Ubuntu 11.04将会使用kernel 2.6.38作为默认的内核。
Ubuntu 10.04LTS
安装kernel 2.6.38
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kernel-ppa/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install linux-headers-2.6.38-1-generic linux-image-2.6.38-1-generic
安装 kernel 2.6.37
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kernel-ppa/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install linux-headers-generic-lts-backport-natty linux-image-generic-lts-backport-natty
Ubuntu 10.10安装Kernel 2.6.37
1.下载最新的内核www.kernel.org（当前最新是kernel2.6.37）,保存到主目录（/home/user/ 或~/）
2.解压软件包:
tar xvf linux-2.6.37.tar.bz2
3.使用默认的.config 文件:
sudo cp /boot/config-2.6.32-21-generic ~/linux-2.6.37
4.make & install:
cd ~/linux-2.6.37
make menuconfig
make
make modules_install
make install
5.创建 initrd:
sudo update-initramfs -k -c 2.6.37
6.升级grub:
sudo update-grub
7.重启
8.升级Nvidia驱动
sudo sh -c "echo 'deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/nvidia-vdpau/ppa/Ubuntu lucid main' >> /etc/apt/sources.list"
sudo sh -c "echo 'deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/nvidia-vdpau/ppa/Ubuntu lucid main' >> /etc/apt/sources.list"
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nvidia-current nvidia-current-modaliases nvidia-settings