Install/Upgrade to Linux Kernel 3.15.4 in Ubuntu/Linux Mint

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UtrFEo0TVdU/UqHzz4vkokI/AAAAAAAAMBY/rXap6qD-z8I/s1600/Tux_Kernel.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UtrFEo0TVdU/UqHzz4vkokI/AAAAAAAAMBY/rXap6qD-z8I/s1600/Tux_Kernel.png" height="200" width="200"></a>Fixes in <b>Kernel 3.15.4</b>:<br> <br> <ul style="text-align: left;"> <li><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">    ALSA: usb-audio: Fix races at disconnection and PCM closing</span></b></li> <li><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">    ALSA: hda - hdmi: call overridden init on resume</span></b></li> <li><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">    powerpc: fix typo 'CONFIG_PPC_CPU'</span></b></li> <li><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">    powerpc/pseries: Fix overwritten PE state</span></b></li> <li><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">    nfs: Fix cache_validity check in nfs_write_pageuptodate()</span></b></li> <li><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">    nfsd4: fix FREE_STATEID lockowner leak</span></b></li> <li><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">    IB/umad: Fix use-after-free on close</span></b></li> <li><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">    RDMA/cxgb4: Fix memory leaks in c4iw_alloc() error paths</span></b></li></ul></div>

Install/Upgrade to Linux Kernel 3.15.4 in Ubuntu/Linux Mint

Fixes in Kernel 3.15.4 :     ALSA: usb-audio: Fix races at disconnection and PCM closing     AL...

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Install/Upgrade to Linux Kernel 3.14.5 in Ubuntu/Linux Mint

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G_HXreRgSpY/U4siVc2mZ5I/AAAAAAAAMGc/VxvE0pQ8lT0/s1600/kernel.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G_HXreRgSpY/U4siVc2mZ5I/AAAAAAAAMGc/VxvE0pQ8lT0/s1600/kernel.jpeg" height="200" width="200"></a> Fixes in <b>Linux Kernel 3.14.5</b>:<br> <br> <ul style="text-align: left;"> <li><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">    ipv6: gro: fix CHECKSUM_COMPLETE support</span></b></li> <li><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">    ipv6: fix calculation of option len in ip6_append_data</span></b></li> <li><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">    drm/i915/tv: fix gen4 composite s-video tv-out</span></b></li> <li><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">    drm/radeon: fix typo in spectre_golden_registers</span></b></li> <li><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">    drm/radeon: fix endian swap on hawaii clear state buffer setup</span></b></li> <li><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">    drm/vmwgfx: correct fb_fix_screeninfo.line_length</span></b></li> <li><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">    USB: serial: fix sysfs-attribute removal deadlock</span></b></li></ul></div>

Install/Upgrade to Linux Kernel 3.14.5 in Ubuntu/Linux Mint

 Fixes in Linux Kernel 3.14.5 :     ipv6: gro: fix CHECKSUM_COMPLETE support     ipv6: fix calc...

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Install/Upgrade to Linux Kernel 3.14.3 in Ubuntu/Linux Mint

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cmb3ErQI75E/U2oEEELI29I/AAAAAAAAMGI/LQ6vpOQ-mjY/s1600/tux.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cmb3ErQI75E/U2oEEELI29I/AAAAAAAAMGI/LQ6vpOQ-mjY/s1600/tux.jpg"></a>Fixes in <b>Kernel 3.14.3</b>:<br> <ul style="text-align: left;"> <li><b>    ALSA: ice1712: Fix boundary checks in PCM pointer ops</b></li> <li><b>    ARM: 8027/1: fix do_div() bug in big-endian systems</b></li> <li><b>    ARM: OMAP4: Fix definition of IS_PM44XX_ERRATUM</b></li> <li><b>    ext4: fix jbd2 warning under heavy xattr load</b></li> <li><b>    ocfs2: fix panic on kfree(xattr->name)</b></li> <li><b>    usb: musb: fix PHY power on/off</b></li> <li><b>    media: saa7134: fix WARN_ON during resume</b></li> <li><b>    arm64: __NR_compat_syscalls fix</b></li> <li><b>    nfsd4: fix setclientid encode size</b></li> <li><b>    NFSv4: Fix a use-after-free problem in open()</b></li></ul></div>

Install/Upgrade to Linux Kernel 3.14.3 in Ubuntu/Linux Mint

Fixes in Kernel 3.14.3 :     ALSA: ice1712: Fix boundary checks in PCM pointer ops     ARM: 8027...

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Install Tor Browser Bundle 3.5.4 (STABLE) From PPA in Ubuntu 14.04 (Trusty Tahr) Or Older

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--gmk5OwSYSU/U1Zq_mI8KNI/AAAAAAAAMF4/OtzYUPtGYUg/s1600/tor-browser-bundle_w_500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--gmk5OwSYSU/U1Zq_mI8KNI/AAAAAAAAMF4/OtzYUPtGYUg/s1600/tor-browser-bundle_w_500.jpg" height="150" width="200"></a>In this tutorial, we will see how to install the latest stable version of Tor Browser Bundle (version 3.5.4) from PPA under the following Ubuntu/Linux Mint distros:<br> <br> <ul style="text-align: left;"> <li><b>Ubuntu 14.04 / Ubuntu 13.10 or older</b></li> <li><b>Linux Mint 16/15 or older</b></li> </ul> </div>

Install Tor Browser Bundle 3.5.4 (STABLE) From PPA in Ubuntu 14.04 (Trusty Tahr) Or Older

In this tutorial, we will see how to install the latest stable version of Tor Browser Bundle (versi...

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Install/Upgrade to Linux Kernel 3.14 (Stable) in Ubuntu/Linux Mint

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gjQjtmXltbQ/UzslOovUTKI/AAAAAAAAMFk/0CASFz-ntKM/s1600/kernel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gjQjtmXltbQ/UzslOovUTKI/AAAAAAAAMFk/0CASFz-ntKM/s1600/kernel.jpg"></a><b>Linux Kernel 3.14 </b>in its stable release has been made available recently bringing more new features and improvements:<br> <br> <b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">- Enhanced memory compression (ZRAM memory compression)</span></b><br> <b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">- Generic CPU Boost</span></b><br> <b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">- Nouveau adds new NVIDIA GPU support </span></b><br> <b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">- NVIDIA Tegra PRIME support</span></b><br> <b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">- AMD Cryptographic Coprocessor support </span></b><br> <b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">- More fixes for the open source AMD driver</span></b><br> <b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">- Improvements for Radeon DPM, etc.</span></b><br> </div>

Install/Upgrade to Linux Kernel 3.14 (Stable) in Ubuntu/Linux Mint

Linux Kernel 3.14 in its stable release has been made available recently bringing more new features...

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