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In the news: Ubuntu 24.10 to Include the Latest Linux Kernel; Plasma Desktop 6.1.4 Release; Manjaro Team Tests Immutable Version; Vanilla OS 2 Available; Debian-Based eLxr Distribution for Edge Deployments; NVIDIA Driver for Upcoming NVIDIA 560 GPU for Linux; OpenMandriva Lx 24.07 Released; and Kernel 6.10 Available for General Usage.
Ubuntu 24.10 to Include the Latest Linux Kernel
Canonical announced that Ubuntu 24.10 will be the first release to ship with the latest upstream kernel.
That means "Oracular Oriole" will come with Linux kernel v6.11. Previously, Ubuntu shipped with kernels that would soon reach end of life (EOL), which was driven by Canonical's need to always ship what they knew would work and had been sufficiently tested, vetted, and updated.
According to the Ubuntu Kernel Engineering Director, Brett Grandbois (https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/kernel-version-selection-for-ubuntu-releases/47007), the old policy was a conservative "wait and see" approach, which guaranteed stability on the appointed release day but proved unpopular with consumers looking for the latest features and hardware support.
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