Linux Kernel 6.17 RC4 is released, featuring routine bug fixes and the significant shift of Bcachefs to an "externally ...

The Linux kernel has turned 34 years old today. On this day in 1991, Linus Torvalds posted to a newsgroup on Usenet that he ...

In this second excerpt, Abbott discusses kernel modules and device drivers. In Part 1 of this excerpt the author worked through an example of a simple kernel module. In this installment, Abbott ...

Floppy disks linger in Linux through code cleanups, surviving in prisons, retro circles, and industry despite technological ...

Kernel drivers link to the heart of the operating system (OS) and provide entry points to functions such as open, read, write, and close. Depending on your version of Linux, the OS offers several ...

Linus Torvalds recently announced the release of third release candidate (RC3) for the upcoming Linux Kernel 6.17. Here's ...

Faster Gaming Running Windows run on Linux, like Tomb Raider, above, may yield better frame rates For many, the most impactful feature of Linux kernel 6.14 is the addition of a new ‘NT synchronization ...

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