Linux Kernel 3.4 Has Been Officially Released

After another seven Release Candidates, Linus Torvalds proudly announced a few hours ago, May 20th, the immediate availability for downloadAmong the new features incorporated in Linux kernel 3.4 we can mention lots of improvements to the Btrfs filesystem, as well as support for Nvidia GeForce 600 'Kepler', RadeonHD 7xxx and Trinity APU series.

"Nothing really exciting happened since -rc7, although the workaround for a linker bug on x86 is larger than I'd have liked at this stage, and sticks out like a sore thumb in the diffstat. That said, it's not like even that patch was really all that scary."

"In fact, I think the 3.4 release cycle as a whole has been fairly calm. Sure, I always wish for the -rc's to calm down more quickly than they ever seem to do, but I think on the whole we didn't have any big disruptive events, which is just how I like it. Let's hope the 3.5 merge window is a calm one too." - said Linus Torvalds in the official announcement. of Linux kernel 3.4.

 

Highlights of Linux Kernel 3.4:

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3 Reasons Why You Might Want to Compile Your Own Kernel

Linux systems are so ridiculously flexible and configurable, it’s downright crazy. A huge part of why Linux is so flexible is because of its modular structure. Every single system component and program is split up into many different packages that can easily be removed, added, or replaced by something else. Absolutely no part of the operating system has an exception to that rule, including the Linux kernel itself.

Due to that fact, you can relatively easily take outthe kernel, do some stuff to it, and then put it back in. But what exactly can you do with the kernel, and why should you consider compiling your own, customized kernel?

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