Tag: operating-systems
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Linux Kernel 6.7 Reaches End of Life
The Linux 6.7 kernel series will no longer receive bug and security fixes, which, in time, will become vulnerable to all sort of threats and attacks. Renowned Linux kernel maintainer Greg Kroah-Hartman announced today the end of life (EOL) for the Linux 6.7 kernel series, urging users to upgrade to the latest Linux 6.8 kernel…
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New Arch Linux ISO Release with Kernel 6.8
The archinstall menu-based installer received better support for unified kernel images and the KDE Plasma desktop environment. For those of you who want to install Arch Linux, there’s a new official ISO snapshot available for download powered by Linux kernel 6.8 and featuring an improved installation experience. That’s right, the Arch Linux devs were forced…
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Torvalds Sets Imminent Linux 6.8 Release
Linus Torvalds has signaled the forthcoming launch of Linux 6.8, potentially marking its debut next week, setting the stage for major updates in popular distributions like Ubuntu and Fedora. The decision against an eighth release candidate suggests a smooth progression towards the stable release, highlighting the kernel’s readiness and the minimal issues encountered in its…
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Damn Small Linux is Back After 16 Years
Damn Small Linux (DSL) is a name that we haven’t heard for quite some time now, with a very low-key announcement, the developers have unveiled a new release in the form of DSL 2024. Based on the antiX 23 release, DSL is leveraging one of the best lightweight distributions out there for providing a unique…
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Torvalds ‘flames’ Google kernel contributor
Kernel 6.8-rc2 debuts after very robust discussion about ‘inodes.’ Linus Torvalds has dished up one of his most strongly worded Linux kernel mailing list posts in years, lashing a contributor from Google for his suggestions regarding filesystems. The subject of Torvalds’s ire is inodes, which as Red Hat puts it are each “a unique identifier…
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Land Before Linux
The Land Before Linux: Let’s talk about the Unix desktops! Today, thanks to Android and ChromeOS, Linux is an important end-user operating system. But, before Linux, there were important Unix desktops, although most of them never made it. Way back in 1993, I oversaw a PC Magazine feature review on Unix desktops. Yes, that’s right,…
