Everything related to the operating systems that we install and use on our PC, just like Linux, does not stop growing and improving. Now we are going to talk about the new Kernel 6.5 that has just been released and all the news that it includes.
The first thing we must take into consideration is that when we refer to the Kernel or Linux kernel, we are actually talking about the base of all distributions. Here we find most of the distros that we have installed on the computer or that we plan to try. Obviously, some of the best known are included, such as Ubuntu or Fedora, among many others. This means that next we will talk about the engine that drives countless open source operating systems.
We tell you all this because the new Linux 6.5 Kernel is already available with some important improvements, as we are going to show you. At first it is worth noting that some important news regarding the new AMD and Intel processors are included. In fact, the new Linux Kernel 6.5 enables P-State on some AMD Ryzen processors. All this means that performance and power consumption are balanced between the cores of the CPU itself.
Compared to Intel’s processors, the new core improves load balancing on the firm’s latest hybrid CPUs. Say that these have dedicated performance cores and efficiency cores, like the latest Intel processors. In addition to what we are telling you about, the new Kernel adds compatibility with USB 4 version 2, improvements for RISC-V and in the drivers for MIDI 2.0 and Wi-Fi 7.
Where can we see the new Linux Kernel
What is also important for you to know is that there is a highly anticipated and demanded feature that has had to be delayed for various reasons. We are talking about a very interesting function initially planned for this Kernel 6.5 but in the end it could not be implemented. Due to various circumstances it has been delayed for a later version, we mean the Bcachefs file system.
This is a file system that claims to be more reliable than other options like ext4. This new system can be used on Linux-based systems as a standalone installation if we wish. Even if we don’t want to format the main storage drive, Bcachefs could end up being a great option for external drives and RAID setups.
This technology has adopted many of the features that made ZFS and BTRFS successful. Also to say that it supports multiple devices, replication, erasure coding, compression, encryption, and much more.
Well, at this point we tell you that the new Linux 6.5 Kernel is expected to be used by many distributions that are about to be launched in the coming months. For example, it will come natively to the Ubuntu 23.10 update, one of the best-known Open Source systems, and it will be released later this year. In parallel, it should also appear in rolling-release distributions such as Arch Linux, shortly.
