How to install Linux Kernel backports

We maintain backports of newer kernels to keep old distributions secure. Here's how to use them.

Installing Linux Kernel backports

For Debian 8 jessie

For Debian 8 (jessie), Linux kernels 3.16 and 4.9 are no longer maintained. Instead, we provide two kernel backports. Linux 4.19, which will be supported until June 2024, and Linux 5.10, supported until June 2026. The packages can be installed from the jessie-lts repository this way:

For Linux 4.19
apt-get install linux-image-4.19-amd64

or for 32bit

apt-get install linux-image-4.19-686-pae
For Linux 5.10
apt-get install linux-image-5.10-amd64

or for 32bit

apt-get install linux-image-5.10-686-pae

For Debian 9 stretch

For Debian 9 (stretch), Linux kernel 4.9 is no longer maintained. Instead, we provide two kernel backports. Linux 4.19, which will be supported until June 2024, and Linux 5.10, supported until June 2026. The packages can be installed from the stretch-lts repository this way:

For Linux 4.19
apt-get install linux-image-4.19-amd64

or for 32bit

apt-get install linux-image-4.19-686-pae
For Linux 5.10
apt-get install linux-image-5.10-amd64

or for 32bit

apt-get install linux-image-5.10-686-pae