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Subject: Re: Concern ? THREE Kernel Updates in TWO Weeks
Date: 7 Feb 2026 20:58:53 GMT
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On Sat, 07 Feb 2026 10:38:46 +0100, Marc Haber wrote:

> I think it's unrealistic to expect a small distro as MX to have the
> needed number of competent kernel people to judge which patch to take
> and which not. It's just easier to package everything that Upstream
> releases, it can even be automated.

Even after Ubuntu decided to stay a little more current with the kernel 
25.10 is still 6.17. I don't have any particularly new hardware and no 
Nvidia so kernel updates are mostly a non-event.