The newest kernel has speed improvements, bug fixes, more hardware support, security fixes, stability improvements, new functions, and more. I always use the most up to date kernel. (3.10-rc6 as of right now. Not stable, but the newest).
Ubuntu normally releases kernel updates every once in a while, and definitely whenever there is a new release. Of course, Ultimate Edition should not be upgraded so this is not a good method. The official way to upgrade on Ubuntu is to go to
http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/ and install like any other program. All of these would be needed if on a 64bit distro:
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linux-headers-VERSION-NUMBER_all.deb
linux-headers-VERSION-NUMBER_amd64.deb
linux-image-VERSION-NUMBER_amd64.deb
linux-image-extra-VERSION-NUMBER_amd64.deb # if available
However, most users configure, make and install themselves. I always do. IF you want to do this:
1. dowload from kernel.org
3.9.7 Latest Stable2. extract to a good folder. Official is in in the README.
3. cd to kernel folder
4.
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make mrproper
this cleans the code
5. copy the current config from /boot to .config (hidden file) in the root of the kernel directory
6.
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make silentdefoldconfig
this will use the current .config and update it to the new kernel using the default options
7.
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make
this will actually make the kernel. * use the -j # where # is the number of jobs you want to start. A safe number is the number of cores you have.
8. This is where things get tricky. You can either make a .deb or install normally.
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sudo make modules_install install
IN THIS ORDER
9.
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sudo update-grub
update grub file
10. Reboot and enjoy
11. You may need to reinstall/update Nvidia/ATI drivers. dkms will hopefully help you do that:
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sudo dkms autoinstall
Also:
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