Linux Kernel 4.6.4 Lands in the Stable Arch Linux Repositories, Update Now

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  • Post Updated: April 3, 2024

Just a few moments ago, July 15, 2016, the Arch Linux kernel maintainers have managed to upgrade the operating system’s stable kernel to the recently released Linux 4.6.4 version.

Announced four days ago, on July 11, Linux kernel 4.6.4 has been introduced by Greg Kroah-Hartman as being a pretty small maintenance update changing a total of 36 files, with 216 insertions and 98 deletions. However, the developer urged GNU/Linux distribution maintainers to upgrade to this version as soon as possible.

To get an overview of the changes implemented in Linux kernel 4.6.4, we can tell you that it updates a few USB drivers, and the networking stack, with improvements for the AX.25 data link layer protocol, the IPv6 and IPv4 protocols, kernel connection multiplexer (KCM), bridge, and the… (read more)

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