Framework Desktop Kernel?

[AlanTristar]

I have a Framework Desktop arriving Tuesday. According to their site and also articles such as this Framework Desktop - A 4.5L Beast for AI and Gaming – BIKMAN TECH recommended kernel is 6.15+ or even better; latest version. I note that my current Zorin Pro install on a System 76 Lemur Pro (lemp13) is only 6.14*

There are a bunch of newer ones listed at Index of /mainline

Any recommended guides to running a more recent kernel with Zorin? I have never done that before...

[Forpli]

[HOW TO] Easily install a later Kernel (Needs Net Connection)

Updated as of Mar 28 2025 To install the Mainline Installer: add the repository: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:cappelikan/ppa Update sources and install: sudo apt update && sudo apt install mainline Launch Mainline from App Menu or terminal, and select the kernel you wish to test. To use TuxInvader Kernel: These are not Microsoft signed, so Secure Boot must be disabled in BIOS Settings. Add repository: If using Zorin OS 16: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:tuxinvader/lts-mainline If usi…

You can use the mainline or liquorix.

[AlanTristar]

Thanks! Another question, on my current computer with Zorin 18 Pro and kernel 6.14* on it, if I don't do anything to it, when would its kernel ever be updated? With Zorin 19 release? In other words, does the kernel get updated as part of the normal system update process over time or is only when a major release happens?

I know I have seen the kernel getting updated over time when I was running Pop_OS.

[Aravisian]

@AlanTristar

does the kernel get updated as part of the normal system update process over time

Yes, it does. Kernel updates occur between major releases.