How to install or upgrade to Linux Kernel 4.8.4 on Ubuntu 16.10, Ubuntu 16.04 and Linux Mint Systems. Linux kernel 4.8.4 is the latest stable release of Kernel for Ubuntu Linux Systems. Linux Kernel 4.8.4 has been released with EXT4 and Btrfs improvements and an updated Broadcom wireless drivers. Linux kernel 4.8.4 is now the latest stable Kernel release. Linux kernel 4.8.4 brings more than 850 changes, a total of 64 files, 580 insertions and 286 deletions to the Kernel source.
Greg Kroah-Hartman announced the release of Kernel 4.8.4, the fourth maintenance update release to the Linux Kernel 4.8 series. He said: “I’m announcing the release of the 4.8.4 kernel. And yeah, sorry about the quicker releases, I’ll be away tomorrow and as they seem to have passed all of the normal testing, I figured it would be better to get them out earlier instead of later. And I like releasing stuff on this date every year. All users of the 4.8 kernel series must upgrade.”
Install Linux Kernel 4.8.4 on 32-Bit Systems
Open Terminal and run the following commands in Terminal to install Linux Kernel 4.8.4 on 32-Bit Ubuntu Systems:
$ wget kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.8.4/linux-headers-4.8.4-040804_4.8.4-040804.201610220733_all.deb
$ wget kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.8.4/linux-headers-4.8.4-040804-generic_4.8.4-040804.201610220733_i386.deb
$ wget kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.8.4/linux-image-4.8.4-040804-generic_4.8.4-040804.201610220733_i386.deb
$ sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-4.8.4*.deb linux-image-4.8.4*.deb
Install Linux Kernel 4.8.4 on 64-Bit Systems
Open Terminal and run the following commands in Terminal to install Linux Kernel 4.8.4 on 64-Bit Ubuntu Systems:
$ wget kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.8.4/linux-headers-4.8.4-040804_4.8.4-040804.201610220733_all.deb
$ wget kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.8.4/linux-headers-4.8.4-040804-generic_4.8.4-040804.201610220733_amd64.deb
$ wget kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.8.4/linux-image-4.8.4-040804-generic_4.8.4-040804.201610220733_amd64.deb
$ sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-4.8.4*.deb linux-image-4.8.4*.deb
Once installed, please restart/reboot the system. It is also advised to update the system on the next immediate startup.