Ubuntu 19.10 Eoan Ermine already includes Linux 5.2 as a kernel version

Ubuntu 19.10 with Linux 5.2

Shortly after the launch of Disco Dingo and as usual, Canonical released the Daily Builds of the next version. The presentation of Ubuntu 19.10 It wasn't normal at all, first because Mark Shuttleworth didn't announce the new version right after Ubuntu 19.04 was released and second because launched the Daily Build before knowing the name of the next version of Ubuntu. Initially and in an unprecedented move, the Daily Builds appeared as "Eoan Eanimal" only to later reveal that the animal was an ermine.

What is going as expected is its development. As in past releases, the first versions of Eoan Ermine are basically a Disco Dingo on which they add the changes and one of the changes they just added is that Ubuntu 19.10 already uses Linux kernel 5.2 which was released on July 7. Considering the date we are in and that Linus Torvalds releases a new version every two months, we can think that he is already using the kernel that the version will use.

Except for surprise, Ubuntu 19.10 will use Linux 5.2

The most notable new features included in Linux 5.2 are:

  • Improved support for a large number of hardware, among which we have Logitech brand wireless hardware.
  • Includes Sound Open Firmware, which provides support for DSP audio devices.
  • New mount API for mounting file systems.
  • New open source GPU drivers for ARM Mali devices.
  • Support for skip upper and lower case in the EXT4 file system.
  • Performance improvements for the BFQ I / O scheduler.
  • Bug fixes and security patches.

In addition to confirming that Linux 5.2 is the version of the kernel that Ubuntu 19.10 will use, the other question that remains, at least in my case, is whether the LivePatch will arrive at Eoan Ermine. It was a promised novelty for the last release that in the end was a dead letter. Linux 5.1 includes official support, so Eoan Ermine could be the first non-LTS version of Ubuntu to include support. All doubts will be dispelled on October 17, the date on which Ubuntu 19.10 will be officially launched.


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