How to Upgrade/Install Kernel 4.0 RC4 on Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS)and Linux Mint

Linux Kernel 4.0 RC4 is out, you can Upgrade/Install on Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS)and Linux Mint
 
Linux kernel is the essential part of any Linux operating system. It is responsible for resource allocation, low-level hardware interfaces, security, simple communications, basic file system management, and more. Written from scratch by Linus Torvalds (with help from various developers), Linux is a clone of the UNIX operating system. It is geared towards POSIX and Single UNIX Specification compliances.


Linux provides users with powerful features, such as true multitasking, multistack networking, shared copy-on-write executables, shared libraries, demand loading, virtual memory, and proper memory management.

Initially designed only for 386/486-based computers, now Linux supports a wide range of architectures, including 64-bit (IA64, AMD64), ARM, ARM64, DEC Alpha, MIPS, SUN Sparc, PowerPC, as well as Amiga and Atari machines.

What’s new in Linux Kernel 4.0 RC4:

• Nothing particularly strange going on this week either, with perhaps just a slightly larger-than-expected ARM SoC update. So “just” half of the patch is driver updates, with about half of the rest being ARM changes.
• The rest is the usual random mix of fixes – some other architectures (s390, nios2), some networking, core kernel and vm, some documentation updates. Nothing particularly stands out here. Shortlog appended, I think we’re doing fine for where in the release cycle we are.

How to Upgrade/Install Kernel 4.0 RC4 on Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS)and Linux Mint :

to install kernel 4.0 rc4 on linux mint and other Ubuntu derivative systems, open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands:

for linux system 32 bit :

wget -c http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0-rc4-vivid/linux-headers-4.0.0-040000rc4_4.0.0-040000rc4.201503152135_all.deb http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0-rc4-vivid/linux-headers-4.0.0-040000rc4-generic_4.0.0-040000rc4.201503152135_i386.deb http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0-rc4-vivid/linux-image-4.0.0-040000rc4-generic_4.0.0-040000rc4.201503152135_i386.deb

for linux system 64 bit :

wget -c http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0-rc4-vivid/linux-headers-4.0.0-040000rc4_4.0.0-040000rc4.201503152135_all.deb http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0-rc4-vivid/linux-headers-4.0.0-040000rc4-generic_4.0.0-040000rc4.201503152135_amd64.deb http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0-rc4-vivid/linux-image-4.0.0-040000rc4-generic_4.0.0-040000rc4.201503152135_amd64.deb

For download more Linux Kernel 4.0 rc4 (ARM, LowLatency Kernel, Generic Pae) you follow this page.

Install Linux Kernel 4.0 RC4 :

sudo dpkg -i *.deb

Atfer install complete, update grub and reboot your computer and choose new kernel in grub :

sudo update-grub
sudo reboot

The source is available now. Binary packages are in the process of being built, and will appear soon at their respective download locations.

WARNING: Installing a new kernel may render your system unusable or unstable. If you proceed with the installation using the instructions below, make sure you back up any important data you have to an external hard drive.