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The recent news is true, Linux have released a new Kernel update. However, this is a new release worthwhile and not just another slow process which has no real impact.
Linus Torvalds has announced that the new version will include “small hardware support”, “driver improvements” and “various bug fixes. There are a variety of changes to this new release discussed, including a small idea of what might need to be done when have to do installing it. Linux Kernel 4.0 with a unique name ‘Hurr Durr I’m a sheep’ was announced and the new software release, as mentioned above, is nothing to take to the roof tops and shout about.
Torvalds’ writes: “Feature-wise, 4.0 doesn’t have all that much special. Much have beenmade of the new kernel patching infrastructure, but realistically […] we’vehad much bigger changes in other versions. So this is very much a “solid code progress” release.”
Linus Torvalds, suggested Linux 4.0 was a minor release, both in linux-next and in final size, however, “small” is relative. In terms of features, Linux 4.0 does not have anything to shout about. Historically, there has never been larger upgrades and changes in other Linux versions. This specific release is perceived to be a a “solid code progress” release.
New Advantages of Linux Kernel 4.0 are advantages to the new update. Although it is considered a small release the latest Linux kernel manages to squeeze in a welcome set of hardware improvements, new drivers and performance tweaks.
These include: – Improvements to Intel ‘Skylake’ platform – Intel Quark SoC support – Various patches to improve Linux running on a Playstation 3 – TOpen-source AMD Radeon driver supports DisplayPort Audio – Various misc HID driver tweaks, including Lenovo compact keyboards, Wacom Cintiq 27QHD – Toshiba power settings driver adds USB sleep/charge functionality, rapid charge, sleep w/ music, etc – File System tweaks, including F2FS, BtrfFS, etc For example, there are numerous kernel security updates meaning clients won’t need to reboot, increased audio means improved sound functionality, support from Intel Quark boosts productivity, new hardware support and PS3 connectivity are also there for improved user experience. Install Linux Kernel 4.0 on Ubuntu Although classed as stable there is, at present, no need for desktop users or new-comers to go upgrade. The impatient and adept can take a crack at installing Linux 4.0 in Ubuntu 15.04 Beta by grabbing the appropriate set of packages from Canonical’s mainline kernel archive or by risking a third-party PPA hosted on Launchpad.
Ubuntu 15.04 Vivid Vervet is due later this month and will ship with Ubuntu Kernel 3.19 (the Ubuntu kernel is the Linux Kernel plus Ubuntu-specific patches that have not been accepted upstream).
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