Linux 5.9: Not a game-changer, but a good, solid Linux kernel
The latest Linux kernel release is certainly not a game-changer, but does offer some notable performance improvements that will make certain groups of users much happier.
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The latest Linux kernel release is certainly not a game-changer, but does offer some notable performance improvements that will make certain groups of users much happier.
Linus Torvalds has just announced the release of Linux 5.9 on lkml: "Ok, so I’ll be honest – I had hoped for quite a bit fewer changes this last week, but at the same time there doesn’t really seem to be anything particularly scary in here. It’s just more commits and more lines changed than I would have wished for."
Unix and Linux are two operating systems that have many significant overlapping features and, yet, continue to be unique in their own ways. Both Unix- and Linux-based OSes offer a high level of security due to their lack of root access and quick updates.