Stable Linux kernel 6.0 is now available for most vendors. Usually, a move to a whole new version number signifies fundamental changes, but that isn’t how Linux.
Something to look forward to: Users interested in this year’s new architectures like Raptor Lake, Arc Alchemist, or RDNA 3 receive expanded Linux support with the release of the open-source operating system’s latest kernel. Linux 6.0 also introduces many other improvements, and further important updates are coming very soon with 6.1.
Stable Linux kernel 6.0 is now available for most vendors. Usually, a move to a whole new version number signifies fundamental changes, but that isn’t how Linux updates work. The OS’s lead developer, Linus Torvalds, admits he only called the new version 6.0 because he didn’t want to count beyond 5.
