Hello Linux Geeksters.
In this article I will show you how to install Kernel 3.8.6 on the popular Debian based distros, such as: Debian, Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Knoppix.
If you want to see a full list of the changes made in the Kernel 3.8.6, see this link.
Download all the headers needed for the Kernel 3.8.6, for 32 bit systems:
$ wget -c http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.8.6-raring/linux-headers-3.8.6-030806_3.8.6-030806.201304051406_all.deb
$ wget -c http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.8.6-raring/linux-headers-3.8.6-030806-generic_3.8.6-030806.201304051406_i386.deb
$ wget -c http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.8.6-raring/linux-image-3.8.6-030806-generic_3.8.6-030806.201304051406_i386.deb
$ wget -c http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.8.6-raring/linux-image-extra-3.8.6-030806-generic_3.8.6-030806.201304051406_i386.deb
Install the headers:
$ sudo dpkg -i *.deb
Download all the headers needed for the Kernel 3.8.6, for 64 bit systems:
$ wget -c http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.8.6-raring/linux-headers-3.8.6-030806_3.8.6-030806.201304051406_all.deb
$ wget -c http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.8.6-raring/linux-headers-3.8.6-030806-generic_3.8.6-030806.201304051406_amd64.deb
$ wget -c http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.8.6-raring/linux-image-3.8.6-030806-generic_3.8.6-030806.201304051406_amd64.deb
$ wget -c http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.8.6-raring/linux-image-extra-3.8.6-030806-generic_3.8.6-030806.201304051406_amd64.deb
Install the headers:
$ sudo dpkg -i *.deb