Re: [Trisquel-users] ELI5 the advantages of updating the kernel

[jason]

ETS does too. The current ETS kernel is 4.4, and KPTI appeared in 4.4.110.

Re: [Trisquel-users] ELI5 the advantages of updating the kernel

[svenerik_vn]

Okay thanks. Which kernel has the meltdown patch?:)

Re: [Trisquel-users] ELI5 the advantages of updating the kernel

[Mason Hock]

Meltdown and Spectre are two recently discovered vulnerabilities that affect 
many computers.

https://meltdownattack.com

You have a Mac if I recall correctly, so you have an Intel chipset and are 
affect by both Meltdown and Spectre. Meltdown has been patched in recent 
versions of the Linux kernel, although unfortunately it will slow down your 
machine a bit. There is no patch for Spectre at this time, but it can be 
mitigated.

You can install a more recent kernel from jxself's repo.

https://jxself.org

Re: [Trisquel-users] ELI5 the advantages of updating the kernel

[svenerik_vn]

Explain?

Re: [Trisquel-users] ELI5 the advantages of updating the kernel

[Mason Hock]

The meltdown patch.

Re: [Trisquel-users] ELI5 the advantages of updating the kernel

[mappack]

Some of your hardware might have better support in a newer kernel. If this  
one is working fine I wouldn't update it as it could only cause problems you  
did not have before.