An operating system's kernel manages resources, handles system calls, governs hardware access, and controls processes. The ...

The latest Linux kernel may not be the most exciting release, but it still comes with some notable improvements.

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Linus Torvalds finally tagged and pushed out the first release candidate (RC1) of the upcoming Linux Kernel version 6.18.

As is so often the case, a notable change in an upcoming Linux kernel is both historic and no big deal. What does this mean for desktop Linux? Not much. Beyond high-end audio production or replication ...

In this its 40 th year of operating system life, some Unix stalwarts are trying to resurrect its past. That is they are taking on the unenviable and difficult job of restoring to its former glory old ...

__ 1991: __Linus Torvalds, a 21-year-old university student from Finland, writes a post to a user group asking for feedback on a little project he's working on. He's built a simple kernel for a ...