It landed in the SparkyLinux “unstable” repository
SparkyLinux appears to be the fourth GNU/Linux distribution to offer the Linux 4.12 kernel in their repositories, after Linux Lite, Arch Linux, and Ubuntu, though users will have to enable the “unstable” repository following the instructions provided at https: //sparkylinux.org/wiki/doku.php/repository to upgrade their kernels.
“The first, stable version of Linux kernel of the 4.12.x line – 4.12.0 just landed in Sparky “unstable” repository, ” says the devs. “The Sparky’s Linux kernel is available in Sparky “unstable” repository, so enabled it to upgrade (if you have older version already installed) or to make fresh installation.”
If you’re using SparkyLinux on your PC and you need to run the latest Linux 4.12 kernel because you think your hardware will run better with it, go ahead and enable the “unstable” repo by opening your favorite terminal emulator and running the command listed below.
Now copy and paste the two lines displayed below and save the file. Exit the GNU nano editor and use one of the set of commands showcased that corresponds to the hardware architecture of your SparkyLinux installation to install Linux kernel 4.12.
Once the packages were successfully installed, you will need to reboot your computer for the new kernel version to take effect. That’s it, you’re now running the Linux 4.12 kernel on your SparkyLinux operating system. If you encounter no issues with it, you can remove older kernel versions from your system with the APTus tool.
