Ever get miffed reading about a major new Ubuntu release only to learn it doesn't come with the newest Linux kernel? Well, that'll soon be a thing of the

Canonical’s announced a major shift in its kernel selection process for future Ubuntu releases. An “aggressive kernel version commitment policy” pivot will see it ship the latest upstream kernel code in development at the time of a new Ubuntu release.

Original announcement: Kernel Version Selection for Ubuntu Releases

  • theshatterstone54@feddit.uk
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    1 year ago

    Great. Now Linux Mint will have to start providing their own kernels too, as they were following Ubuntu’s way of choosing a kernel version.

    Will this be the final nail in the coffin that will make LMDE the main edition, or will they just follow what Canonical is doing in that case? I’m genuinely curious for their response.