Linux 4.9 Roars as Largest Linux Release Ever

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Sean Michael Kerner
Dec 12, 2016

On December 11, Linus Torvalds officially announced the release of the Linux 4.9 kernel, codenamed ‘Roaring Lionus’, marking the debut of the sixth and final Linux kernel release of 2016.The new release follow the Linux 4.8 milestone that debuted on October 2

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