Linux Kernel 4.6.4 Released with Networking Improvements and Updated Drivers

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  • Post Updated: April 3, 2024

Today, July 11, 2016, renowned Linux kernel developer Greg Kroah-Hartman has had the great pleasure of announcing the release of the fourth maintenance update for the Linux 4.6 kernel series.

Linux kernel 4.6.4 is now the most advanced kernel version you can get for a GNU/Linux operating system, though not many distributions have yet switched to this branch, even if Greg Kroah-Hartman urged everyone a while ago to move from the Linux 4.5 series to Linux 4.6. On the other hand, it looks like some distros prefer to use a long-term supported (LTS) branch, such as Linux 4.4, which was also updated today to version 4.4.15.

“I’m announcing the release of the 4.6.4 kernel. All users of the 4.6 kernel series must upgrade,” said Greg Kroah-Hartman. “The updated 4.6.y git tree can be found at: git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git linux-4.6.y and can be browsed at the normal kernel.org git web browser: <a href="http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/k… (read…

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