Ubuntu 25.10 Will Ship With Linux 6.17 Even If It Means An Unstable "-rc" Kernel

Ubuntu 25.10 May Ship with an "Unstable" Linux Kernel

Ubuntu 25.10 may ship with a Linux 6.17 release candidate kernel due to timing conflicts, marking the first Ubuntu release with an "unstable" kernel. You're reading Ubuntu 25.10 May Ship with an “Unstable” Linux Kernel, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.

Ubuntu 25.10 Will Ship With Linux 6.17 Even If It Means An Unstable "-rc" Kernel

Back in May the Ubuntu engineers at Canonical announced plans to ship Ubuntu 25.10 with Linux 6.17 given their recent commitment to always shipping with the latest upstream Linux kernel version. They still are committing to it even if it means the kernel and Ubuntu schedules don't perfectly align and Ubuntu 25.10 out-of-the-box may end up being on an unstable "-rc" kernel...

Linus Torvalds Announces First Linux Kernel 6.17 Release Candidate

Linus Torvalds announced the general availability of the first Release Candidate version of the upcoming Linux 6.17 kernel series for public testing. Here’s what to expect! The post Linus Torvalds Announces First Linux Kernel 6.17 Release Candidate appeared first on 9to5Linux - do not reproduce this article without permission. This RSS feed is intended for readers, not scrapers.