How to Upgrade to Linux Kernel 4.1 RC3 on Ubuntu / Linux Mint

How to Install or Upgrade to Linux Kernel 4.1 RC3 on Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS) and Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana

Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS) and Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana - See more at: http://media-opensource.blogspot.com/2015/05/how-to-upgrade-to-linux-kernel-402-on.html#sthash.q2QtXpAe.dpuf

Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS) and Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana - See more at: http://media-opensource.blogspot.com/2015/05/how-to-upgrade-to-linux-kernel-402-on.html#sthash.q2QtXpAe.dpuf

Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS) and Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana - See more at: http://media-opensource.blogspot.com/2015/05/how-to-upgrade-to-linux-kernel-402-on.html#sthash.q2QtXpAe.dpuf

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.

Includes powerful features

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 4.1 RC3:

• As you can tell, it's mostly drivers, with a smattering of arch updates (mostly ARM). And a smattering of misc stuff: perf tooling, documentation, filesystems. The infiniband update is a noticeable chunk of the drivers, we had some delayed stuff there due to maintainership changes.
• Nothing particularly scary or worrisome going on, although there are little fixes all over. Some of them are regressions from this merge window, and some of them are older. And some of them are so old that I almost thought "if it's been broken since 2011, and you only noticed now, maybe it could have waited for the next merge window". You know who you are (and others will too, if they read the commit messages - your shame is out there).

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

How to Upgrade to Linux Kernel 4.1 RC3 on Ubuntu / Linux Mint :

To Install/Update Linux Kernel 4.1 RC3 on Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS), Ubuntu 13.10/13.04/12.04, Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Linux Mint 13 Maya, Pinguy OS 14.04, Elementary OS 0.3 Freya, Elementary OS 0.2 Luna, Peppermint Five, Deepin 2014, LXLE 14.04, Linux Lite 2.0, Linux Lite 2.2 and other Ubuntu derivative systems, open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands:

For Ubuntu 32 bit :

$ wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.1-rc3-unstable/linux-headers-4.1.0-040100rc3_4.1.0-040100rc3.201505102036_all.deb \ http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.1-rc3-unstable/linux-headers-4.1.0-040100rc3-generic_4.1.0-040100rc3.201505102036_i386.deb \ http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.1-rc3-unstable/linux-image-4.1.0-040100rc3-generic_4.1.0-040100rc3.201505102036_i386.deb

For Ubuntu 64 bit :

$ wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.1-rc3-unstable/linux-headers-4.1.0-040100rc3_4.1.0-040100rc3.201505102036_all.deb \ http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.1-rc3-unstable/linux-headers-4.1.0-040100rc3-generic_4.1.0-040100rc3.201505102036_amd64.deb \ http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.1-rc3-unstable/linux-image-4.1.0-040100rc3-generic_4.1.0-040100rc3.201505102036_amd64.deb

For more download kernel Lowlatency and ARM, you can follow on this page.

Install, update or Upgrade Linux Kernel 4.1 RC3 :

$  sudo dpkg -i *.deb

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

$ sudo update-grub
$ sudo reboot

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.

Enjoy! I hope this article adding you more clarity.