I am running Linux Mint 22 with Cinnamon v6.2.9 on kernel v6.8.0-53-generic and would like to upgrade to a newer kernel. I tried via the update Manager, but the newest kernel listed is the one already in use and I am wondering why?
- Are the kernels listed based on my hardware?
- Is my Cinnamon version too old for newer kernels?
- Is my Mint Version too old for newer kernels?
- Do I need to update my BIOS? I was too scared to do that in the past three years I owned my system.
Here are my specs:
- CPU AMD Ryzen 7 5800x
- GPU nVidia GTX 1060 6GB
- 16 GB RAM @ 3600mHz
- MoBo MSI B550 A-Pro
I quite new to Linux and don’t really know what I am doing. Therefore, if you need any other information I’ll be happy to provide it.
Is there a particular reason that you want to update your kernel? Generally, the best idea as a new user is to stick with the default kernel that your distro provides What Stable Kernel Should I Use. Given your hardware, I’d expect that kernel 6.8 should work fine for you.
I am upgrading my GPU soon, and wanted to prepared, if I’d need to upgrade kernel for new drivers. Flirted with an intel GPU for a bit and read that 6.11(?) was recommended. But I decided to got AMD so, that may be unnecessary now.
Makes sense. But for an Arc B580 you’d probably want 6.12 or newer (according to https://www.phoronix.com/review/intel-arc-b580-gpu-compute). Unfortunately Linux Mint is not that great for running the very latest hardware (and especially GPUs).