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Linux Kernel 7.1 Drops 486 and AMD Elan CPU Support

Linux kernel 7.1 development begins with x86 changes removing 486, 486SX, and AMD Elan CPU support.

Linux kernel 7.0 is now available, featuring stable Rust support and updates to filesystems, networking, virtualization, and security.

Gentoo’s joke about replacing the Linux kernel with Hurd was fake, but the project’s new experimental GNU/Hurd port is real.

Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel 8.2 is now available for Oracle Linux 9 and 10, featuring a Linux 6.12 LTS base and upstream security updates.

GNU Hurd now supports x86_64 through GNU Guix, marking its first official move beyond 32-bit architecture after decades of development.

The Linux kernel project has extended support for several active LTS branches, with new projected end-of-life dates through 2027 and 2028.

Linux kernel 7.0 could introduce real-time XFS filesystem health events, enabling a userspace daemon to detect and automatically repair issues.

Linux kernel 6.19 is now out, bringing updates to architectures, filesystems, networking, security, and the kernel’s internal systems.

A Linux kernel developer has proposed using user-space machine learning models to assist kernel subsystems.

Linux kernel maintainer Greg Kroah-Hartman has received the top prize at the 2026 European Open Source Awards in Brussels.