Ubuntu Kernel Update Utility (Ukuu)

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

About This Fork

Since the original author stopped maintaining the free version of Ukuu and turned to a paid version, I forked this project and will be maintaining and adding features to it here.

Enhancements

• Option in settings to skip internet connection check

Please feel free to submit a feature request in the Issues section.

Features

• Fetches list of kernels from kernel.ubuntu.com
• Displays notifications when a new kernel update is available.
• Downloads and installs packages automatically

Screenshots

Main Window

Settings Window

Console Options

Downloads & Source Code

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

Build instruction

Ubuntu-based Distributions (Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Elementary, etc)

in a terminal window:

sudo apt-get install libgee-0.8-dev libjson-glib-dev libvte-2.91-dev valac
git clone https://github.com/stevenpowered/ukuu.git
cd ukuu
make all
sudo make install