Under-the-hood improvements
Of course, there are many visual changes, but what about less visible changes? There are many far less visible features, fixes, and improvements that could easily go unnoticed. Let’s go over some of the highlights.
Linux kernel version 6.8
As we covered in Chapter 1, the Linux kernel is the operating system’s core that provides access to hardware at the lowest level. Ubuntu 24.04 features the 6.8 kernel, the latest release when 24.04 was released. If you are using Ubuntu 22.04 with all updates, you would have a 6.5 kernel, so let’s cover what’s new since the 6.5 kernel.
The list of cumulative changes across the major new versions of the Linux kernel is too long to cover here, so we’ll focus on some select highlights.
The most exciting thing with every new kernel release is the added hardware enablement, supporting newer hardware that mightnot have worked with past releases.
A new scheduler, a key feature...
