How to Upgrade the Kernel in Ubuntu Server. WARNING Do not do this unless you're having problems with the old kernel or you're adding new hardware which is unsupported by old Kernel. This video applies to Server version of Ubuntu (a terminal only system) If you want the Desktop Ubuntu version then watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=traegZveTKo Ubuntu Kernel Website: http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/ Scroll down to the latest Kernel. ssh into the Server cd ~/Downloads (mkdir ~/Downloads if you don't have the above folder) wget (copy and paste the link for the following) linux-headers-3.7.x-xxx-all.deb, linux-headers-3.7.x-xxx-generic_amd64.deb linux-image-3.7.x-xxx-generic_amd64.deb linux-image-extra-3.7.x-xxx-generic_amd64.deb (or wget i386 packages if you're using a 32bit system) sudo dpkg -i linux*.deb sudo reboot ssh back in uname -a (to check kernel version) If you have any problems with the new kernel then reboot and select "Previous Versions" on the Grub Menu (hold down Shift key if Grub doesn't show by default) dpkg --get-selections | grep linux sudo apt-get purge linux-headers-server linux-image-server linux-server You can also remove any older kernels to free up some harddrive space. Wallpaper: http://imgur.com/UPFHQer