Linux 2.6.25-rc8 Kernel Released

Posted by Michael Larabel on April 02, 2008

Last week the Linux 2.6.25-rc7 kernel was released, which many expected would be the last -rc release before final, but that has changed. Linus Torvalds last night pushed out the Linux 2.6.25-rc8 kernel with a few fixes and the most noticeable regression fixes being for suspend and resume and input layer breakage. The Linux 2.6.25-rc8 release announcement can be read at Kernel Trap.

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