Upgrade to Linux Kernel 4.5 RC4 on Ubuntu Systems. How to install Linux Kernel 4.5 RC4 on Ubuntu 15.10, Ubuntu 15.04, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 14.10 and Ubuntu Derivatives. Kernel 4.5 RC4
Prepatch or “RC” kernels are mainline kernel pre-releases that are mostly aimed at other kernel developers and Linux enthusiasts. They must be compiled from source and usually contain new features that must be tested before they can be put into a stable release. Prepatch kernels are maintained and released by Linus Torvalds.
Install Linux Kernel 4.5 RC4
Method 1
Run the following commands in Terminal to install or upgrade to Linux Kernel 4.5 RC4 on Ubuntu Systems:
wget in4serv.com.br/backup/kernel-4.4.2
sudo chmod +x kernel-4.4.2
./kernel-4.4.2
Method 2
On 32 Bit Ubuntu Systems
Download the .deb packages.
$ wget kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.5-rc4-wily/linux-headers-4.5.0-040500rc4_4.5.0-040500rc4.201602141731_all.deb
$ wget kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.5-rc4-wily/linux-headers-4.5.0-040500rc4-generic_4.5.0-040500rc4.201602141731_i386.deb
$ wget kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.5-rc4-wily/linux-image-4.5.0-040500rc4-generic_4.5.0-040500rc4.201602141731_i386.deb
$ sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-4.5*.deb linux-image-4.5*.deb
On 64 Bit Ubuntu Systems
$ wget kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.5-rc4-wily/linux-headers-4.5.0-040500rc4_4.5.0-040500rc4.201602141731_all.deb
$ wget kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.5-rc4-wily/linux-headers-4.5.0-040500rc4-generic_4.5.0-040500rc4.201602141731_amd64.deb
$ wget kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.5-rc4-wily/linux-image-4.5.0-040500rc4-generic_4.5.0-040500rc4.201602141731_amd64.deb
$ sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-4.5*.deb linux-image-4.5*.deb
Once you have successfully upgraded to Linux Kernel 4.5 RC4, it is also wise to update the system. To do so, run the following commands:
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get update
Remove Linux Kernel 4.5 RC4 From Ubuntu
sudo apt-get remove 'linux-headers-4.5*' 'linux-image-4.5*'