Ubuntu Mainline Kernel Installer

This is a tool for installing the latest mainline Linux kernel on Ubuntu-based distributions.

Features

• Fetches list of available kernels from Ubuntu Mainline PPA
• Optionally watches and displays notifications when a new kernel update is available
• Downloads and installs packages automatically
• Display available and installed kernels conveniently
• Install/remove kernels from gui
• For each kernel, the related packages (headers & modules) are installed or removed at the same time

Downloads & Source Code

mainline is written using Vala and GTK3. Source code and binaries are available from the GitHub project page.

cappelikan maintains a PPA at: https://code.launchpad.net/~cappelikan/+archive/ubuntu/ppa

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:cappelikan/ppa
sudo apt update
sudo apt install mainline

Build

sudo apt install libgee-0.8-dev libjson-glib-dev libvte-2.91-dev valac aria2 lsb-release aptitude
git clone https://github.com/bkw777/mainline.git
cd mainline
make
sudo make install

About

mainline is a fork of ukuu

The original author stopped maintaining the original GPL version of ukuu and switched to a paid license for future versions.

Enhancements / Deviations from the original author's final GPL version

• (from stevenpowerd) Options controlling the internet connection check
• (from cloyce) Option to include or hide pre-release kernels
• Changed name from "ukuu" to "mainline"
• Removed all GRUB options
• Removed all donate buttons, links, dialogs
• Remove source cruft
• Better temp and cache directory behavior
• Better desktop notification behavior

TODO & WIP

• Make the notification bg process detect when the user logs off and exit itself.
• Save & restore window dimensions.
• Move the notification/dbus code into the app and make an "applet mode"