diff --git a/packages/linux/meta b/packages/linux/meta
index 1d01daed6f..481e87cc2b 100644
--- a/packages/linux/meta
+++ b/packages/linux/meta
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 ################################################################################
 
 PKG_NAME="linux"
-PKG_VERSION="3.6.8"
+PKG_VERSION="3.6.9"
 PKG_REV="1"
 PKG_ARCH="any"
 PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
diff --git a/packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.8-003-no_dev_console.patch b/packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.9-003-no_dev_console.patch
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rename from packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.8-003-no_dev_console.patch
rename to packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.9-003-no_dev_console.patch
diff --git a/packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.8-004_lower_undefined_mode_timeout.patch b/packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.9-004_lower_undefined_mode_timeout.patch
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rename from packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.8-004_lower_undefined_mode_timeout.patch
rename to packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.9-004_lower_undefined_mode_timeout.patch
diff --git a/packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.8-006_enable_utf8.patch b/packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.9-006_enable_utf8.patch
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rename from packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.8-006_enable_utf8.patch
rename to packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.9-006_enable_utf8.patch
diff --git a/packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.8-007_die_floppy_die.patch b/packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.9-007_die_floppy_die.patch
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rename from packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.8-007_die_floppy_die.patch
rename to packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.9-007_die_floppy_die.patch
diff --git a/packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.8-009_disable_i8042_check_on_apple_mac.patch b/packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.9-009_disable_i8042_check_on_apple_mac.patch
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rename from packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.8-009_disable_i8042_check_on_apple_mac.patch
rename to packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.9-009_disable_i8042_check_on_apple_mac.patch
diff --git a/packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.8-053-spinelplus-remote-0.1.patch b/packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.9-053-spinelplus-remote-0.1.patch
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rename from packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.8-053-spinelplus-remote-0.1.patch
rename to packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.9-053-spinelplus-remote-0.1.patch
diff --git a/packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.8-054-nuvoton_revert_d7b290a1056c5564eec8a1b169c6e84ff3.6.84c13.patch b/packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.9-054-nuvoton_revert_d7b290a1056c5564eec8a1b169c6e84ff3.6.94c13.patch
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rename from packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.8-054-nuvoton_revert_d7b290a1056c5564eec8a1b169c6e84ff3.6.84c13.patch
rename to packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.9-054-nuvoton_revert_d7b290a1056c5564eec8a1b169c6e84ff3.6.94c13.patch
diff --git a/packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.8-203-stb0899_enable_low_symbol_rate.patch b/packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.9-203-stb0899_enable_low_symbol_rate.patch
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rename from packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.8-203-stb0899_enable_low_symbol_rate.patch
rename to packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.9-203-stb0899_enable_low_symbol_rate.patch
diff --git a/packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.8-204-add_Formosa_eHome_Infrared_Receiver.patch b/packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.9-204-add_Formosa_eHome_Infrared_Receiver.patch
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rename from packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.8-204-add_Formosa_eHome_Infrared_Receiver.patch
rename to packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.9-204-add_Formosa_eHome_Infrared_Receiver.patch
diff --git a/packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.8-205-add_Adaptec_eHome_Infrared_Receiver.patch b/packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.9-205-add_Adaptec_eHome_Infrared_Receiver.patch
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rename from packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.8-205-add_Adaptec_eHome_Infrared_Receiver.patch
rename to packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.9-205-add_Adaptec_eHome_Infrared_Receiver.patch
diff --git a/packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.8-210-dvbsky.patch b/packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.9-210-dvbsky.patch
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rename from packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.8-210-dvbsky.patch
rename to packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.9-210-dvbsky.patch
diff --git a/packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.8-212-mantis_stb0899_faster_lock.patch b/packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.9-212-mantis_stb0899_faster_lock.patch
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rename from packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.8-212-mantis_stb0899_faster_lock.patch
rename to packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.9-212-mantis_stb0899_faster_lock.patch
diff --git a/packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.8-213-cinergy_s2_usb_r2.patch b/packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.9-213-cinergy_s2_usb_r2.patch
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rename from packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.8-213-cinergy_s2_usb_r2.patch
rename to packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.9-213-cinergy_s2_usb_r2.patch
diff --git a/packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.8-215-technisat-usb2-module.patch b/packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.9-215-technisat-usb2-module.patch
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rename from packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.8-215-technisat-usb2-module.patch
rename to packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.9-215-technisat-usb2-module.patch
diff --git a/packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.8-221-ngene-octopus.patch b/packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.9-221-ngene-octopus.patch
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rename from packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.8-221-ngene-octopus.patch
rename to packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.9-221-ngene-octopus.patch
diff --git a/packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.8-601-RPi_support-ff1c7e1.patch b/packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.9-601-RPi_support-ff1c7e1.patch
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rename from packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.8-601-RPi_support-ff1c7e1.patch
rename to packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.9-601-RPi_support-ff1c7e1.patch
diff --git a/packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.8-603-RPi_add_LIRC_RPi_support.patch b/packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.9-603-RPi_add_LIRC_RPi_support.patch
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rename from packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.8-603-RPi_add_LIRC_RPi_support.patch
rename to packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.9-603-RPi_add_LIRC_RPi_support.patch
diff --git a/packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.8-700-jmicron_1_0_8_5.patch b/packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.9-700-jmicron_1_0_8_5.patch
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rename from packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.8-700-jmicron_1_0_8_5.patch
rename to packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.9-700-jmicron_1_0_8_5.patch
diff --git a/packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.8-920-r8168_8.034.00.patch b/packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.9-920-r8168_8.034.00.patch
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rename from packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.8-920-r8168_8.034.00.patch
rename to packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.9-920-r8168_8.034.00.patch
diff --git a/packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.8-921-Removed-MCE-customer-code-restriction-in-rc6-decode.patch b/packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.9-921-Removed-MCE-customer-code-restriction-in-rc6-decode.patch
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rename from packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.8-921-Removed-MCE-customer-code-restriction-in-rc6-decode.patch
rename to packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.9-921-Removed-MCE-customer-code-restriction-in-rc6-decode.patch
diff --git a/packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.8-999.21-hdmi-fix_channel_allocation_array_wrong_order.patch b/packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.9-999.21-hdmi-fix_channel_allocation_array_wrong_order.patch
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rename from packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.8-999.21-hdmi-fix_channel_allocation_array_wrong_order.patch
rename to packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.9-999.21-hdmi-fix_channel_allocation_array_wrong_order.patch
diff --git a/packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.8-999.22-HDMI-Enable_HBR_feature_on_Intel_chips.patch b/packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.9-999.22-HDMI-Enable_HBR_feature_on_Intel_chips.patch
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rename from packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.8-999.22-HDMI-Enable_HBR_feature_on_Intel_chips.patch
rename to packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.9-999.22-HDMI-Enable_HBR_feature_on_Intel_chips.patch
diff --git a/packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.8-999.23-HDMI-Setup_channel_mapping_for_non_pcm_audio.patch b/packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.9-999.23-HDMI-Setup_channel_mapping_for_non_pcm_audio.patch
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rename from packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.8-999.23-HDMI-Setup_channel_mapping_for_non_pcm_audio.patch
rename to packages/linux/patches/linux-3.6.9-999.23-HDMI-Setup_channel_mapping_for_non_pcm_audio.patch