Linux Kernel 3.16.42 LTS Is a Massive Update with More than 330 Improvements

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  • Post Updated: April 3, 2024

Immediately after releasing the Linux 3.2.87 LTS kernel, Ben Hutchings announced the release and general availability of the forty-second maintenance update to the long-term supported Linux 3.16 kernel series.

Linux kernel 3.16.42 LTS comes two and a half weeks after the release of the Linux 3.16.41 LTS kernel patch and is a massive update that changes a total of 339 files, with 3027 insertions and 1429 deletions. There are all sorts of improvements, for the networking and sound stacks, various filesystems and architectures, as well as dozens of updated drivers.

“I’m announcing the release of the 3.16.42 kernel. All users of the 3.16 kernel series should upgrade. The updated 3.1… (read more)

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