Ubuntu 17.10 (Artful Aardvark) to Use Linux Kernel 4.13, According to Canonical

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  • Post Updated: April 3, 2024

In their latest bi-weekly report, Canonical’s Ubuntu Kernel team revealed the fact that they intend to target the Linux 4.13 kernel series for the upcoming Ubuntu 17.10 (Artful Aardvark) operating system.

For Ubuntu 17.10, Canonical only tries to accommodate users with the GNOME desktop environment, which is already enabled by default in the latest daily builds. No other major features have been announced for Ubuntu 17.10, but it looks like the kernel packages could be rebased on the upcoming Linux 4.13 series.

“We intend to target a 4.13 kernel for the Ubuntu 17.10 release. The Ubuntu 17.10 Kernel Freeze is Thurs Oct 5, 2017,” reveals the Ubuntu Kernel team in their latest newsletter. However, at the moment, the Ubuntu 17.10 daily build ISO images are shipping with Ubuntu 17.04’s Linux 4.10 kernel packages.

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