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I have been able to download kernel 3.16 from the ubuntu mainline kernel repository . However, I am more interested to know if the kernel shipped by default with Ubuntu 14.10 can be installed in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.

Please note, the mainline 3.16 kernel is a little different from the one shipped with Ubuntu 14.10 and I am interested in the later. And, this answer is not what I am looking for.

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There is a better way:

sudo apt-get install linux-image-generic-lts-utopic

This is from: How can I install 3.16 kernel on Ubuntu 14.04

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  1. Add Utopic main repository

    sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu utopic main"

  2. Update package lists

    sudo apt-get update

  3. Update kernel meta package to install last version

    sudo apt-get install linux-generic

  4. Remove repository, to avoid any harmful update of other packages

    sudo add-apt-repository -r "deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu utopic main"

  5. Update package lists

    sudo apt-get update

Tested on:

~$ uname -a
Linux machine 3.16.0-23-generic #31-Ubuntu SMP Tue Oct 21 17:56:17 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
~$ lsb_release -rc
Release:    14.04
Codename:   trusty

Note:

To update kernel follow same steps, only use update repository instead:

"deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu utopic-updates main"

In case you want only security updates, use:

"deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu utopic-security main"
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