Download and install Linux Kernel 4.0.2 on Ubuntu Systems. Install Linux Kernel 4.0.2 on 32 bit/64 bit Ubuntu 15.04, Ubuntu 14.10, Ubuntu 14.04 and Derivatives. Linus Torvalds has released the stable version of Linux Kernel 4.0.2.
The latest release of Linux Kernel 4.0.2 features various driver updates and imporevements. For example, it features driver updates for Bluetooth, SCSI, USB and ACPI, enhanced NFS and EXT4, and hardware improvements for the ARM64 and PowerPC architectures. Besides updated drivers and hardware improvements, Kernel 4.0.2 also supports new devices and filesystem enhancements.
Install Linux Kernel 4.0.2 on 32 Bit Ubuntu Systems
Open Terminal and run the following commands to install Linux Kernel 4.0.2 on 32 Bit Ubuntu systems:
cd /tmp
wget \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0.2-wily/linux-headers-4.0.2-040002_4.0.2-040002.201505081529_all.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0.2-wily/linux-headers-4.0.2-040002-generic_4.0.2-040002.201505081529_i386.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0.2-wily/linux-image-4.0.2-040002-generic_4.0.2-040002.201505081529_i386.deb
sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-4.0*.deb linux-image-4.0*.deb
Install Linux Kernel 4.0.2 on 64 Bit Ubuntu Systems
Open Terminal and run the following commands to install Linux Kernel 4.0.2 on 64 Bit Ubuntu systems:
cd /tmp
wget \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0.2-wily/linux-headers-4.0.2-040002_4.0.2-040002.201505081529_all.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0.2-wily/linux-headers-4.0.2-040002-generic_4.0.2-040002.201505081529_amd64.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0.2-wily/linux-image-4.0.2-040002-generic_4.0.2-040002.201505081529_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-4.0*.deb linux-image-4.0*.deb
To remove the Linux Kernel 4.0.2 from Ubuntu Systems, run the following command:
sudo apt-get remove linux-header-4.0* linux-image-4.0*