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Ubuntu Will Be Skipping Non-Critical Linux Kernel Updates For September

With the exception of critical security issues/bugs, Canonical will be skipping over shipping stable release updates for the Linux kernel in Ubuntu until early October.

With the exception of critical security issues/bugs, Canonical will be skipping over shipping stable release updates for the Linux kernel in Ubuntu until early October. As a rather surprising twist given the use of Ubuntu Linux in enterprises and widely-used on servers and in the cloud, they will be delaying shipping of non-critical kernel fixes until early October. The announcement didn't elaborate on this critical infrastructure change.About The AuthorMichael Larabel is the principal author of Phoronix.com and founded the site in 2004 with a focus on enriching the Linux hardware experience.

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