Linux Kernel 6.17 Released, This is What’s New

Newspaper headline announcing the release of a new Linux kernel, featuring the Linux penguin mascot.Linus Torvalds has announced the release of Linux kernel 6.17, an update that brings improved hardware support and a number of core system improvements. The new kernel provides graphic drivers for the latest Intel ‘Panther Lake’ laptops, better power management features for devices with AMD hybrid GPUs, resolves a software bug that’s been knocking around since 1993, and helps SSDs last longer. Announcing the release on the Linux Kernel Mailing List (LKML), Linus Torvalds says: “No huge surprises this past week, so here we are, with kernel 6.17 pushed out and ready to go.” Ubuntu 25.10 ships wit the new […]

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