Upgrade Linux Kernel 4.6 on Ubuntu. How to install Kernel 4.6 RC2 on Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 15.04, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 14.10 and Ubuntu 15.10 Systems.
Linux Kernel 4.6 RC2 release was announced by Linus Torvalds. He said “this has actually been one of the bigger merge windows in a while, and if somebody was planning on trying to sneak in any last-minute features, I really don’t want to hear about it any more. On the whole, despite the size of the merge window, this was mostly pretty pain-free. There were fairly few conflicts, and the ARM tree that traditionally has had the most of them was really one of the easiest experiences ever. Good job.”
Install Kernel 4.6 RC on 32 Bit Ubuntu Systems
Run the following commands to install Kernel 4.6 RC on 32 bit Ubuntu and Ubuntu Derivative Systems:
$ cd /tmp
$ wget \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.6-rc2-wily/linux-headers-4.6.0-040600rc2_4.6.0-040600rc2.201604031130_all.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.6-rc2-wily/linux-headers-4.6.0-040600rc2-generic_4.6.0-040600rc2.201604031130_i386.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.6-rc2-wily/linux-image-4.6.0-040600rc2-generic_4.6.0-040600rc2.201604031130_i386.deb
$ sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-4.6*.deb linux-image-4.6*.deb
Install Kernel 4.6 RC on 64 Bit Ubuntu Systems
Run the following commands to install Kernel 4.6 RC on 64 bit Ubuntu and Ubuntu Derivative Systems:
$ cd /tmp
$ wget \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.6-rc2-wily/linux-headers-4.6.0-040600rc2_4.6.0-040600rc2.201604031130_all.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.6-rc2-wily/linux-headers-4.6.0-040600rc2-generic_4.6.0-040600rc2.201604031130_amd64.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.6-rc2-wily/linux-image-4.6.0-040600rc2-generic_4.6.0-040600rc2.201604031130_amd64.deb
$ sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-4.6*.deb linux-image-4.6*.deb
Uninstall Kernel 4.6 RC
If you wish to uninstall and remove Linux Kernel 4.6 RC from Ubuntu – 32 bit or 64 bit Systems – run the following command:
$ sudo apt-get remove linux-headers-4.6* linux-image-4.6*