Run your Slackware system with the latest available kernel – 4.14.2!

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Kernel 4.14.2-x86_64-exton is my newest Slackware kernel. Kernel 4.14.2 was released by Kernel.org yesterday. (November 24, 2017).

I have compiled a very useful (as I think) 64 bit kernel for Slackware Current (14.2) and/or all Slackware derivatives. For example Slax, Zenwalk and SlackEX. The kernel is compiled exactly in the same way as Slackware’s latest kernel huge. “My” kernel 4.14.2-x86_64-exton has even more support for new hardware, etc. Kernel 4.14.2 is the latest kernel available from Kernel.org. Released 20171124.

What’s new in kernel 4.14?

If you want to install my kernel in your Slackware 64 bit system, do this:

1. Download linux-kernel-4.14.2-x86_64-exton.txzmd5sum
2. Install it with the command installpkg linux-kernel-4.14.2-x86_64-exton.txz
(The kernel is packed just like Slackware’s original kernels so that everything ends up in the right place)
4. If necessary, change your Grub Legacy/Grub2 configuration
5. If you have an Nvidia graphics card in your computer, you may need to look over your files in /etc/modprobe.d before restarting the computer. That is remove the “blacklisting” of Nouveau’s kernel module in the appropriate files blacklist.conf and nvidia-installer-disable-nouveau.conf. With “my” kernel functions the Nouveau “free” driver works just fine.

NOTE: When you run the command installpkg linux-kernel-4.14.2-x86_64-exton.txz vmlinuz will be “created” in /boot. If you have /boot/vmlinuz already that file will be overwritten. In case you want to switch back to your old kernel you should make a backup of /boot/vmlinuz before you run the just mentioned command.

Restart your computer and enjoy!


Read about my Android-x86 Systems – Nougat, Marshmallow, Lollipop and KitKat at

andex.exton.net – latest is AndEX Nougat!

and about my Nougat, Marshmallow and Lollipop versions for Raspberry Pi 3/2 at
raspex.exton.se – latest is RaspAnd Nougat!

3 thoughts on “Run your Slackware system with the latest available kernel – 4.14.2!”

  1. Softpedia 171128: You Can Now Run a Custom Linux 4.14.2 Kernel on Your Slackware PC

    “GNU/Linux developer Arne Exton released a new custom kernel based on the latest Linux 4.14.2 upstream kernel release for Slackware and Slackware-based GNU/Linux distributions.

    Linux kernel 4.14 is not only the latest and greatest kernel available for Linux-based operating systems, but also a long-term support branch that will receive maintenance updates for the next couple of years. It brings support for new hardware and lots of performance optimizations, so it’s the recommended version for all Linux PCs.”

    READ MORE: http://news.softpedia.com/news/you-can-now-run-a-custom-linux-4-14-2-kernel-on-your-slackware-pc-here-s-how-518751.shtml

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