New week, new Release Candidate of the Linux kernel. And there have been no important details to mention, other than Linus Torvalds saying that Linux 5.6-rc5 It is the largest rc5 in the history of the kernel. For everything else, the father of Linux is as calm as ever, despite the fact that he had to launch this installment at 28.000 feet because he caught him flying back home.
Personally, because a server is not like that, I never cease to be surprised by the calm that Torvalds always shows. It reaches say that the fact that a kernel is very big It is not a good sign, but immediately afterwards he explains it by saying that it could be the phase we are in. Also, the previous RC was smaller than normal, so the extra size of this version could actually be the increase of two Release Candidates.
Linux 5.6, the big release will arrive at the end of March
That's never a good sign, but who knows, it might just be timing. The previous rc was smaller than usual, so there could be patches left over from that. I won't really start to worry unless the trend continues for next week as well ..
Linux 5.6 it will be a major launch, one of the most exciting a server can remember. Among other things, it will add native support for WireGuard, initial support for USB4, and a new feature that will make CPUs stay cooler, but Ubuntu users will have to wait at least 6 months to enjoy all its benefits because Focal Fossa will be planted in Linux 5.4. We will always have the option to update manually, something that I personally do not recommend, or using tools like Ukuu.
Linux 5.6 will arrive in stable version next Winners will be announced in March.