Will "apt-get upgrade" update the kernel on LTS?

Question

I am using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. My question is: Will running "apt-get upgrade" update the kernel? I have read in some untrusted places that only running "apt-get dist-upgrade" will update the kernel.

Is it true?

P.S.Logically I don't think it should update, as it is LTS (stable release).

Solution

Only those installing from the 12.04.2 or newer point release media will automatically receive a newer enablement stack by default.

To remain on the original Precise stack, Install from a previous 12.04.0 or 12.04.1 point release and update. The previous 12.04.0 and 12.04.1 releases are archived here.

Source: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/LTSEnablementStack

Comments

[PythoNic]

Is this a XY problem? If yes, ask yourself 5 times "why" you want to know that and write it down

[khajvah]

@PythoNic Well, I have been using fedora for some time and it crashed after an update and threw "CPU lockup" error every time I wanted to boot. I had exactly same problem while trying to boot into opensuse liveCD. I am guessing it's because my AMD laptop has some issues with newest kernels (3.13.x). That's is the reason I installed LTS, to have stable OS, which does not crash after an update.

[Sylvain Pineau]

The user is not asking how to upgrade to the latest version. for LTS releases, new kernels comes with a new Hardware Enablement Stack and can be listed with apt-cache search linux-generic lts. Moreover you're strongly encourage to install both linux-generic-lts-saucy AND xserver-xorg-lts-saucy, not only the kernel in case you want to get new hw support.

[khajvah]

As I understood, the last kernel update for current LTS will be 3.13.x or 3.14(if it is released) (14.04's kernel), am I right?

[Sylvain Pineau]

According to the 12.04 release schedule, point releases will stop with the new 14.04 LTS. So the latest HWE stack will be the saucy one.