kernel - What is hardware enablement (HWE)? - Ask Ubuntu The 18 04 HWE Stacks will follow a new Rolling Update Model as documented at Ubuntu Rolling LTS Enablement Stack wiki Ubuntu versions (2nd column) with corresponding Linux kernel versions (1st column): Installing the HWE stack is simple 24 04 and later sudo apt install linux-generic-hwe-24 04 22 04-24 04 sudo apt install linux-generic-hwe-22 04
What determines whether ubuntu upgrades to an hwe kernel All have been upgraded regularly using "apt upgrade" At first I thought that the difference might be due to the ability of the underlying BIOS to support GPT vs MBR, but of those capable of supporting GPT, two have the HWE kernel, and three do not Similarly, of those incapable of supporting GPT, two have the HWE kernel, and three do not
kernel - How to enable HWE on Ubuntu 22. 04 - Ask Ubuntu It doesn't seem like I have any of the "hwe" packages installed that I see some other people referencing online, like "linux-generic-hwe-22 04" I guess installations of 22 04 1 come with HWE by default? What is the proper way to switch to HWE officially for older installations of 22 04?
Can I switch to HWE kernel after installation? - Ask Ubuntu apt-cache search linux *hwe * or install Ubuntu Software Center or Synaptic Package Manager and search in it for "hwe" Synaptic has the most user-friendly way of displaying the search results for "hwe" because it displays the available packages in a list with a description of each package appearing on the same row as the package
What is the difference between a OEM kernel and a HWE kernel? A HWE kernel is used only on LTS releases of Ubuntu It's simply a newer generic kernel In fact, it's often the same generic kernel used in the current interim release of Ubuntu Example: The current HWE kernel for 20 04 is the same kernel used in 21 04
Should I add HWE kernel to the Ubuntu server manual installation (not . . . HWE is not about software compatibility, it's about hardware compatibility as Rinzwind pointed out in his comment I don't see an HWE kernel as being a benefit running in a virtualized environment such as virtualbox, It might be a critical requirement running on newer bare metal though –
How do I install the HWE kenel when using TPM-FDE with snapped kernel? This line should be changed to 24-hwe stable as soon as a newer kernel is available in this channel If your version of Ubuntu is not 24 04 you need to specify an appropriate version instead of 24 (Edit: I utilized some bash scripting to make my answer more future and fail proof )
linux-generic-hwe-24. 04 and other are kept back - Ask Ubuntu Check your sources as being correct, plus up-to-date, as I see linux-image-generic-hwe-24 04 | 6 8 0-50 51 | noble-updates | amd64, arm64, armhf, ppc64el, s390x being available, highlighting you have outdated sources (ie need to run sudo apt update) OR you're using missing sources or using an outdated mirror (read the output of apt update for clues as to what you're using)
Error re-compiling Ubuntu Jammy HWE kernel 6. 8. 0-45 I’m currently trying to compile a custom Ubuntu Jammy (22 04) HWE kernel, version 6 8 0-45, by following a procedure similar to the one mentioned here I’m applying some patches to the iwlwifi driv
How to find out if my ubuntu is using HWE kernel? When 16 10 was released, its GA kernel was 4 8 which was made available on 16 04 as an HWE kernel and so on for each major release When you install the linux-generic-hwe-16 04 package you are installing the latest stable release's kernel Verify this by checking the metapackage's dependencies with sudo apt-cache depends linux-generic-hwe-16 04