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 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...
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...
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...