You Can Now Run a Custom Linux 4.14.2 Kernel on Your Slackware PC, Here's How | Linux Today

You Can Now Run a Custom Linux 4.14.2 Kernel on Your Slackware PC, Here’s How

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Marius Nestor
Nov 28, 2017

Linux kernel 4.14 is not only the latest and greatest kernel available for Linux-based operating systems, but also a long-term support branch that will receive maintenance updates for the next couple of years. It brings support for new hardware and lots of performance optimizations, so it’s the recommended version for all Linux PCs. The latest release is Linux kernel 4.14.2, and you can now install it on your Slackware Current 14.2 operating system, as well as other Slackware derivatives, including Slax, Zenwalk, and Arne Exton’s SlackEX distro. The custom kernel is compiled by Arne Exton with support for more hardware devices and other optimizations.

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Marius Nestor

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