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

  • Cows Look Like Maps@sh.itjust.works
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    3 months ago

    I’m surprised by this decision, since Ubuntu’s strength is stability and by extension, friendliness to new users. Imo, a better move would be to ship a separate “unstable” release with non-LTS kernels.

    • infeeeee@lemm.ee
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      3 months ago

      Maybe stability is not a frequent issue nowadays, and they need the new kernel to support new hardware more quickly?

      E.g. I can imagine a new linux friendly laptop can’t be sold with ubuntu preinstalled because the old kernel is not supporting some parts yet, but it’s already merged upstream. Or something like that.