Linux Kernel 3.14.3 has been officially released with many changes and improvements, most of which are drivers related. This release fixes many issues such as lock migration crash, hang-up during booting, randconfig build errors and also inlcuding some improvements such as support for Intel Broadwell graphics, enhanced support for NVIDIA Tegra Prime and many more.
All users of Kernel 3.14 series are urged to upgrade as soon as possible. See change log for details
Step 1: Download Kernel Debs
32bit OS
wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.14.3-utopic/linux-headers-3.14.3-031403_3.14.3-031403.201405061153_all.deb wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.14.3-utopic/linux-headers-3.14.3-031403-generic_3.14.3-031403.201405061153_i386.deb wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.14.3-utopic/linux-image-3.14.3-031403-generic_3.14.3-031403.201405061153_i386.deb
64bit OS
wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.14.3-utopic/linux-headers-3.14.3-031403_3.14.3-031403.201405061153_all.deb wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.14.3-utopic/linux-headers-3.14.3-031403-generic_3.14.3-031403.201405061153_amd64.deb wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.14.3-utopic/linux-image-3.14.3-031403-generic_3.14.3-031403.201405061153_amd64.deb
Step 2: Install Downloaded Packages
$ sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-3.14*.deb linux-image-3.14*.deb
Step 3: Reboot System
$ sudo reboot
Step 4: Check Kernel Version
$ uname -r
Uninstall Kernel 3.14.3 Update
– Reboot into previous kernel (Grub -> Advanced -> select previous kernel) and run the following command
sudo apt-get remove linux-headers-3.14.3-* linux-image-3.14.3-*
– reboot your machine
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