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Tom’s Hardware
Tom’s Hardware
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Aaron Klotz

Linux 7.0 launches with enablement for Intel Nova Lake, AMD Zen 6 — major kernel update expected in Ubuntu 26.04 LTS and Fedora 44 first

Linus Torvalds.

Linux 7.0-rc1 has been officially released and brings with it a boatload of new features and changes. Phoronix reports that the new kernel is focused on preparing for upcoming AMD and Intel hardware, including Nova Lake and Zen 6. Since this kernel is bleeding edge, don't expect every distro to adopt it immediately, however it is expected that the upcoming Ubuntu 26.04 LTS and Fedora 44 will be some of the first Linux distros to upgrade to Linux 7.0.

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