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The hardware-enablement-stack (HWE stack) allows to use LTS version with a newer kernel and X stacks

LTS point releases will be shipped with newer a newer kernel and X stacks. Existing installation can opt-in.

More info at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/LTSEnablementStack

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What is hardware enablement (HWE)?

I see the linux-hwe-generic package as part of the kernels you can install in Ubuntu. What is hardware enablement (HWE)?
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How can I upgrade the Ubuntu LTS kernel to newer?

I just installed Ubuntu 12.04.2 64-bit on my desktop PC and I see the kernel in System Monitor is 3.5.0-23 but in Ubuntu 12.04.2 in my laptop the kernel is 3.2.0-38. I have already tried to run the command sudo apt-get upgrade && sudo apt-get…
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How to tell if my system is "multiarch"?

Per the LTS Enablement Stack wiki, "to install the newer HWE kernel derived from 15.10 (Wily)" there is a different set of packages to install depending on whether a system is multiarch or not. How do I tell if my system is multiarch or not? The…
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Hardware Enablement Stack (HWE) out of support

From yesterday my update manager gives me this message: Your current Hardware Enablement Stack (HWE) is going out of support on 07/08/2014. After this date security updates for critical parts (kernel and graphics stack) of your system will no…
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Ubuntu 20.04 - How can I enable HWE?

I've read around that now it should be possible to have kernel 5.8 with HWE 20.04.2. Looks like this was released last week, but my 20.04 system is still on 5.4. I've seen this answer and can clearly see that the kernel should be available. What…
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How can I use 16.10 Yakkety kernel in 16.04 Xenial?

As 16.10 is getting released, is it possible to use its kernel in 16.04? I know it will be offered in 16.04.2 due on February, but with problems my laptop is having on 16.04 I would rather start using it earlier.
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What steps should I take before performing a release upgrade to avoid problems?

After being notified about the 1404_HWE_EOL, I am considering upgrading an important production system to 16.04.1. I say "important production system" because this is the workstation I use daily at work. I want to avoid bugs or other problems…
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What is the difference between a OEM kernel and a HWE kernel?

Both kernels seems to include latest drivers, but I can't find why both are needed or what are their differences. It's confusing!
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Upgrading from 12.04.3 LTS to 14.04.1 LTS failure

This has probably been asked millions of times already, but I'm struggling to update my Ubuntu system from LTS to LTS, now that the upgrade to 14.04.1 is out. My system keeps notifying me to upgrade to the latest release, claiming that Your current…
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Update Manager message "New Hardware Support is Available"

I haven't seen this message from Update Manager before, and I have not been able to google up any info. What will be installed when I click Install? (Clicking "Description of Update" got me nothing...)
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'linux-generic-hwe-18.04' not found after upgrade to 18.04

Since upgrading to 18.04 from 16.04 I have been seeing the following message: ➜ ~ hwe-support-status You have packages from the Hardware Enablement Stack (HWE) installed that are going out of support on 2023-04-30. To upgrade to a supported (or…
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How do I update to Ubuntu kernel 3.13.0 on 12.04 LTS without breaking the Nvidia graphics driver?

I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 "LTS" on a Lenovo W530 (Nvidia Optimus architecture) and updated the kernel to 3.13.0-32-generic as the version of the kernel I was running was going out of support, 3.5.0-52-generic. I was getting the following…
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nvidia-smi stopped working after installing cuda-toolkit

TLDR I'm trying to get nvidia-smi back up, which was working fine until I installed cuda-toolkit. Uninstalling cuda-toolkit didn't help. How can I restore nvidia-smi output? NVIDIA-SMI has failed because it couldn't communicate with the…
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How to disable HWE messages (14.04)

As almost everyone who installed their Ubuntu 14.04 a while ago, I started getting the HWE messages every time. Now, I DO NOT WANT the latest HWE. Opting-out of kernel & graphics drivers updates. So far so good, right? The messages, however, keep…
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How do I opt in to Early Preview of LTS enablement stack?

As explained in the wiki article LTS Enablement Stacks, The Ubuntu LTS enablement stacks provide newer kernel and X support for existing LTS releases. These can be installed manually, or are automatically shipped if installing from 12.04.2/14.04.2…
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