Just over a month and a half ago, Linus Torvalds released Linux 5.2. At that time we thought it would be the kernel that Ubuntu 19.10 Eoan Ermine will use from next month, but we were wrong: the Daily Build was updated this week with a preview version of Linux 5.3, a Linux kernel that today has reached its stable version. Much would have to change so that we cannot say that what the father of Linux has released a few moments ago is the kernel that Eoan Ermine will use by default as of October 17.
As has arrived today it did not come as a surprise. Nor was it surprising that last week there XNUMXth Release Candidate, since the seventh It arrived a day later, a couple more requests were taken care of and it was bigger than it should have been. As always, although sometimes there are only seven, everything has been corrected in time and, after eight Release Candidates, we already have stable version.
Linux 5.3 is a bigger release than usual
Linux 5.3 is a somewhat bigger release than others. It is because of all the news it includes, you have a list of them in this link. Highlights the support for the latest Apple MacBooks, since the Linux kernel v5.3 includes support so that your keyboards and touchpads can work without problem. On the other hand, they also include novelties such as initial support for Intel Speed Select technology on Cascadelake processors.
The next version Torvalds will work on is Linux 5.4. Last week he already asked that they begin to deliver the petitions, so we could say that the first steps for its development were taken seven days ago. In the next few days we will begin to know what new features will include the version that will be released in mid-November.