Thanks, that answers my question! Installing linux-generic-lts-xenial should let me get the 4.4.x kernel on Ubuntu 14.04.
I might still switch to Arch Linux. It's been a hassle to get the latest releases of various packages (like python, gcc, etc). I've had to use third-party PPAs or manually install them. Ubuntu's freezing of packages makes it great as a base image for Docker containers and other reliably reproducible deployment scenarios, but that's not so great as a regular desktop user.
I have been using Antergos (Desktop friendly Arch) on and off for a while. If you haven't updated for a while, it could cause problems. After I updated after staying off it for two months I had an x crash. Restarted, no problems, all updates installed.
Chris from LAS does say I believe in User Error 6 or 7 that if you don't update Arch in a while you could have stability issues when you update.
I might still switch to Arch Linux. It's been a hassle to get the latest releases of various packages (like python, gcc, etc). I've had to use third-party PPAs or manually install them. Ubuntu's freezing of packages makes it great as a base image for Docker containers and other reliably reproducible deployment scenarios, but that's not so great as a regular desktop user.