Linus Torvalds Announces First Linux Kernel 7.2 Release Candidate

Posted by hanuca on Jun 28, 2026 4:27 PM EDT
9to5linux.com; By Marcus Nestor
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Linus Torvalds announced today the general availability of the first Release Candidate (RC) of the upcoming Linux 7.2 kernel series for public testing and early adopters.

Two weeks have passed since the release of Linux kernel 7.1 and the opening of the merge window for Linux kernel 7.2 for contributors to submit their patches, which means that it’s now time to test drive the Release Candidate (RC) versions during the next couple of months, every Sunday afternoon.

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