A new version of Linux was released today. It primarily focuses on adopting new hardware, with some major processors and GPUs receiving Linux support.
the new Issuance From nucleus From Linux 6.0 It starts reaching users today. Little by little they will release Distributions that are covered. we will see What’s new in Linux 6.0which mainly focuses on new devices.
More than 30 years after the first launch IssuanceLinus Torvalds, Creator linuxit still controls the popular open source operating system that, let’s remember, is the foundation upon which Android is based.
Contrary to what circular numbering might seem, Linux 6.0 don’t contribute big changes at the program level. The previous version was 5.19, but the jump has been made to 6.0 Because Linus Torvalds was “running out of fingers‘, as shown in Announcing the new version. Linus doesn’t like to use a lot of decimals in the numbering system, so we have today Linux 6.0.
What’s new in Linux 6.0
The main contribution of this new version is Support for new devices.
Linux 6.0 Adds support for new processors 13th Gen Intel Core Raptor LakeAs well as for AMD graphics cards that will be released next month Intel ARC They reach stores within days.
Drivers have also been added for the new processor Snapdragon 8cx Gen3 used by some laptops, as well as various processors installed by competing Raspberry Pi, such as the Rockchip RK3588 and ine64 QuartzPro64. users Raspberry Pi 4 They also get a new graphics driver.
Also worth noting is the support Chinese CPUs LoongArch, which will promote Linux in the Asian country. There are also new multiprocessor audio drivers from AMD.
In the Software section, those who use Raspberry Pi and similar mini PCs for playing multimedia content, will be happy to know that H.265/HEVC codec It reached the “stable” category.
Other technical innovations are:
- ACPI and power management improvements for Sapphire Rapids CPUs
- Support to transfer SMB3 files within Samba
- More work on RISC-V, OpenRISC and LoongArch . technologies
- Gaudi2 support from Intel Habana Labs, enabling hardware acceleration for machine learning libraries
As we can see, the main changes are in support of new devices.
You can download from now (They only put it while writing the news) nucleus From Linux 6.0 On the official website kernel.org. Gradually you will reach Distributionswhich you can download from linux.org.
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