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more »Linux Kernel 6.15 First Release Candidate Now Available
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more »Akamai Will Host kernel.org
Mar 31, 2025The organization dedicated to cloud-based solutions has agreed to host kernel.org to deliver long-term stability for the development team.
more »Linux Kernel 6.14 Released
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more »First Release Candidate for Linux Kernel 6.14 Now Available
Feb 04, 2025Linus Torvalds has officially released the first release candidate for kernel 6.14 and it includes over 500,000 lines of modified code, making for a small release.
more »Linux Kernel 6.13 Offers Improvements for AMD/Apple Users
Jan 21, 2025The latest Linux kernel is now available, and it includes plenty of improvements, especially for those who use AMD or Apple-based systems.
more »New Linux Kernel Patch Allows Forcing a CPU Mitigation
Nov 22, 2024Even when CPU mitigations can consume precious CPU cycles, it might not be a bad idea to allow users to enable them, even if your machine isn't vulnerable.
more »Linux Sees Massive Performance Increase from a Single Line of Code
Nov 13, 2024With one line of code, Intel was able to increase the performance of the Linux kernel by 4,000 percent.
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