Linus Torvalds has announced the release of Linux 7.3, a new mainline kernel – the one Ubuntu 26.10 is running on. Linux 7.3 is another big update, improving gaming performance for AMD GPUs with low VRAM, boosting ext4 I/O and reworking how the kernel splits CPU time between groups of apps to improve efficiency. It’s expected to become the new Long Term Support version. Writing on the Linux Kernel mailing list, Torvalds said: “It’s Sunday afternoon, and this week I somehow kept my wits together long enough to keep track of the day of the week, so the release isn’t […]You're reading Linux 7.3 released, this is what’s new, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.