Linus Torvalds Announces First Linux Kernel 6.16 Release Candidate

Posted by hanuca on Jun 8, 2025 5:21 PM CST
9to5linux.com; By Marius Nestor
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Today, Linus Torvalds announced the general availability of the first Release Candidate development milestone of the upcoming Linux 6.16 kernel series for public testing.

Two weeks have passed since the release of Linux kernel 6.15, which means that Linux 6.16’s merge window is now closed, and the time has come to test drive the Release Candidate (RC) development versions, which will be published every Sunday until the final release in about two months from today.

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