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Linux kernel 6.8 Released

Linux Kernel 6.8 Released, This is What’s New

After several solid months of development the Linux 6.8 kernel has been officially released. This kernel is of particular note to Ubuntu users as it’s the version chosen to ship in Ubuntu 24.04 LTS – […]

10 March 2024

Ubuntu 22.04 Users Can Now Upgrade to Linux Kernel 6.5

You can now upgrade to Linux kernel 6.5 in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS — no PPAs, additional repos, or edge packages required. Ubuntu routinely back-ports newer Linux kernels from “interim” releases to its latest long-term support […]

10 January 2024
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Linux Kernel 6.7 Officially Released — And It’s a Big One!

A new year, and an all-new Linux kernel to help power it along! Yes, the Linux 6.7 kernel is now officially released — and it’s hefty one packed with an assortment of new features, new […]

7 January 2024

Linux Kernel 6.6 Officially Confirmed as an LTS

Last month saw the release of the Linux 6.6 kernel, a big update jam-packed with new features, hardware support, security enhancements, and performance improvements. Today, that kernel version was officially designated a long-term support (LTS) […]

17 November 2023

Linux 6.6 Kernel Released with Major New Features

A new Linux kernel is out, and it’s better than ever. Linux kernel 6.6 is a big update that delivers an array of improvements, including a new CPU scheduler that promises to improve performance and […]

30 October 2023
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VirtualBox 7.0.12 Out, Adds Support for Linux 6.6

Linux kernel 6.6 might not be out yet (it’s due in the next few weeks) but that’s not stopped Oracle adding initial support for it in the latest release of VirtualBox. VirtualBox shouldn’t need much […]

18 October 2023

Linux Kernel 6.5 Released, This is What’s New

Helping round off August with aplomb is the official release of Linux kernel 6.5 — which arrives days after the kernel celebrated its 32nd birthday. Linus Torvalds announced Linux 6.5’s arrival on the official Linux […]

28 August 2023
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New Repo Brings Mainline Linux Kernel to Ubuntu LTS Releases

There’s a new way to install stable mainline Linux kernel builds on Ubuntu — all thanks to a former Canonical employee and Ubuntu developer. Stéphane Graber has been running mainline Linux kernels on his Ubuntu […]

24 August 2023

Ubuntu 22.04 Users Can Now Upgrade to Linux Kernel 6.2

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS users can now upgrade to Linux kernel 6.2 using the Software Updater tool. Ahead of the formal Ubuntu 22.04.3 point release due next week (August 10) Canonical has issued an updated kernel […]

4 August 2023
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Linux Kernel 6.4 Released with Interesting Mix of Changes

After 2 months of solid development, Linux 6.4 kernel is officially available to download. Announcing the release of the latest Linux kernel on (where else?) the official Linux Kernel Mailing List (LKML), Linux founder Linus […]

26 June 2023
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Linux Kernel 6.3 Released, This is What’s New

A new version of the Linux kernel is out with an assortment of hardware, performance, and security improvements. Announcing the release of Linux 6.3 over on the Linux kernel mailing list (LKML) Linus Torvalds remarked […]

23 April 2023
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Ubuntu 23.04 Will Ship with Linux Kernel 6.2

When Ubuntu 23.04 arrives in April it will be using Linux kernel 6.2, the most recent kernel version ahead of the distro's next release – nice!

13 March 2023