Linus Torvalds has announced the release of version 3.0 of the Linux kernel. Although the version bump, which takes the kernel straight from 2.6.39 to 3.0, suggests a release of some significance, ...

A Kernel Potato: Ubuntu is one of most popular Linux distributions available, it is a free and open source operating system based on Debian, and is used by both end users and enterprise ventures. It's ...

Mid-November release will be maintained for 'several years' Last month's new version of the Linux kernel, 6.12, has been confirmed as the newest LTS release… which also marks the end of the line for ...

Linus Torvalds, creator and curator of the Linux kernel, has a quandary on his hands: should he stick to Linux’s long-time tradition of massive, multple-decimal-point version numbers, or should he ...

The newest update of the Linux kernel, version 5.13, has been released with support for the Apple Silicon system-on-chip, the M1. Previously available in May as a release candidate for public testing, ...

The latest release of the Linux operating system kernel offers a number of improvements that should speed up operations in SMP (symmetric multiprocessing) systems. Among the improvements are an ...

For the first time ever, Microsoft will roll out a new Windows 10 version that has a built-in Linux kernel. During Day 1 of the Microsoft Build Developer Conference, the company announced that it will ...

What can your Linux system tell you about the Linux kernel it's using? Let's do a little probing and see. How much can your Linux system tell you about the kernel it’s running and what commands are ...

Configuration is the first step in building a kernel. There are many ways and various options to choose from. The kernel will generate a .config file at the end of the process and generate a series of ...