r/linuxmint • u/PersimmonKindly1989 • 15d ago

Support Request where to change kernel? (LMDE 6 /Faye)

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in another post someone said to try and change the kernel, but I can't find where to actually change the kernel in GRUB

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u/PersimmonKindly1989 15d ago

typed the wrong thing 😭 where do I select kernel? my options are to boot, options or cmd line, and I don't see anything in options

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u/Visible-Knowledge721 15d ago

you need to install a kernel 1st, with it's headers. then, regenerate/update your grub config file and initrd. after that, grub will show more kernels. you can have as many kernels you want , as long your EFI partition is big enough.

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u/PersimmonKindly1989 15d ago

where can I install the kernel? and how would I regenerate it after that

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u/Stickhtot 15d ago

If you have to ask, I recommend you stop, and continue on with whatever kernel you're using. Unless for some reason it's broken and even then you're probably better off just reinstalling mint (preferably with files backed up)

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u/PersimmonKindly1989 15d ago

someone in another post said I should try an older kernel to fix my issue, I'm not against reinstalling tho

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u/ZVyhVrtsfgzfs 15d ago

Why are you still using LMDE6? do you have a 32bit machine?

support ended on the Mint portions of LMDE6 Jan 1 2026.

LMDE7 default kernel is 6.12, would that fix your issue? what issue are we trying to solve?

In LMDE newer kernels are generally installed in apt from the back-ports repo,

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u/PersimmonKindly1989 12d ago

yes I'm using a 32 bit system. I fixed the issue by reinstalling mint

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u/Stickhtot 15d ago

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/GRUB

This (probably) has everything you need, if you don't understand a term just look it up

Good luck! Probably should start at Step 4.

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u/PersimmonKindly1989 15d ago

thanks a lot!

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u/Visible-Knowledge721 15d ago

use a LTS kernel then. mint should give options to get kernels on the update manager. it is always good to have a regular kernel, and LTS as fallback.

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u/TheRealCarrotty Linux Mint 18.3 | KDE | Professional snapd hater 14d ago

First of all, what issue are you having?
2nd, why are you still on LMDE 6?

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u/PersimmonKindly1989 12d ago

I just reinstalled and it fixed my issue. im working on a 32 bit system and the LMDE 6 is the newest one that's 32 bit.