# Linux 5.5 Released! 🕶

**URL:** <https://onehack.st/t/linux-5-5-released/67244>\
**Category:** News & Articles\
**Tags:** tools, operating-system, technology\
**Created:** [January 28, 2020, 5:41am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/linux-5-5-released/67244 "2020-01-28T05:41:09Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 5:41am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/linux-5-5-released/67244/1 "2020-01-28T05:41:09Z")

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## [jrepin](https://linux.slashdot.org/~jrepin) writes:

> _Linus Torvalds has [announced **Linux 5.5**](https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAHk-=wigRZ6TSJU09bMk3Df2DiOw83B7TrQUq+iXroQCK5EVAQ@mail.gmail.com/T/)release, codenamed as Kleptomaniac Octopus.The latest version of the open source operating system kernel brings RAID1 with 3- and 4- copies to btrfs filesystem, ext4 gets direct I/O via iomap together with fscrypt supporting smaller block sizes, and you can now use SMB as root filesystem. AMD OverDrive overclocking is now supported on Navi GPUS, wake-on-voice on newer Google Chromebooks is now supported. Added was a Logitech keyboard driver. KUnit is a new unit testing framework for the kernel. There are many more new features which you can read about on [Kernel Newbies changelog](https://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_5.5) page. For downloads visit [The Linux Kernel Archives](https://www.kernel.org/)._