The new Linux Kernel 4.7 is now officially released
From better OS-level security to support for newer graphics cards, Linux fans have reason to celebrate
For users who are running some form of Linux, this should come as welcome news--the final version of the Linux Kernel 4.7 is now finally released. Linux founder Linus Torvalds said of the announcement, “Despite it being two weeks since rc7, the final patch wasn’t all that big, and much of it is trivial one- and few-liners. There’s a couple of network drivers that got a bit more loving.”
The most significant enhancements with this new kernel, which will be incorporated when updated across Linux distributions, include support for the newly-announced Radeon RX 480 GPU, and a new security module called LoadPin that ensures that modules loaded by the kernel all originate from the same filesystem. These two updates itself should appeal to those running graphics cards based on this new GPU, and those who are keen to harden the OS-level security of their Linux distribution.
The new Linux kernel also delivers added features for the Android mobile OS, by way of better control over the mobile CPU frequency and the way programs interface with virtual device hardware.
Should you be so inclined, you can download the updated kernel from here.