![]() If you have an NVIDIA GPU, I suggest installing the latest NVIDIA 470.74 graphics driver before attempting to install Linux kernel 5.14. Some readers reported that their Ubuntu systems failed to boot with certain versions of Linux 5.14 or that their NVIDIA GPU is not supported. Keep in mind that you will always be able to revert to the original kernel packages of your Linux distro if you encounter issues with the newer kernel packages. Why install Linux kernel 5.14? Because it comes with new and updated drivers, as well as support for new hardware, so if you’re experiencing issues with some of your hardware components when using a previous kernel version that’s available in your Ubuntu or Linux Mint system, why not give it a try. Released at the end of August 2021, Linux 5.14 is the most recent kernel branch available for GNU/Linux distributions, and, now that Linux kernel 5.13 reached end of life, you might want to upgrade your computers to this newer release that brings better hardware support and many other new features. ![]() At the request of many readers, I wrote this tutorial to show you how to install the latest Linux 5.14 kernel on your Ubuntu or Linux Mint operating systems.
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