Linux kernel 4.11-rc5 now available for public testing

This morning in Europe, Linus Torvalds has announced that the Linux Kernel 4.11 Release Candidate 5 It is already available for any user who wishes to try it, which means that it is also available for public testing. The new version has arrived just a week after the previous RC and, it seems, contains 60% patches and fixes, which includes updated drivers for PCI, EDAC, sound, etc., 30% architecture updates and 10% divided between file system improvements and other changes.

Just like informs Torvalds in his note, «»the only minimally unusual thing is that more than half of the updates are for PA-RISC, but that's just a temporary oddity of the fix for PA-RISC user copy routines, which resulted in a fairly large patch (due to to they were written as a normal join code rather than as a broken mess in line with some C's mixed in«.

Linux Kernel 4.11 is coming April 23

Seeing that everything is going as expected and according to the words of Linus Torvalds, we can assume that the next version of the Linux Kernel will arrive in time, that is, the April 23, as long as there is no setback that delays the launch.

If there are no surprises, the new version will arrive just 10 days after the official launch of Ubuntu 17.04 Zesty Zapus, so it would be totally impossible for the next version of Ubuntu to arrive with the new Linux Kernel. Once it is available, we will have two options: wait for Canonical to update the repositories including the new packages, which I think is the most recommended, or download the Kernel and install it manually, something that I would only recommend to those users who want to try their luck. to troubleshoot any hardware incompatibility issues or developers. In any case, in just 20 days we will have a new Kernel.