Ubuntu Kernel Change

[oldBastard]

Canonical’s announced a big shift in kernel selection process for future Ubuntu release, an “aggressive kernel version commitment policy” pivot that means it will ship the latest upstream kernel code in development at the time of a new Ubuntu release.

Canonical Announce Major Ubuntu Kernel Change

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

www.omgubuntu.co.uk

 

[IamNoone]

Canonical Announce Major Ubuntu Kernel Change

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

www.omgubuntu.co.uk

Read this on Friday I think. It is good news, but it is disappointing that they will/can not push kernel updates through the updates.

 

[oldBastard]

Read this on Friday I think. It is good news, but it is disappointing that they will/can not push kernel updates through the updates.

Because it's too much work for them.

“Just package a new kernel and release it as an update” is an easy-sounding solution, but not practical. Doing so doubles the workload for Canonical, who’d need to package, test, and patch each kernel, and commit to concurrent support for the duration of a release.