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Versions 2.6.16 and 2.6.27 of the Linux kernel were unofficially given long-term support (LTS), [302] before a 2011 working group in the Linux Foundation started a formal long-term support initiative.
Ubuntu releases are also given code names, using an adjective and an animal with the same first letter – an alliteration, e.g., "Dapper Drake".With the exception of the first two releases, code names are in alphabetical order, and except for the first three releases, the first letters are sequential, allowing a quick determination of which release is newer.
The Linux kernel is a free and open source, [12]: 4 Unix-like kernel that is used in many computer systems worldwide. The kernel was created by Linus Torvalds in 1991 and was soon adopted as the kernel for the GNU operating system (OS) which was created to be a free replacement for Unix.
A kernel is a component of a computer operating system. [1] A comparison of system kernels can provide insight into the design and architectural choices made by the developers of particular operating systems.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 2 January 2025. Family of Unix-like operating systems This article is about the family of operating systems. For the kernel, see Linux kernel. For other uses, see Linux (disambiguation). Operating system Linux Tux the penguin, the mascot of Linux Developer Community contributors, Linus Torvalds Written ...
Fedora Core 2 was released on May 18, 2004, codenamed Tettnang. [14] Some of the new features in Fedora Core 2 included: [15] Version 2.6 of the Linux kernel; Version 2.6 of the GNOME Desktop Environment (GNOME); Version 3.2 of the K Desktop Environment (KDE); Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux); [14] New X.org.
Debian Unstable, known as "Sid", contains all the latest packages as soon as they are available, and follows a rolling-release model. [6]Once a package has been in Debian Unstable for 2-10 days (depending on the urgency of the upload), doesn't introduce critical bugs and doesn't break other packages (among other conditions), it is included in Debian Testing, also known as "next-stable".
The new kernel API and code added to the DRM module to perform these mode-setting operations was called Kernel Mode-Setting (KMS). [30] Kernel Mode-Setting provides several benefits. The most immediate is of course the removal of duplicate mode-setting code, from both the kernel (Linux console, fbdev) and user space (X Server DDX drivers).