Installing Linux Kernel backports
For Debian 8 jessie
For Debian 8 (jessie), Linux kernel 3.16 is no longer maintained. Instead, we provide a backport of Linux 5.10, supported until the end of Jessie ELTS. Previously we provided a backport of Linux 4.19, supported until June 2024, and Linux 4.9 until June 2022. The packages can be installed from the jessie-lts repository this way:
For Linux 5.10
apt-get install linux-image-5.10-amd64
or for 32bit
apt-get install linux-image-5.10-686-pae
For Debian 9 stretch
For Debian 9 (stretch), Linux kernel 4.9 is no longer maintained. Instead, we provide a backport of Linux 5.10, supported until June 2026. We also provide a backport of Linux 6.1, supported until June 2027. Previously we provided a 4.19 backport, supported until June 2024. The packages can be installed from the stretch-lts repository this way:
For Linux 6.1
apt-get install linux-image-6.1-amd64
or for 32bit
apt-get install linux-image-6.1-686-pae
For Linux 5.10
apt-get install linux-image-5.10-amd64
or for 32bit
apt-get install linux-image-5.10-686-pae
For Debian 10 buster
For Debian 10, Linux kernel 4.19 is no longer supported. Instead, we provide a backport of Linux 5.10, supported until June 2026. We also provide a backport of Linux 6.1, supported until June 2028. The packages can be installed from the buster-lts repository this way:
For Linux 6.1
apt-get install linux-image-6.1-amd64
or for 32bit
apt-get install linux-image-6.1-686-pae
For Linux 5.10
apt-get install linux-image-5.10-amd64
or for 32bit
apt-get install linux-image-5.10-686-pae