Linux 5.10 LTS may only be supported until 2022
Linux announced in 2017 that it would extend the support time limit of the “Long Term Support (LTS)” version from 2 years to 6 years. This means that the Linux 5.4 LTS released later...
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Linux kernel developers discuss deleting old CPU platforms
Recently, Arnd Bergmann, a well-known Linux kernel developer, initiated a discussion about deleting support for a bunch of old CPU platforms. Since Linux 5.10 was officially announced as the LTS version, he found that...
Linux Kernel 6.1 releases
The Linux kernel is an open source monolithic Unix-like computer operating system kernel. The Linux family of operating systems is based on this kernel and deployed on both traditional computer systems such as personal computers and servers, usually in the form of Linux distributions, and on various embedded...
Linux kernel inside of WSL 2 will be serviced via Microsoft Update
According to the Microsoft Windows blog, in the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19645, Microsoft has adjusted the Linux kernel service model in Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL2). In Windows 10 Version 2004...
Linux Kernel 4.19 & 5.4 life cycle extended to 6 years
Recently, Greg Kroah-Hartman, Linux kernel developer and maintainer, announced that the end of life (EOL) support for Linux kernel versions 4.19 and 5.4 will be extended from two years to six years, to 2024...
Linux introduces KernelCI, an automated testing framework for the Linux kernel
The automated test platform KernelCI has become a part of the Linux Foundation. KernelCI is a community-based open-source distributed test automation system focused on upstream Linux kernel development. The project has now received funding...
Linus Torvalds approved ‘lockdown’ feature in Linux kernel
After years of evaluation, discussion, and rewriting, Linus Torvalds approved the kernel lockdown feature. The new feature LSM (Linux Security Module) will be available to users with Linux kernel 5.4. It will restrict user-space...
Linux kernel will be written in Rust programming language?
Recently, Microsoft intends to choose Rust as a secure alternative to C and C++. Rust is a system programming language led by Mozilla, focusing on security, speed, and concurrency. It was originally a research...
Linus Torvalds talks about hardware issues facing software development
At the KubeCon + CloudNative + Open Source Summit China conference, Linus Torvalds warned participants that software management is facing greater challenges, mainly because the two hardware issues are beyond the control of the...
DebEX KDE Plasma (Debian “Buster”) Build 190407 releases: Linux kernel 5.0.6-exton
GNU/Linux developer Arne Exton today released the latest release of Debian-based DebEX Linux, with several components including the Linux Kernel updated. The latest DebEX Build 190407 is now open for download, enabling the Budgie...
Linux Kernel 4.21 adds AMD 7nm Zen2 architecture optimization
The AMD 7nm Zen2 processor is expected to be available in the first quarter of next year, with the next-generation 7nm EPYC. The Linux Kernel 4.21 has been updated to optimize the AMD 7nm EPYC...
Linux kernel developers are discussing removing support for x32
A few years ago, the Linux open source ecosystem began supporting the x32 ABI (x32 ABI: an application binary interface and one of the interfaces of the Linux kernel). But now the kernel developers...
WireGuard has not been merged into the Linux kernel mainline
Many excellent new features will be implemented during the Linux Kernel 4.20 development cycle, including improved hardware support and other changes. However, according to Phoronix, the long-awaited WireGuard project, the kernel implementation of the secure...
