Upgrade to the latest Linux Kernel version on Ubuntu 14.10/14.04 Systems. Learn how to download and upgrade to Linux Kernel 3.16 on Ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn system.
The Kernel is a computer program that manages I/O (input/output) requests from software, and converts them into data processing instructions for the CPU. In simple words, a Kernel connects the software to the hardware of a computer/PC.
Open Terminal and run the followuing command to receive the Kernel upgrade on Ubuntu 14.10 system:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
sudo apt-get install linux-restricted-modules
After a standard system update you need to reboot/restart the computer to apply all the necessary changes.
Upgrade Ubuntu (Desktop)
Ubuntu Desktop users are notified daily for security updates and weekly for non-security updates. Ubuntu users can install updates automatically or manually using Update Manager. To open/access Update Manager, press ‘Alt+F2’ or enter and search ‘update-manager’ in Dash. Once Update Manager is open, you can check for new updates. To install and upgrade the selected packages to the updated version simply press the ‘Install Updates’ button.
Upgrade Ubuntu (Server)
For Ubuntu Server users, Ubuntu alerts about pending updates via the message of the day (motd) upon console or remote login. It notifies in the similar way if the update-notifier-common package is installed on the Server. To check and apply the system upgrade you must login and run:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
To have updates applied automatically, make sure the unattended-upgrades package is installed and then run ‘sudo dpkg-reconfigure unattended-upgrades’ command.
After a standard system update you need to reboot/restart the computer to apply all the necessary changes.