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Ubuntu To Keep Up-To-Date With Linux Kernel Versions During Development
Last year Canonical established a policy to always ship the latest Linux kernel version at Ubuntu release time which for the upcoming Ubuntu 25.10 will mean shipping with Linux v6.17
But during the Ubuntu development cycles they typically don't aggressively update to new interim versions tracking upstream, except that will now change to allow for better kernel test coverage. This initiative means that the Ubuntu development series, including the monthly snapshots, should receive more regular major kernel version updates. The team has already been working on a 6.16 Ubuntu kernel, and with the official upstream release of v6.16 yesterday ( July 27, 2025 (UTC)), we expect to have a more stable version available for testing in the upcoming weeks.
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