Linux Kernel 4.9.17 LTS Is Out with Dozen of Nouveau and Networking Improvements

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  • Post Updated: April 3, 2024

Immediately after announcing the release of the Linux 4.10.5 kernel, Greg Kroah-Hartman informed us about the immediate availability of the seventeenth maintenance update to the long-term supported Linux 4.9 kernel series.

Just like Linux kernel 4.10.5, the Linux 4.9.17 LTS kernel is here only four days after the previous maintenance release, in this case Linux kernel 4.9.16 LTS. But this one is a major release adding changes to a total of 112 files, with 1815 insertions and 1271 deletions, according to the appended shortlog. Therefore, it is recommended that you update your systems to the new version as soon as possible.

“I’m announcing the release of the 4.9.17 kernel. All users of the 4.9 kernel series must upgrade. The updated 4.9.y git… (read more)

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