The Linux kernel provides support for memory management, interprocess communication mechanisms, interrupt management, and TCP / IP networking. The directory structure separates architecture-dependent ...

What just happened? Linux has long been the versatile open-source workhorse behind everything from web servers to Android phones. A significant milestone now enables the penguin mascot to showcase its ...

As is so often the case, a notable change in an upcoming Linux kernel is both historic and no big deal. What does this mean for desktop Linux? Not much. Beyond high-end audio production or replication ...

ZDNET's key takeaways Shuttleworth still sees hope for a Linux desktop with broad appeal.Seager stressed Canonical is ...

Before you take the plunge and devote time and hardware to experimenting with Linux, let's cover the basics of this free OS. Though its design varies substantially from what you are used to in the ...

In context: Linux offers developers and engineers a means to "tune" its operations, providing thousands of individual parameters that can adjust how the open-source kernel manages resources. Tuning ...

In this article I explain how the Linux kernel manages multicast traffic and how it is possible to interact with it by simply patching some kernel code. Although this is a rather specific topic, it ...

The illustrious pair started with Hohndel asking about the large size of the recent Linux kernel 5.8 initial release. Hohndel wondered if it might have been so big because developers were staying home ...

We don’t normally cover individual releases of the Linux kernel, partly because most updates are pretty routine. Any given Linux kernel update resolves some bugs, improves support for existing ...

Google has upgraded the kernel version of all Tensor-powered Pixels in the Android 15 QPR2 Beta 1 release. The Google Pixel 6 series, Pixel 7 series, Pixel 8 series, Pixel Tablet, and Pixel Fold all ...