**Linux Kernel 3.8.6** is the sixth maintenance release for kernel 3.8 series that has been made available recently. In this tutorial, we will help you install it in a system running Ubuntu and any other Ubuntu-based distro for ARM. Here are some fixes in [kernel 3.8.6](http://goo.gl/PgNG5):
- \*\* ipv6: fix bad free of addrconf\_init\_net\*\*
- \*\* net: ethernet: cpsw: fix erroneous condition in error check\*\*
- \*\* net: fq\_codel: Fix off-by-one error\*\*
- \*\* Btrfs: fix space leak when we fail to reserve metadata space\*\*
- \*\* Fix bug for DM9000 revision B which contain a DSP PHY\*\*
- \*\* drm/i915: Use the fixed pixel clock for eDP in intel\_dp\_set\_m\_n()\*\*
- \*\* ARM: kirkwood: Fix chip-delay for GoFlex Net\*\*
- \*\* NFSv4.1: Fix a race in pNFS layoutcommit\*\*
- \*\* iwlwifi: fix length check in multi-TB HCMD\*\*
- \*\* Bluetooth: Fix not closing SCO sockets in the BT\_CONNECT2 state\*\*
- \*\* smsc75xx: fix jumbo frame support\*\*
**Linux Kernel 3.8.6 Installation (Main)**
For **ARM**-based systems, you can install kernel 3.8.6 with these commands at your own risk:
`wget http://dl.dropbox.com/u/47950494/upubuntu.com/arm-kernel-3.8.6 -O arm-kernel-3.8.6`
`chmod +x arm-kernel-3.8.6`
`sudo sh arm-kernel-3.8.6``sudo update-grub`
`sudo reboot`
\*\* Please try this at your own risk. I am not responsible for any damage caused by this article to your system/arm device.\*\*
**Enjoy!!**