The Linux 6.17 kernel has been released, bringing a swathe of improvements to desktop distro users and beyond. There’s also bunch of lower-level changes touching on everything from CPU security to a bug fix dating back to 1993. Announcing the release on the Linux Kernel Mailing List (LKML), Linus Torvalds says: “No huge surprises this past week, so here we are, with kernel 6.17 pushed out and ready to go.” Ready to go indeed, Linus! Ubuntu 25.10 runs on Linux kernel 6.17 out-of-the-box in its current beta build, which was released last week. Plus, those running Ubuntu 24.04 LTS — […]You're reading Linux Kernel 6.17 Released, This is What’s New, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.