**Linux Kernel 3.8.4** brings various changes and bug fixes, you can have a look at them [here](http://goo.gl/KYRTb). As usual, we will upgrade to this new kernel using a simple bash script, but the kernel files can be downloaded from [here](http://goo.gl/eBHdh).

Here are some fixes in this latest Kernel:

• ** ALSA: seq: Fix missing error handling in snd_seq_timer_open()**

• ** tty: serial: fix typo “SERIAL_S3C2412”**

• ** ext3: Fix format string issues**

• ** USB: storage: fix Huawei mode switching regression**

• ** USB: cdc-wdm: fix buffer overflow**

• ** dcbnl: fix various netlink info leaks**

• ** rtnl: fix info leak on RTM_GETLINK request for VF devices**

• ** vxlan: fix oops when delete netns containing vxlan**

• ** tcp: fix double-counted receiver RTT when leaving receiver fast path**

• ** ARM: davinci: edma: fix dmaengine induced null pointer dereference on da830**

• ** ARM: w1-gpio: fix erroneous gpio requests**

• ** powerpc: Fix cputable entry for 970MP rev 1.0**

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Linux Kernel 3.8.4 Installation (Main)

Enter these commands from the terminal under Ubuntu/Linux Mint :

cd /tmp

wget http://dl.dropbox.com/u/47950494/upubuntu.com/kernel-3.8.4 -O kernel-3.8.4

chmod +x kernel-3.8.4

sudo sh kernel-3.8.4

sudo reboot

Removing Linux Kernel 3.8.4 (Uninstall)

To remove kernel 3.8.4 from your system, enter this command:

sudo apt-get purge linux-image-3.8.4*

Enjoy!!!