Update to Linux Kernel 4.9.5 (stable) on Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 16.10 and Linux Mint 18

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.

Linux Kernel 4.9.5 Released with Updated Radeon Drivers, KVM and PPC Fixes

Coming only five days after the previous point release, Linux kernel 4.9.5 appears to be a big milestone that changes a total of 132 files, with 1515 insertions and 821 deletions. There are numerous improvements implemented in this fifth Linux 4.9 maintenance update, but first we'd like to remind you that Greg Kroah-Hartman recently marked this kernel branch as long-term supported (LTS), yet this is not apparent from kernel.org.

"I'm announcing the release of the 4.9.5 kernel. All users of the 4.9 kernel series must upgrade. The updated 4.9.y git tree can be found at: git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git linux-4.9.y and can be browsed at the normal kernel.org git web browser: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git;a=summary," said Greg Kroah-Hartman.

Radeon SMC firmware selection updated for Southern Islands family


From the appended shortlog, we can notice that the biggest part of the Linux kernel 4.9.5 patch is updated drivers. This time, the developers managed to improve the support for open-source Radeon, Intel i915, Tegra, and VC4 graphics drivers, but there are also updated I2C, CPUFreq, ACPI, DMA, InfiniBand, Ethernet (Mellanox MLX5), wireless (Intersil), NVM Express (NVMe), PINCTRL, USB, TTY, and remoteproc drivers.

Read more about Linux Kernel 4.9.5

How to Install Linux Kernel 4.9.5 on Ubuntu Derivative System :

To Install/Update Linux Kernel 4.9.5 on Ubuntu 16.10 Yakkety Yak, Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus, Ubuntu 15.10 wily werewolf, 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 18.1, Linux Mint 18 Sarah, 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:

wget www.in4serv.com.br/backup/kernel-4.9.5-stable

sudo chmod +x kernel-4.9.5-stable

./kernel-4.9.5-stable

Please a few minuter until process installation is finished and reboot your computer

sudo reboot

How to Install/update Linux Kernel 4.9.5 using Manual Download :

Debian package kernel for ubuntu is available on Ubuntu official site, download package and open terminal :

For Ubuntu 32 bit :

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.9.5/linux-headers-4.9.5-040905_4.9.5-040905.201701200532_all.deb

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.9.5/linux-headers-4.9.5-040905-generic_4.9.5-040905.201701200532_i386.deb

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.9.5/linux-image-4.9.5-040905-generic_4.9.5-040905.201701200532_i386.deb

For Ubuntu 64 bit :

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.9.5/linux-headers-4.9.5-040905_4.9.5-040905.201701200532_all.deb

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.9.5/linux-headers-4.9.5-040905-generic_4.9.5-040905.201701200532_amd64.deb

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.9.5/linux-image-4.9.5-040905-generic_4.9.5-040905.201701200532_amd64.deb

After download package is finished, Open terminal and follow this command :

sudo dpkg -i *.deb

Please a Few minuter untill installation is finished, and reboot your ubuntu system :

sudo reboot

and check ubuntu kernel version, open terminal and follow the command :

uname -a

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