The latest Stable Linux Kernel 3.10.10 has been released. All users of the 3.10 kernel series are urged to upgrade as soon as possible. Here’s how to Install / upgrade in Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.04 Precise and Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal.
The Kernel 3.10.10 is a small release that includes a few updated drivers, fixes, as well as other small changes. See the changelog.
Install / Upgrade Kernel 3.10.10
The DEB packages for Debian / Ubuntu based systems are available. Press Ctrl+Alt+T on your keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, run below commands to download them:
for 32-bit system:
wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10.10-saucy/linux-headers-3.10.10-031010-generic_3.10.10-031010.201308291422_i386.deb wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10.10-saucy/linux-headers-3.10.10-031010_3.10.10-031010.201308291422_all.deb wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10.10-saucy/linux-image-3.10.10-031010-generic_3.10.10-031010.201308291422_i386.deb
for 64-bit system:
wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10.10-saucy/linux-headers-3.10.10-031010-generic_3.10.10-031010.201308291422_amd64.deb wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10.10-saucy/linux-headers-3.10.10-031010_3.10.10-031010.201308291422_all.deb wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10.10-saucy/linux-image-3.10.10-031010-generic_3.10.10-031010.201308291422_amd64.deb
After that, both 32-bit and 64-bit run below command to install the kernel:
sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-3.10.10-*.deb linux-image-3.10.10*.deb
Once properly installed, you can remove the downloaded packages for saving space.
(Optional) To remove this kernel, run below command:
sudo apt-get purge linux-image-3.10.10*