Download Linux Kernel 3.13

Version 3.13 of the Linux Kernel has been released. The kernel is the heart of the operating system and, simply put, it sits as a layer between the hardware and the applications. One of the biggest changes in the kernel in recent years is the addition of the firewall nftables, the successor to iptables, which was added in the 2.4 series of the kernel. More information about the improvements in this release can be found at Kernel newbies.

Prominent features in Linux 3.13

• A scalable block layer for high performance SSD storage
• nftables, the successor of iptables
• Radeon: power management enabled by default, automatic GPU switching, R9 290X Hawaii support
• Power capping framework
• Support for the Intel Many Integrated Core Architecture
• Improved performance in NUMA systems
• Improved page table access scalability in hugepage workloads
• Squashfs performance improved
• TCP Fast Open enabled by default
• NFC payment support
• Support for the High-availability Seamless Redundancy protocol