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Ubuntu 24.04 LTS features the Linux 6.8 kernel with improved syscall performance and merges low-latency kernel features into the default kernel. Canonical has released Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, aka “Noble ...

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PCWorld’s guide helps users navigate the overwhelming choice of approximately 250 Linux distributions by focusing on five main strains: Debian, Red Hat/Fedora, Arch, Slackware, and Gentoo.