The Linux Kernel 4.8.1 is now available for the users, announced Linus Torvalds. This Linux Kernel version comes with plenty of fixes and improvements. This article will guide you to install or upgrade to Linux Kernel 4.8.1 in your Ubuntu or Linux Mint system.
Installation
For 32-Bit Systems
Download the .deb packages.
$ wget kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.8.1/linux-headers-4.8.1-040801_4.8.1-040801.201610071031_all.deb
$ wget kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.8.1/linux-headers-4.8.1-040801-generic_4.8.1-040801.201610071031_i386.deb
$ wget kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.8.1/linux-image-4.8.1-040801-generic_4.8.1-040801.201610071031_i386.deb
$ sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-4.8.1*.deb linux-image-4.8.1*.deb
sudo reboot
For 64-Bit Systems
Download the .deb packages.
To uninstall,
$ wget kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.8.1/linux-headers-4.8.1-040801_4.8.1-040801.201610071031_all.deb
$ wget kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.8.1/linux-headers-4.8.1-040801-generic_4.8.1-040801.201610071031_amd64.deb
$ wget kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.8.1/linux-image-4.8.1-040801-generic_4.8.1-040801.201610071031_amd64.deb
$ sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-4.8.1*.deb linux-image-4.8.1*.deb
sudo reboot
To uninstall,
sudo apt-get remove 'linux-headers-4.8.1*' 'linux-image-4.8.1*'
thank you...
ReplyDeleteThank you! It realy helped me.
ReplyDeleteSimple enough and seemed to work fine on my Linux Mint 18.0 64-bit (xfce) installation. Prior to these instructions, I tried using the method listed here:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.ubuntumaniac.com/2016/10/update-to-kernel-481-stable-on-ubuntu.html
But this screwed my system - I could boot, but there were many problems with the desktop. I had to restore my system from a backup.
Can you tell what are the problems you encountered? Do you have a blog where you can update so we can refer?
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