**Linux Kernel 3.8.6** is the sixth maintenance release for kernel 3.8 series that has been made available recently. In this tutorial, we will help you install it in a system running Ubuntu/Linux Mint and any other Ubuntu-based distribution.
Here are some fixes in kernel 3.8.6:
- ** ipv6: fix bad free of addrconf_init_net**
- ** net: ethernet: cpsw: fix erroneous condition in error check**
- ** net: fq_codel: Fix off-by-one error**
- ** Btrfs: fix space leak when we fail to reserve metadata space**
- ** Fix bug for DM9000 revision B which contain a DSP PHY**
- ** drm/i915: Use the fixed pixel clock for eDP in intel_dp_set_m_n()**
- ** ARM: kirkwood: Fix chip-delay for GoFlex Net**
- ** NFSv4.1: Fix a race in pNFS layoutcommit**
- ** iwlwifi: fix length check in multi-TB HCMD**
- ** Bluetooth: Fix not closing SCO sockets in the BT_CONNECT2 state**
- ** smsc75xx: fix jumbo frame support**
Linux Kernel 3.8.6 Installation (Main)
For i386/amd64 architectures, you can install Linux Kernel 3.8.6 with the following commands at your own risk:
cd /tmp
wget http://dl.dropbox.com/u/47950494/upubuntu.com/kernel-3.8.6 -O kernel-3.8.6
chmod +x kernel-3.8.6
sudo sh kernel-3.8.6
sudo reboot
This process will upgrade the kernel not replace it. to remove earlier Linux kernel and make it a clean install use Synaptic Package Manager.
Enjoy!!!
