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Linux 6.2 kernel released with support for Apple M1

The new Linux 6.2 kernel has been released. Linus Torvalds described the latest release of the Linux kernel this way: “It may not be the sexy LTS release that 6.1 ended up being, but all those regular passing kernels want some love too.”

With the addition of support for Apple’s M1 Pro, M1 Max, and M1 Ultra chips, new Mac owners can look forward to running Linux on their M1-powered machines.

When these powerful ARM chips first appeared, Torvalds said he wanted to run Linux on these next generation Macs. But while he “has been waiting a long time for an ARM laptop that can run Linux,” he was worried about the graphics. “The main issue with the M1 for me is the GPU and the other devices around it because that’s probably what’s going to keep me from using it because it won’t have Linux support unless Apple opens up.”

But on July 31, 2022, Torvalds was happy to announce that after “a long wait, Linux on ARM and in particular the M1 is finally a reality, thanks to the Asahi team. We have had arm64 hardware for running Linux for a long time, but so far none of the platforms have been used as a development platform.”

Today support is finally ready for Linux users. Of course, at the moment everything is experimental, but this is not for long. Linux 6.2 is expected to be the default kernel for Ubuntu 23.04 and will be included in Fedora 38 before the release of Linux 6.3 at the end of April.

In addition to M1 support, the Linux 6.2 kernel includes many features created by companies such as Intel, AMD, Google, and Red Hat. Notable additions include stable support for Intel Arc Graphics (DG2/Alchemist) included out of the box, and initial support for Nvidia GeForce RTX 30 “Ampere” series accelerated graphics from open source Nouveau. The Linux 6.2 kernel also includes updated drivers. This is support for gamepads, the AI ​​accelerator Gaudi2 from Habana Labs, and Asus motherboards. In addition to supporting new hardware, the NTFS3 file kernel driver has also been improved with new mount options.

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