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Linux Kernel 5.8 Reaches End of Life, Users Urged to Upgrade to Linux 5.9 Series

Submitted by Marius Nestor on Sunday 1st of November 2020 11:28:31 PM Filed under
Linux

Released on August 2nd, 2020, the Linux 5.8 kernel series was dubbed as “one of the biggest releases of all time by Linus Torvalds. It brought numerous new features and enhancements, such as support for LZO-RLE compression in the F2FS file system, inline encryption support for the block layer, a new faccessat2() system call, a new initrdmem= boot option for specifying an initial RAM disk image, and a new CAP_PERFMON functionality.

But, as all good things most come to an end, and since Linux kernel 5.8 was not a long-term supported branch, it will no longer receive further updates that address important bugs and security issues. Linux kernel 5.8.18 is the last update in the series, and if you’re using it you should consider upgrading to the latest Linux kernel 5.9 series as soon as possible after reading this.

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Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Monday 2nd of November 2020 06:39:32 AM.
  • Linux 5.8 Reaches End Of Life: Here's How To Upgrade To Linux 5.9

    Termed as one of the biggest Kernel releases by the creator Linus Torvalds, Linux 5.8 has now reached the end of life after maintainer Greg Kroah-Hartman announced the 5.8.18 point release.

    After the release, he said, “This is the LAST 5.8.y release to be made. This branch is now end-of-life. Please move to the 5.9.y kernel branch at this point.”

    Linux 5.8 was released on August 2nd, 2020, and brought tonnes of changes and improvements to the Kernel. Some of the major changes and features were; support for LZO-RLE compression in the F2F file system, a new faccessat2() system call, CAP_PERFMON functionality, inline encryption for block layer, and a new initrdmem= boot option, which can be used to specify the initial RAM disk image.

Linux Kernel 5.8 Reaches End of Life, Better Upgrade To Latest

Submitted by Rianne Schestowitz on Monday 2nd of November 2020 09:23:24 AM.
  • Linux Kernel 5.8 Reaches End of Life, Better Upgrade To Latest Version

    Linux 5.8 kernel series has reached end of life and it’s better if you upgrade your Linux kernel to the latest version or to the Linux 5.9 series.

    If you still want to go with Linux 5.8 kernel then you should know that the Linux Kernel 5.8 will no longer receive further updates.

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