**Linux Kernel 3.8.4** brings various changes and bug fixes, you can have a look at them [here](http://goo.gl/KYRTb). As usual, we will upgrade to this new kernel using a simple bash script, but the kernel files can be downloaded from [here](http://goo.gl/eBHdh).
Here are some fixes in this latest Kernel:
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** ALSA: seq: Fix missing error handling in snd_seq_timer_open()**
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** tty: serial: fix typo “SERIAL_S3C2412”**
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** ext3: Fix format string issues**
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** USB: storage: fix Huawei mode switching regression**
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** USB: cdc-wdm: fix buffer overflow**
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** dcbnl: fix various netlink info leaks**
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** rtnl: fix info leak on RTM_GETLINK request for VF devices**
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** vxlan: fix oops when delete netns containing vxlan**
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** tcp: fix double-counted receiver RTT when leaving receiver fast path**
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** ARM: davinci: edma: fix dmaengine induced null pointer dereference on da830**
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** ARM: w1-gpio: fix erroneous gpio requests**
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** powerpc: Fix cputable entry for 970MP rev 1.0**
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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!!!
