Linux is making the jump to version 7.0, and with it come some big changes to the kernel that will benefit all kinds of users ...

Linux kernel maintainers propose a less painful process for identifying developers. See how it can make Linux code safer than ever.

The latest Linux kernel release closes out the 6.x era - and it's a gift to cloud admins ...

Linux developer Greg Kroah-Hartman announced that the Longterm supported Linux kernels are going to be supported for longer than previously announced.

Linus Torvalds, the creator and lead maintainer of the Linux kernel, officially confirmed that the next version after Linux 6.19 will be dubbed Linux 7.0. In the announcement, he made clear that the ...

Linus Torvalds has released RC1 of Kernel 7.0 two weeks after the release of Kernel 6.19. It is intended to be stable.

The latest Linux kernel is out with a slew of new features -- and, for once, this release has been nice and easy. As Linux creator Linus Torvalds wrote on the Linux Kernel Mailing List (LKML): "It's ...

Linus Torvalds has announced the release candidate for the Linux 7.0 kernel, which is available for you to try.

Kernel drivers are the bridge between the Linux operating system and the hardware components of a computer. They play a crucial role in managing and facilitating communication between the OS and ...

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It used to be that building the Linux kernel was not easy. Testing and debugging were even worse. Nowadays, it is reasonably easy to build a custom kernel and test or debug it using virtualization.