How to install Kernel 4. RC3 on 32 bit/64 bit Ubuntu 15.04, Ubuntu 14.10, Ubuntu 14.04 and derivative systems. Linux Kernel 4.0 RC3 has been released with updates for the gpu, networking, usb, staging and sound drivers and architecture (arc, x86, arm, powerpc) support and improvements.
Learn how to install Kernel 4.0 RC3 on Ubuntu 15.04/14.10/14.04, Linux Mint 17 and other Ubuntu derivative systems. To install Linux Kernel 4.0 RC3, download the deb packages from kernel.ubuntu.com and then install it. Follow the instructions given below:
Install Kernel 4.0 RC3 on 32 bit Ubuntu
cd /tmp
wget \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0-rc3-vivid/linux-headers-4.0.0-040000rc3_4.0.0-040000rc3.201503082035_all.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0-rc3-vivid/linux-headers-4.0.0-040000rc3-generic_4.0.0-040000rc3.201503082035_i386.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0-rc3-vivid/linux-image-4.0.0-040000rc3-generic_4.0.0-040000rc3.201503082035_i386.deb
sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-4.0*.deb linux-image-4.0*.deb
Install Kernel 4.0 RC3 on 64 bit Ubuntu
Download the needed packages:
cd /tmp
wget \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0-rc3-vivid/linux-headers-4.0.0-040000rc3_4.0.0-040000rc3.201503082035_all.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0-rc3-vivid/linux-headers-4.0.0-040000rc3-generic_4.0.0-040000rc3.201503082035_amd64.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0-rc3-vivid/linux-image-4.0.0-040000rc3-generic_4.0.0-040000rc3.201503082035_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-4.0*.deb linux-image-4.0*.deb
Uninstall Kernel 4.0 RC3 From 32 bit/64 bit Ubuntu
If you wish to remove and uninstall Kernel 4.0 RC3 from 32 bit/64 bit Ubuntu Systems, run the following command:
sudo apt-get remove linux-header-4.0* linux-image-4.0*