Yize i- I-Kernel 4.8 iphume muva nje, iLinus Torvalds nenkampani sekuvele ngiqale ukusebenza kwinguqulo elandelayo, inguqulo 4.9. Ubufakazi ukuthi inguqulo yokuqala ezinzile isivele ikhishiwe.
Inguqulo 4.9 izoba inguqulo LTS, okungukuthi, kuzoba uhlobo olukhulu kunokujwayelekile futhi nokusekelwa okuhlala isikhathi eside futhi okuzinzile. I-RC yokuqala iyisinyathelo sokuqala kuphela salokho kuzoba ukuthuthukiswa kwenguqulo 4.9 yeKernel, ngoba izinhlobo ezingu-8 ze-RC kulindeleke ukuthi zikhishwe uma konke kuhamba njengokulindelekile.
Okwamanje ekubeni inguqulo yokuqala ye-RC asinazo izindaba eziningi, kuphela izibuyekezo zesoftware ngokwakhiwa okuthile okufana ne-ARM nokunye ukuthuthuka kokusebenza, kanye nokuvuselelwa kohlelo lwefayela njengeNFS. Kodwa-ke, njengoba ngishilo ngaphambili, lokhu kuyisiqalo nje.
Usuku olulindelekile lokwethulwa kokugcina nguDisemba 11, 2016, nakanjani i-early christmas ekhona ukuvalelisa unyaka ngendlela engcono kakhulu. Njengenjwayelo, lolu suku lungashintsha, njengezimbungulu zomzuzu wokugcina ezitholakele noma kukhona ukubuyela emuva ngokuthuthuka kwalo.
Le nguqulo kulindeleke ngokulangazela okukhulu, njengoba izinhlobo ze-LTS kunguhlobo olukhethwayo lokusabalalisa okuningi. Isizathu salokhu ukusimama, njengoba kungcono ukufaka inguqulo nge ukwesekwa okuhlala iminyaka ukufaka inguqulo ngokusekelwa okuhlala izinyanga ezimbalwa. Futhi iyinhlamvu ekhethiwe yezinguqulo ze-LTS zezinhlelo zokusebenza ezinjenge-Ubuntu.
Uma ufuna ukuyihlola futhi uyihlanganise ekusakazeni kwakho, ungakwenza ngekhasi elisemthethweni le- kernel.orgku ithebhu eyinhloko. Vele ngiyakuxwayisa ukuthi le nguqulo ayizinzile okwamanje futhi ayiphephile ezindaweni zokusebenza.