Install Linux Kernel 4.2 RC1 on Ubuntu 15.04, Ubuntu 14.04 and Derivatives

Linux kernel 4.2 Release Candidate (RC 1) is ready for download. Install Linux Kernel 4.2 RC1 on Ubuntu 15.04, Ubuntu 14.04 and Derivatives.

Linux Kernel 4.2 RC1 is one of the biggest ever release of Linux Kernel because of 1 Million new lines of code, new AMD GPU Drivers and many other exciting features.

Here’s how to install Kernel 4.2 RC1 on 32/64 bit Ubuntu and derivative systems:

Install Linux Kernel 4.2 RC1 on 32 Bit LInux

Run the following commands to install Kernel 4.2 RC1 on 32 bit Ubuntu and derivative systems:


$ cd /tmp
$ wget \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.2-rc1-unstable/linux-headers-4.2.0-040200rc1_4.2.0-040200rc1.201507051635_all.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.2-rc1-unstable/linux-headers-4.2.0-040200rc1-generic_4.2.0-040200rc1.201507051635_i386.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.2-rc1-unstable/linux-image-4.2.0-040200rc1-generic_4.2.0-040200rc1.201507051635_i386.deb
$ sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-4.2*.deb linux-image-4.2*.deb


Install Linux Kernel 4.2 RC1 on 64 Bit LInux

Run the following commands to install Kernel 4.2 RC1 on 64 bit Ubuntu and derivative systems:

$ cd /tmp
$ wget \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.2-rc1-unstable/linux-headers-4.2.0-040200rc1_4.2.0-040200rc1.201507051635_all.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.2-rc1-unstable/linux-headers-4.2.0-040200rc1-generic_4.2.0-040200rc1.201507051635_amd64.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.2-rc1-unstable/linux-image-4.2.0-040200rc1-generic_4.2.0-040200rc1.201507051635_amd64.deb
$ sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-4.2*.deb linux-image-4.2*.deb


Uninstall Linux Kernel 4.2 RC1

Run the following commands to uninstall and remove Linux Kernel 4.2 RC1 from Ubuntu and derivative systems:

$ sudo apt-get remove linux-header-4.2* linux-image-4.2*