As much as I love to poke at the inner workings of my computer, I’ll admit that until recently, I didn’t give much thought to which version of the Linux kernel my desktop system was running. For most ...

What can your Linux system tell you about the Linux kernel it's using? Let's do a little probing and see. How much can your Linux system tell you about the kernel it’s running and what commands are ...

Linus Torvalds released the second release candidate (RC2) for Linux Kernel version 6.19. Here's what's new in Linux 6.19-rc2 ...

On Jan. 19, Linus Torvalds officially released the Linux 6.13 kernel. I can't call the 6.13 kernel a major release, but it's still a step forward in performance, security, and hardware support. That's ...

The latest Linux kernel is out with a slew of new features -- and, for once, this release has been nice and easy. As Linux creator Linus Torvalds wrote on the Linux Kernel Mailing List (LKML): "It's ...

In the latest Windows 10 Insider build, Microsoft has started to test the distribution of Windows Subsystem for Linux version 2 kernels via Windows Update. When Microsoft announced WSL2, they ...

Linux users have reported seeing weird white flashes and rapid blinking on their Intel laptop displays after upgrading to Linux kernel version 5.19.12, leading to warnings that the bug may damage ...

Configuration is the first step in building a kernel. There are many ways and various options to choose from. The kernel will generate a .config file at the end of the process and generate a series of ...

It used to be that building the Linux kernel was not easy. Testing and debugging were even worse. Nowadays, it is reasonably easy to build a custom kernel and test or debug it using virtualization.

Microsoft has confirmed that very shortly the Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 will be widely available when Windows 10 version 2004 is rolled out. Currently the Linux kernel needs to be installed ...