Linux Is about to Get Bcachefs Support, Here’s More on That OnOctober 31, 20233 CommentsLinux kernel 6.7's merge window is now open, and Bcachefs slid in! All indications point to things happening this time.
Linux Kernel 6.1 LTS Becomes SLTS with 10 Years of Support OnOctober 14, 2023Linux Kernel 6.1 LTS gets a decade of support through the Civil Infrastructure Platform and its super-long-term stable (SLTS) kernel program.
Linux LTS Kernels Moves to a 2-Year Support Period OnSeptember 20, 2023Breaking changes: the Linux LTS (Long Term Support) kernel support will be reduced from six to two years. Learn more about it here!
What a Typical Linux Distribution Looks Like in 2023 OnSeptember 5, 2023UpdatedSeptember 6, 20235 CommentsNavigating Linux in 2023: Which are the most preferred essential components like desktop environment, init system, X and sound server, etc.?
Torvalds Sees No Reason to Keep i486 Support in the Linux Kernel OnOctober 24, 20223 CommentsLinus Torvalds, the creator of Linux, suggested it is probably time for Intel i486 CPUs support to be dropped from the Linux kernel.
The Future of the NTFS Linux Driver as Part of the Kernel Is in Question OnApril 27, 20222 CommentsAfter Paragon's NTFS3 driver was accepted to become part of the Linux kernel last year, it has not received a single line of code maintenance.
Linux Kernel Bug Called ‘Dirty Pipe’ Discovered, Emergency Patch Released OnMarch 13, 2022The Dirty Pipe vulnerability allows attackers to overwrite data in read-only files and to privilege themselves with code injection.
Intel Is Bringing an Important Feature to Linux Kernel 5.17 OnJanuary 13, 2022The feature is limited to Linux systems, but probably will be possible for Windows and other operating systems soon.
Linux Kernel 5.16 Released, Speeds up Wine Games OnJanuary 10, 2022The stable version is now available after eight release candidate version releases.
Linux Kernel 5.15 Released, Here Are the Top 3 New Features OnNovember 1, 2021During the night from Sunday to Monday, Linus Torvalds announced the Linux Kernel 5.15 release on the Linux Kernel Mailing List.