NetBSD 11.0-RC2 Released For Testing
([BSD] 6 Hours Ago
NetBSD 11.0)
- Reference: 0001617874
- News link: https://www.phoronix.com/news/NetBSD-11.0-RC2-Released
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The big NetBSD 11.0 release continues on approach with NetBSD 11.0-RC2 having been released as the latest test candidate.
NetBSD 11.0 is shaping up to be a big milestone for the project. NetBSD 11.0 has initial 64-bit RISC-V CPU support, initial suppport for Qualcomm Snapdragon X SoCs, better support for Linux system call handling via compat_linux, enhanced POSIX.1-2024 compliance, and a new MICROVM kernel for x86/x86_64 for fast virtual machine booting. The better Linux system call handling yields [1]a much better Linux emulation experience on NetBSD 11.0 .
There are also a variety of other new drivers and then software updates like GCC 12.5, GDB 15.1, and OpenSSH 10, among others.
NetBSD 11.0-RC2 downloads and more details on NetBSD 11.0 at large via [2]NetBSD.org .
[1] https://www.phoronix.com/news/NetBSD-11.0-Released
[2] https://www.netbsd.org/releases/formal-11/NetBSD-11.0.html
NetBSD 11.0 is shaping up to be a big milestone for the project. NetBSD 11.0 has initial 64-bit RISC-V CPU support, initial suppport for Qualcomm Snapdragon X SoCs, better support for Linux system call handling via compat_linux, enhanced POSIX.1-2024 compliance, and a new MICROVM kernel for x86/x86_64 for fast virtual machine booting. The better Linux system call handling yields [1]a much better Linux emulation experience on NetBSD 11.0 .
There are also a variety of other new drivers and then software updates like GCC 12.5, GDB 15.1, and OpenSSH 10, among others.
NetBSD 11.0-RC2 downloads and more details on NetBSD 11.0 at large via [2]NetBSD.org .
[1] https://www.phoronix.com/news/NetBSD-11.0-Released
[2] https://www.netbsd.org/releases/formal-11/NetBSD-11.0.html