Ubuntu 16.10 yakkety yak will use linux 4.8 kernel

Ubuntu 16.10 Yakkety Yak is being developed with total normality by Canonical, the new version of the most popular Linux distribution will jump to the Linux 4.8 kernel to include very important news and improvements.

Ubuntu 16.10 Yakkety Yak will bet on the Linux 4.8 LTS kernel

Ubuntu 16.10 Yakkety Yak will be a standard version so it will only be maintained for 9 months, remember that LTS versions that offer 5-year support are recommended for ordinary users and are the ones that we can consider the true stable versions of Ubuntu.

The Ubuntu Kernel team recently published that Ubuntu 16.10 Yakkety Yak will shortly make the leap to the Linux 4.6 kernel while the Release Candidate will be based on the Linux 4.7 kernel and finally the final version of the operating system will be based on the most modern Linux 4.8. A very wise decision since Linux 4.8 will be the next LTS version of the kernel so it is a great idea to bet on it for greater security and better system performance. Linux 4.8 development will begin between July 17-24 just after the release of Linux 4.7.

The final version of Linux 4.8 will be ready at the end of September so it will be perfectly available for the arrival of Ubuntu 16.10 Yakkety Yak in October. Ubuntu 16.10 Yakkety Yak will continue to work by default with Unity 7 as the desktop environment, something that will disappoint fans. However Unity 8 will continue to be available for installation as an option along with the Mir window manager.

Source: softpedia