Linux Kernel 4.8.6 released. Here’s how to install Linux Kernel 4.8.6 in Ubuntu and Linux Mint Systems. Update to Kernel 4.8.6, which has been released with various networking fixes and driver updates. Kernel 4.8.6 is the latest Stable Kernel release.
Install Linux Kernel 4.8.6 on 32 Bit Ubuntu Systems
Run the following commands in Terminal to install and upgrade to Linux Kernel 4.8.6 on 32 Bit Ubuntu Systems:
sudo wget kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.8.6/linux-headers-4.8.6-040806_4.8.6-040806.201610310831_all.deb
sudo wget kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.8.6/linux-headers-4.8.6-040806-generic_4.8.6-040806.201610310831_i386.deb
sudo wget kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.8.6/linux-image-4.8.6-040806-generic_4.8.6-040806.201610310831_i386.deb
sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-4.8.6*.deb linux-image-4.8.6*.deb
sudo reboot
Install Linux Kernel 4.8.6 on 64 Bit Ubuntu Systems
Run the following commands in Terminal to install and upgrade to Linux Kernel 4.8.6 on 64 Bit Ubuntu Systems:
sudo wget kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.8.6/linux-headers-4.8.6-040806_4.8.6-040806.201610310831_all.deb
suod wget kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.8.6/linux-headers-4.8.6-040806-generic_4.8.6-040806.201610310831_amd64.deb
sudo wget kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.8.6/linux-image-4.8.6-040806-generic_4.8.6-040806.201610310831_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-4.8.6*.deb linux-image-4.8.6*.deb
sudo reboot
For more info, please visit https://www.kernel.org/