How to install Kernel 4.0 RC4 on 32 bit and 64 bit Ubuntu 14.10, Ubuntu 14.04 and Derivatives. Linux Kernel 4.0 RC4 has been released with ARM updates, architecture improvements and networking fixes.
You can install Kernel 4.0 RC4 on Ubuntu 15.04/14.10/14.04, Linux Mint 17 and other Ubuntu derivative systems. To install Linux Kernel 4.0 RC4, download the deb packages from kernel.ubuntu.com and then install it. Follow the instructions given below:
Install Kernel 4.0 RC4 on 32 bit Ubuntu Systems
cd /tmp
wget \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0-rc4-vivid/linux-headers-4.0.0-040000rc4_4.0.0-040000rc4.201503152135_all.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0-rc4-vivid/linux-headers-4.0.0-040000rc4-generic_4.0.0-040000rc4.201503152135_i386.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0-rc4-vivid/linux-image-4.0.0-040000rc4-generic_4.0.0-040000rc4.201503152135_i386.deb
sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-4.0*.deb linux-image-4.0*.deb
Install Kernel 4.0 RC4 on 64 bit Ubuntu Systems
cd /tmp
wget \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0-rc4-vivid/linux-headers-4.0.0-040000rc4_4.0.0-040000rc4.201503152135_all.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0-rc4-vivid/linux-headers-4.0.0-040000rc4-generic_4.0.0-040000rc4.201503152135_amd64.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0-rc4-vivid/linux-image-4.0.0-040000rc4-generic_4.0.0-040000rc4.201503152135_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-4.0*.deb linux-image-4.0*.deb
Uninstall Kernel 4.0 RC4 From Ubuntu Systems
If you wish to remove and uninstall Kernel 4.0 RC4 from 32 bit/64 bit Ubuntu Systems, run the following command:
sudo apt-get remove linux-header-4.0* linux-image-4.0*