Download the needed packages:

$ cd /tmp
$ wget \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.11-rc8/linux-headers-4.11.0-041100rc8_4.11.0-041100rc8.201704232131_all.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.11-rc8/linux-headers-4.11.0-041100rc8-generic_4.11.0-041100rc8.201704232131_i386.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.11-rc8/linux-image-4.11.0-041100rc8-generic_4.11.0-041100rc8.201704232131_i386.deb

Install the Kernel:

$ sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-4.11*.deb linux-image-4.11*.deb

Optional, remove the kernel:

$ sudo apt-get remove linux-headers-4.11* linux-image-4.11*

How to install Kernel 4.11.x on 64 bit Ubuntu and derivative systems:

Download the needed packages:

$ cd /tmp
$ wget \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.11-rc8/linux-headers-4.11.0-041100rc8_4.11.0-041100rc8.201704232131_all.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.11-rc8/linux-headers-4.11.0-041100rc8-generic_4.11.0-041100rc8.201704232131_amd64.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.11-rc8/linux-image-4.11.0-041100rc8-generic_4.11.0-041100rc8.201704232131_amd64.deb

Install the Kernel:

$ sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-4.11*.deb linux-image-4.11*.deb

Optional, remove the kernel:

$ sudo apt-get remove linux-headers-4.11* linux-image-4.11*

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The final version of Kernel 4.12 RC3 has been finally released, bringing various changes and tweaks.

Installation instructions:

Because it is very difficult to compile a Linux kernel, Canonical has packed all the kernel releases as deb packages and made them available for everybody that uses Ubuntu or Ubuntu-based systems, via its kernel.ubuntu.com repository.

The below commands are available for all the Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Elementary OS and other derivative systems.

For 32 bit systems, download and install the i386 debs. For 64 bit systems, download and install the amd64 packages:

How to install Kernel 4.12.x on 32 bit Ubuntu and derivative systems:

Download the needed packages:

$ cd /tmp
$ wget \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.12-rc3/linux-headers-4.12.0-041200rc3_4.12.0-041200rc3.201705282131_all.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.12-rc3/linux-headers-4.12.0-041200rc3-generic_4.12.0-041200rc3.201705282131_i386.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.12-rc3/linux-image-4.12.0-041200rc3-generic_4.12.0-041200rc3.201705282131_i386.deb

Install the Kernel:

$ sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-4.12*.deb linux-image-4.12*.deb

Optional, remove the kernel:

$ sudo apt-get remove linux-headers-4.12* linux-image-4.12*

How to install Kernel 4.12.x on 64 bit Ubuntu and derivative systems:

Download the needed packages:

$ cd /tmp
$ wget \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.12-rc3/linux-headers-4.12.0-041200rc3_4.12.0-041200rc3.201705282131_all.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.12-rc3/linux-headers-4.12.0-041200rc3-generic_4.12.0-041200rc3.201705282131_amd64.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.12-rc3/linux-image-4.12.0-041200rc3-generic_4.12.0-041200rc3.201705282131_amd64.deb

Install the Kernel:

$ sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-4.12*.deb linux-image-4.12*.deb

Optional, remove the kernel:

$ sudo apt-get remove linux-headers-4.12* linux-image-4.12*

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As you already know, Wireshark is an open-source protocol analyzer software, very used for monitoring the network traffic.

The latest version available is Wireshark 2.2.6 which has been recently released, bringing many changes.

Installation instructions:

Up to date packages are available via the Wireshark PPA, so installing the software on Ubuntu should not cause problems to anyone.

All you need to do is add the PPA to your system, update the local repository index and install the wireshark package:

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:wireshark-dev/stable
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install wireshark

Optional, to remove wireshark, do:

$ sudo apt-get remove wireshark

The installation instructions should work on Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr, Linux Mint 17.x, Linux Mint 18, Elementary OS 0.4 Loki, Elementary OS 0.3 Freya and other Ubuntu derivative systems.

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The final version of Kernel 4.11.7 has been finally released, bringing various changes and tweaks.

Installation instructions:

Because it is very difficult to compile a Linux kernel, Canonical has packed all the kernel releases as deb packages and made them available for everybody that uses Ubuntu or Ubuntu-based systems, via its kernel.ubuntu.com repository.

The below commands are available for all the Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Elementary OS and other derivative systems.

For 32 bit systems, download and install the i386 debs. For 64 bit systems, download and install the amd64 packages:

How to install Kernel 4.11.x on 32 bit Ubuntu and derivative systems:

Download the needed packages:

$ cd /tmp
$ wget \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.11.7/linux-headers-4.11.7-041107_4.11.7-041107.201706240231_all.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.11.7/linux-headers-4.11.7-041107-generic_4.11.7-041107.201706240231_i386.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.11.7/linux-image-4.11.7-041107-generic_4.11.7-041107.201706240231_i386.deb

Install the Kernel:

$ sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-4.11*.deb linux-image-4.11*.deb

Optional, remove the kernel:

$ sudo apt-get remove linux-headers-4.11* linux-image-4.11*

How to install Kernel 4.11.x on 64 bit Ubuntu and derivative systems:

Download the needed packages:

$ cd /tmp
$ wget \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.11.7/linux-headers-4.11.7-041107_4.11.7-041107.201706240231_all.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.11.7/linux-headers-4.11.7-041107-generic_4.11.7-041107.201706240231_amd64.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.11.7/linux-image-4.11.7-041107-generic_4.11.7-041107.201706240231_amd64.deb

Install the Kernel:

$ sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-4.11*.deb linux-image-4.11*.deb

Optional, remove the kernel:

$ sudo apt-get remove linux-headers-4.11* linux-image-4.11*

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The final version of Kernel 4.13 RC1 has been finally released, bringing various changes and tweaks.

Installation instructions:

Because it is very difficult to compile a Linux kernel, Canonical has packed all the kernel releases as deb packages and made them available for everybody that uses Ubuntu or Ubuntu-based systems, via its kernel.ubuntu.com repository.

The below commands are available for all the Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Elementary OS and other derivative systems.

For 32 bit systems, download and install the i386 debs. For 64 bit systems, download and install the amd64 packages:

How to install Kernel 4.13 RC on 32 bit Ubuntu and derivative systems:

Download the needed packages:

$ cd /tmp
$ wget \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.13-rc1/linux-headers-4.13.0-041300rc1_4.13.0-041300rc1.201707151931_all.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.13-rc1/linux-headers-4.13.0-041300rc1-generic_4.13.0-041300rc1.201707151931_i386.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.13-rc1/linux-image-4.13.0-041300rc1-generic_4.13.0-041300rc1.201707151931_i386.deb

Install the Kernel:

$ sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-4.13*.deb linux-image-4.13*.deb

Optional, remove the kernel:

$ sudo apt-get remove linux-headers-4.13* linux-image-4.13*

How to install Kernel 4.13 on 64 bit Ubuntu and derivative systems:

Download the needed packages:

$ cd /tmp
$ wget \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.13-rc1/linux-headers-4.13.0-041300rc1_4.13.0-041300rc1.201707151931_all.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.13-rc1/linux-headers-4.13.0-041300rc1-generic_4.13.0-041300rc1.201707151931_amd64.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.13-rc1/linux-image-4.13.0-041300rc1-generic_4.13.0-041300rc1.201707151931_amd64.deb

Install the Kernel:

$ sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-4.13*.deb linux-image-4.13*.deb

Optional, remove the kernel:

$ sudo apt-get remove linux-headers-4.13* linux-image-4.13*

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Kernel 4.14 stable has been released recently, bringing changes and enhancements.

Installation instructions:

Because it is very difficult to compile a Linux kernel, Canonical has packed all the kernel releases as deb packages and made them available for everybody that uses Ubuntu or Ubuntu-based systems, via its kernel.ubuntu.com repository.

The below commands are available for all the Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Elementary OS and other derivative systems.

For 32 bit systems, download and install the i386 debs. For 64 bit systems, download and install the amd64 packages:

How to install Kernel 4.14.x on 32 bit Ubuntu and derivative systems:

Download the needed packages:

$ cd /tmp
$ wget \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.14/linux-headers-4.14.0-041400_4.14.0-041400.201711122031_all.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.14/linux-headers-4.14.0-041400-generic_4.14.0-041400.201711122031_i386.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.14/linux-image-4.14.0-041400-generic_4.14.0-041400.201711122031_i386.deb

Install the Kernel:

$ sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-4.14*.deb linux-image-4.14*.deb

Optional, remove the kernel:

$ sudo apt-get remove linux-headers-4.14* linux-image-4.14*

How to install Kernel 4.14.x on 64 bit Ubuntu and derivative systems:

Download the needed packages:

$ cd /tmp
$ wget \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.14/linux-headers-4.14.0-041400_4.14.0-041400.201711122031_all.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.14/linux-headers-4.14.0-041400-generic_4.14.0-041400.201711122031_amd64.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.14/linux-image-4.14.0-041400-generic_4.14.0-041400.201711122031_amd64.deb

Install the Kernel:

$ sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-4.14*.deb linux-image-4.14*.deb

Optional, remove the kernel:

$ sudo apt-get remove linux-headers-4.14* linux-image-4.14*

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