I don’t usually get very surprised when a new kernel is released, but this time… I’m. Kernel 2.6.34.1 was release just a couple of good weeks ago and then kernel 2.6.35. I don’t get the idea why did they just jumped directly to kernel 2.6.35, but I will consider that they know what they are doing and I will just go with the flow :) .

Besides the surprise that this kernel was release, I also have a surprise (more like a bad news) for those of you who are using the kernel builds done by me. Since this kernel release I have dropped support for Ubuntu 8.x, meaning that you need at least Ubuntu 9.10 or similar when it comes to Debian to be able to install it. You wont be able to use it on older versions due to libc incompatibility.

OK now, lets leave the big surprises of the day and just go on with what is included in this new kernel. Besides a ton of fixes, new modules and improvements done by the kernel development team, I have also added to this kernel, lzma support for squash4, ureadahead support, aufs2 support and custom kernel configuration. It means some stuff in the kernel build where changed to offer a better speed for deskptops/laptops/netbooks.

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