ExTiX 17.5 Looks to Be the First GNU/Linux OS Shipping with Linux Kernel 4.11

GNU/Linux developer Arne Exton is once again the first to built a Linux-based operating system powered by the latest stable kernel, and today he announced the availability of ExTiX 17.5 Build 170508 using the Linux 4.11 kernel.

To our knowledge, ExTiX 17.5 Build 170508 looks to be the first stable, production-ready GNU/Linux distribution to ship with Linux kernel 4.11. The operating system is dubbed by the developer "The Ultimate Linux System" for a reason, and today's release is based on packages from Debian GNU/Linux 8.7 "Jessie," Debian GNU/Linux 9 "Stretch" and Ubuntu 17.04 (Zesty Zapus).

"If an original system can run on a particular computer an Exton "remaster" of the same original system can run on the same computer. I never change a Linux system for the worse in terms of auto configuration and hardware detection, etc. It happens that I replace the original kernel, but always to a “better” one with even more native support for various hardware," said Arne Ex...