Linus Torvalds Announces First Linux 5.15 Kernel Release Candidate | Linux Today

Linus Torvalds Announces First Linux 5.15 Kernel Release Candidate

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Marius Nestor
Sep 13, 2021

It’s been two weeks since the release of Linux kernel 5.14, which slowly makes its way into the stable software repositories of various popular GNU/Linux distributions, and now it’s time to go out and test another new kernel series, Linux 5.15, which will be released later this fall.

Linux 5.15 looks to be yet another release that focuses on further improving the support for AMD CPUs and GPUs, but it will also bring new features like NTFS3 and KSMBD (CIFS/SMB3) support, and the usual new and updated drivers for better hardware support. But all in all, it looks like a small release.

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Marius Nestor

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