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Canonical Announce Major Ubuntu Kernel Change (www.omgubuntu.co.uk)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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

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[–] [email protected] 63 points 3 months ago (3 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 3 months ago

I can see Mint just adopting “Latest Ubuntu LTS, work latest Linux LTS” as their choice strategy. They've usually preferred older but more stable kernels and drivers before, anyway.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago

Why would they start providing their own kernels?

All this change is that instead of choosing the latest stable release at the time of Ubuntu's kernel freeze, they may choose to use the in-development kernel if it's expected to release before the next Ubuntu release.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I'm not familiar with linux mint, why?

Also they can switch to debian base relatively easily

[–] [email protected] 22 points 3 months ago

From my understanding the Mint most ppl use/are familiar with is Ubuntu-based.

Linux Mint LMDE is the Debian base! 😎 love LMDE so far!

from the site: What is LMDE?

LMDE is a Linux Mint project which stands for "Linux Mint Debian Edition". Its goal is to ensure Linux Mint can continue to deliver the same user experience if Ubuntu was ever to disappear. It allows us to assess how much we depend on Ubuntu and how much work would be involved in such an event. LMDE is also one of our development targets, as such it guarantees the software we develop is compatible outside of Ubuntu.