If you are not using it online, then you might be better off not applying any updates. In my experience, updates caused as many problems as they were solving.

If you are not using it online, then you might be better off not applying any updates. In my experience, updates caused as many problems as they were solving. The 3.8 Kernel was the only one that supported Device Tree Overlays. I found that to be easiest to work with, although there are a few bugs. Last time I tried, removing overlays did not work reliably - a reboot was usually better. I am currently on Ubuntu 14.04, which unfortunately does not support device tree overlays. I installed it a few weeks ago and kept a few notes on the process here: http://hoeckerson.de/notes/beaglebone-black-overview/ http://hoeckerson.de/notes/beaglebone-black-overview/