Linux Kernel 4.1.17 LTS Is a Major Update, Brings Many x86, ARM64 and PPC Fixes | Linux Today

Linux Kernel 4.1.17 LTS Is a Major Update, Brings Many x86, ARM64 and PPC Fixes

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Marius Nestor
Feb 1, 2016

Linux kernel 4.1.17 LTS contains many improvements for the ARM64 (AArch64), PowerPC (PPC) and x86 hardware architectures, but also a few fixes for the MIPS and MN10300 ones, many updated drivers, especially for things like USB, networking, HID, IOMMU, PA-RISC, ISDN, and Xen, as well as numerous sound enhancements.

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Marius Nestor

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