Install Linux Kernel 3.8.5 in Ubuntu/Linux Mint

Linux Kernel 3.8.5 We will see how to install this new kernel in Ubuntu/Linux Mint using a bash script, you can download the deb packages from here for manual installation.

Here are some of the key changes in kernel 3.8.5:

•     drm/radeon: fix backend map setup on 1 RB trinity boards
•     drm/radeon: fix S/R on VM systems (cayman/TN/SI)
•     ARM: tegra: fix register address of slink controller
•     target/iscsi: Fix mutual CHAP auth on big-endian arches
•     rtlwifi: rtl8192cu: Fix problem that prevents reassociation
•     rtlwifi: rtl8192cu: Fix schedule while atomic bug splat
•     ALSA: hda – Fix typo in checking IEC958 emphasis bit
•     ALSA: hda/cirrus – Fix the digital beep registration
•     vhost/net: fix heads usage of ubuf_info
•     tcp: fix skb_availroom()
•     ipv4: fix definition of FIB_TABLE_HASHSZ
•     USB: EHCI: fix regression in QH unlinking
•     udf: Fix bitmap overflow on large filesystems with small block size
•     x86-64: Fix the failure case in copy_user_handle_tail()
•     nfsd: fix bad offset use
•     MD RAID5:  Fix kernel oops when RAID4/5/6 is used via device-mapper
•     IPoIB: Fix send lockup due to missed TX completion
•     ext4: fix data=journal fast mount/umount hang

Linux Kernel 3.8.5 Installation (Main)

To install Linux Kernel 3.8.5 in Ubuntu 13.04/12.10/12.04 and Linux Mint 14/13/12 or older, enter these commands:

cd /tmp 

wget http://dl.dropbox.com/u/47950494/upubuntu.com/kernel-3.8.5 -O kernel-3.8.5

chmod +x kernel-3.8.5

sudo sh kernel-3.8.5

sudo reboot

Removing Linux Kernel 3.8.5 (Uninstall)

To uninstall Linux kernel 3.8.5 completely from your system, run this command:

sudo apt-get purge linux-image-3.8.5*