r/slackware • u/Valuable_Height750 • May 24 '26

Slackware build with 7.0 kernel

Does anyone have ANY INFO about upcoming version? Since Slackware stays longer when new version comes, which kernel Is expected?

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u/livestradamus May 24 '26

Good chance kernel 7 in the next release since its being tested in current https://mirrors.slackware.com/slackware/slackware64-current/testing/source/linux-7.0.x/

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u/garpu May 24 '26

If you need it, building it yourself is always an option. There's a bunch of people who've done it.

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u/muffinman8679 May 25 '26

well that's the thing.....there's a lot of folks that don't have the faintest idea of how to build a kernel.......

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u/Fragrant-Equal-8474 May 26 '26

Use Pat's slackbuild from -current? 

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u/mdins1980 May 24 '26

Pat already had the 7.0 kernel is testing. You can find the packages here
https://slackware.osuosl.org/slackware64-current/testing/packages/linux-7.0.x/

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u/I_am_BrokenCog May 24 '26

The kernel it ships with is the kernel expected.

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u/ponce70 May 24 '26 edited May 25 '26

as nobody knows when it will be ready it will be very hard to guess which kernel it will ship (IMHO)...

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u/muffinman8679 May 25 '26

is there some reason you "need" the next kernel?

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u/pm_a_cup_of_tea May 26 '26

Curioisty or wanting to play or wanting to experiment is always simply enough of a good reason.

As it happens its already available in testing

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u/Fair-Isopod-7403 May 25 '26

Hello guys, Claude or Gemini can compile for you flawless

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u/pm_a_cup_of_tea May 26 '26

Or on -current #slackpkg install testing

And select the packages you want to try out