Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Users Get Linux 6.17 and Mesa 25.2 Ahead of Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS

Ubuntu 24.04 Has Linux 6.17 HWE Kernel Backported

For Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, the Linux Kernel 6.17 backported from Ubuntu 25.10 is available ahead of the 4th point release (Ubuntu 24.04.4). As you may know, every Ubuntu LTS point release (except for the first one) has a hardware enablement (HWE) kernel major version update, that is the backport of the latest supported release, until the next LTS. Ubuntu 24.04.2 has Kernel 6.11 from 24.10, Ubuntu 24.04.3 features Kernel 6.14 from 25.04, and now Kerne…

Linux 6.17 & Mesa 25.2.7 land on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

The Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS HWE update is now available to install. It brings Linux kernel 6.17, Mesa 25.2.7 and Wayland Protocols 1.45 to the current LTS. You're reading Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS HWE update is now available, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Users Get Linux 6.17 and Mesa 25.2 Ahead of Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat) users are receiving the Linux 6.17 kernel and Mesa 25.2 graphics stacks from Ubuntu 25.10 (Questing Quokka). The post Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Users Get Linux 6.17 and Mesa 25.2 Ahead of Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS appeared first on 9to5Linux - do not reproduce this article without permission. This RSS feed is intended for readers, not scrapers.