Linux Kernel
Another week and another week have gone by without shocks. Gone was that little scare that Linus Torvaldas took back in his day that, although it is true that it was not a serious failure, it did take away the sleep of the father of Linux. Linux 5.1-rc3 was released yesterday or, what is the same, the third Release Candidate of version 5.1 of the Linux kernel. From what we can read in the informative note, everything is going smoothly under full sail.
Linux 5.1-rc3 is bigger than normal, but it is still common in an RC version that is still far from being official. This is something that Linux does not like to see, but it does not worry either because it knows that with time it will get to its normal size. The most important thing is that, size aside, nothing out of the ordinary has happened in this last week, so we can feel some peace of mind by reading the aforementioned informative note.
Linux 5.1 will be released in May
If anyone is left confused who is wondering if Linux Kernel 5.1 will be able to reach Ubuntu 19.04, the answer is no. If nothing happens, its official launch will take place on May 5, while if something happens, it will arrive on May 12. Something very serious would have to happen for it to be released later. Ubuntu 19.04 will ship with kernel version 5.0.x Linux, for which I would bet on v5.0.2 approximately. At the moment, the most updated stable version is Linux Kernel 5.0.5 and those who want to use this version must update manually.
As for the news that comes with the RC3, Torvalds mentions that the biggest change is the removal of the mt7621-eth driver, since now it is the mediatek driver that manages this hardware.
Linus finishes his letter asking users and developers to test the new version. 24 hours is too early to ensure that Linux 5.1-rc3 does not have any problem, but we hope that it does and that when the official launch occurs, its operation will be as close as possible to perfection.
