Microsoft plans to lure Linux distribution maintainers with new open-source tool
Microsoft’s open-source tool should make it easier to run distros on Windows 10’s Windows Subsystem for Linux.
Another graphics improvement, which may not appear that important at first, is a large version of the Terminus console font. It’s a big deal to me and other people who use HiDPI displays, such as 4K screens, because it makes reading a terminal’s font much easier.
The Linux developers has also improved the performance hit that came with the Spectre and Meltdown bugs mitigation. Most of the work has been done with improving Linux’s networking performance from the slowdown caused by Google’s Retpoline fix.
If you really must, you can compile and install the Linux 5.0 now. Unless you’re an old hand at compiling kernels, I don’t advise it. Most people should wait for it to arrive in production Linux distributions such as Fedora 30 and Ubuntu 19.04 this April.
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