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Linux kernel 6.6 is now available for download with Intel shadow-stack, new RISC-V features, new drivers, better hardware support, and more.

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[–] 30p87@feddit.de 32 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Arch users rn:

while true; do pacman -Syu; done
[–] netchami@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 year ago

That's what you call a rolling release distribution.

[–] slacktoid@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Overkill. Just cron it to run every hour.

[–] Goun@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago

That's how you get a system that's constantly up to a whole hour outdated. Just install Ubuntu.

[–] Sentau@feddit.de 21 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The gap between 6.5 launching and 6.6 launching seems smaller than normal.

Edit : looking back this is not the case. It is the same 2 months between releases. Man time flies

[–] heyoni@lemm.ee 21 points 1 year ago

“No entry found for ‘time flies’”

[–] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The Devil's share on Halloween, praise Torvalds ;)