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The Linux kernel 5.6 series is now marked as EOL (End-of-Life) on the kernel.org website. All users are urged to update their GNU/Linux distributions to the latest Linux kernel 5.7 series as soon as possible.
Linus Torvalds has kicked off the development cycle of the upcoming Linux kernel 5.8, which he dubbed it as one of the “biggest releases of all time”. The first Release Candidate is now ready for public testing.
The latest Linux kernel 5.7 series received its first point release. This marks it as ‘stable’ on the kernel.org website, which means that it is now ready for mass adoption among GNU/Linux distributions.
The GNU Linux-Libre 5.7 kernel is now available for download for anyone who seeks 100% freedom for their PCs. This release adds deblobbing of several drivers and various other adjustments to offer you a 100% free Linux 5.7 kernel.
The final release of the Linux kernel 5.7 series is here with a new and improved exFAT file system, a thermal-aware scheduler, a new BPF-based Linux Security Module, frequency invariant scheduler accounting for x86 CPUs, and many other goodies.
The Linux 5.5 kernel series has reached end of life (EOL) and it will no longer receive maintenance updates. All users of the Linux 5.5 kernel are urged to upgrade to Linux kernel 5.6 as soon as possible.
Two weeks after the release of the Linux 5.6 kernel series, Linus Torvalds kicks off the development cycle of the upcoming Linux 5.7 kernel series by releasing the first Release Candidate for public testing.
The latest Linux 5.6 kernel series has got its first point release. This means that it is now marked as stable on the kernel.org website and can now be deployed in production environments.
Linux Lite developers have made the latest Linux 5.6 kernel series available for installation from the software repositories of their Ubuntu-based distribution.
GNU Linux-Libre 5.6 kernel is now available for download with deblobbing of the AMD Trusted Execution Environment, ATH11K WiFi, and Mediatek SCP remoteproc drivers.
Linux kernel 5.6 is now available for downloa with built-in WireGuard support, USB4 support, new CPU idle thermal driver, initial AMD Zen 3 support, and better hardware support.
The development cycle of the upcoming Linux 5.6 kernel series is now officially open and the first Release Candidate (RC) available for download.
The Linux 5.4 kernel series has been officially marked as LTS (Long-Term Support) on the kernel.org website. It will be supported for the next two years, until December 2021.
Linux kernel 5.5.1 is now available for download as the first point release in the latest Linux 5.5 kernel series, marking it as stable and ready for mass deployments.
GNU Linux-Libre 5.5 kernel has been released for those seeking 100% freedom for their personal computers.
