Install Linux Kernel 3.8.4 in Ubuntu/Linux Mint

Linux Kernel 3.8.4 brings various changes and bug fixes, you can have a look at them here. As usual, we will upgrade to this new kernel using a simple bash script, but the kernel files can be downloaded from here.

Here are some fixes in this latest Kernel:

•     ALSA: seq: Fix missing error handling in snd_seq_timer_open()

•     tty: serial: fix typo “SERIAL_S3C2412”

•     ext3: Fix format string issues

•     USB: storage: fix Huawei mode switching regression

•     USB: cdc-wdm: fix buffer overflow

•     dcbnl: fix various netlink info leaks

•     rtnl: fix info leak on RTM_GETLINK request for VF devices

•     vxlan: fix oops when delete netns containing vxlan

•     tcp: fix double-counted receiver RTT when leaving receiver fast path

•     ARM: davinci: edma: fix dmaengine induced null pointer dereference on da830

•     ARM: w1-gpio: fix erroneous gpio requests

•     powerpc: Fix cputable entry for 970MP rev 1.0

Linux Kernel 3.8.4 Installation (Main)

Enter these commands from the terminal under Ubuntu/Linux Mint :

cd /tmp

wget http://dl.dropbox.com/u/47950494/upubuntu.com/kernel-3.8.4 -O kernel-3.8.4

chmod +x kernel-3.8.4

sudo sh kernel-3.8.4

sudo reboot

Removing  Linux Kernel 3.8.4 (Uninstall)

To remove kernel 3.8.4 from your system, enter this command:

sudo apt-get purge linux-image-3.8.4*

Enjoy!!!