Install / Upgrade Kernel 3.2 in Ubuntu

In this guide we will upgrade the Ubuntu kernel version. By default Ubuntu 11.10 ships with 3.0 Kernel version. We will install the new kernel 3.2 over existing 3.0

Step 1 First we will see the current kernel version. To do so run following

uname -r

Output will be something like below

Step 2 Now we will add kernel ppa. Open a command propmt and run following commands

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:francisbrwn9/kernels
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

Step 3 Once finish, you have to reboot your machine to use the newest kernel. After reboot run uname -r to see the kernel version

uname -r

Output will be something like below

Enjoy your new Kernel