Linux 6.14 is in the testing repo

General system Kernel, boot, graphics & hardware
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Be prepared, it will come into the “stable” repo quite soon.
So far, in testing, it has been running without any noticeable issue here.

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That was quick.

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I pulled it in from Testing, so far no issues with my system and kernel 6.14

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do you use yay or pacman to pull it from testing?

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Note that it creates a partial update situation which is not supported nor generally recommended.

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I’m really excited about this kernel w/ ntsync. I hope it’ll boost the gaming experience.
Thanks

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I thought Arch snaps the latest new kernel from Testing pretty much right after the first point release, so in other words, should be quite soon.

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I bet on this weekend. Though I have already grabbed it from testing to see if I succeed in breaking my system or not :sweat_smile:

I failed :wink:

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If at first you succeed… oh… :thinking:… :confused:… better luck next time? :sweat_smile:

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Maybe I go for 6.15.1rc to see if get any luck :rofl:

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Hmm, still only available via testing as it seems like. All I want is to see in which way my system benefits from the ntsync stuff.

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Maybe there are issues with the kernel?

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Often they wait for the x.1 release of the kernel, before they release it to stable.

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Good decision. :slight_smile:

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As @I0F mentioned, often the Arch devs wait until the first point release, which probably is a wise thing to do. There have been various small issues at times with the x.y kernel before x.y.1 which is a likely reason for the small delay.

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Well, today the package delivery guy had something for me to tinker around with, thus I’m distracted and the urge to check for updates isn’t that severe at the moment :wink:

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The “let’s wait for x.y.1” is reasonable. On the other hand the the x.y.0 is usually going into testing quickly, but then we don’t get x.(y-1).latest anymore, which is a little bit silly.

6.13.9 came out a week ago, nobody knows when 6.14.1 is actually going to be released. So we’re sitting with 6.13.8 until then. Essentially mainline testing stalling the rollout of stable.

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It is also a question about other packages like drivers which need to be compatible with the kernel.
Arch devs should sort these eventually.

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16.4.1 released today.
So, have patience people! :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:

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Yes, it was updated in the [core-testing] repo to 6.14 era. So it is (slowly) coming.
Only about two weeks now. :wink:

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