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Linux kernel 7.0 is coming in April, here's why the version jump matters

Kernel version numbers in Linux are famously arbitrary. Linus Torvalds changes the major digit when the minor number feels too big. However, version 7.0 is shaping up to be a substantial release, ...
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Linux kernel 6.6 is the next long-term support release

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 ...
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AMD EPYC Server Performance Up ~8% Geo Mean For 2026 With Linux Kernel Improvements

With the in-development Linux 7.3 kernel showing some nice performance improvements over Linux 7.2 in different areas, Linux 7.2 also having brought some nice gains especially for I/O, and the ...
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Linux Mint is suffering from nasty kernel crashes, but there's a quick way to go back

Linux Mint's 7.0.0-28 kernel can cause kernel panics and pink screens for some users. To roll back, reboot, hold Shift or tap Esc at boot, pick "Advanced options for Linux Mint" and select an older ...
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Windows 10 tests WSL2 Linux Kernel updates via Windows Update

In the latest Windows 10 Insider build, Microsoft has started to test the distribution of Windows Subsystem for Linux version 2 kernels via Windows Update. When Microsoft announced WSL2, they ...