Install Linux Kernel 3.8.4 in Ubuntu/Linux Mint

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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!!!