Linux 7.1 is here to end the Intel 486 CPU era - and do some serious legacy clean up ...

Linus Torvalds officially released Linux Kernel 7.1 final on June 14, 2026. He finished the release while traveling through a ...

Linux 6.17 features significant CPU improvements. It addresses the eternal Spectre and Meltdown security holes. The next release, 6.18, will be a long-term support kernel. Linus Torvalds is the first ...

Linus Torvalds released Linux Kernel 7.1 RC6, noting that while patch volumes remain at a new normal, the code is settling down with no scary bugs.

Testing is an integral and important part of any software development cycle, open or closed, and Linux kernel is no exception to that. Developer testing, integration testing, regression, and stress ...

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The stable release of Linux Kernel 6.18 was officially tagged on November 30, 2025. It’s expected to become this year’s major long-term support (LTS) kernel, something many users and distributions ...

Spend enough time around Android, or even PCs, and eventually, you will come across the term, “the Linux kernel.” Android uses the Linux kernel too. In fact, it’s an integral part of the way your ...

If you follow Linux closely, you won't be surprised by the news from the Linux Plumbers Conference in Richmond, Virginia -- which is the invite-only meeting for top Linux kernel developers -- that the ...

Rust, a modern and notably more memory-safe language than C, once seemed like it was on a steady, calm, and gradual approach into the Linux kernel. By late 2024, however, Rust enthusiasts were ...

Just questions to help me (and hopefully others) 'grok' Linux/Unix a bit better, nothing too user/distro specific, I hope.<BR><BR><BR>1) What is 2>&1<BR><BR>2) Modules. Why compile network or sound as ...