In “the old days” the kernel portal page contained useful guidance and information including
- Links to alternative kernels
- Links to kernel repositories
- Links to kernels in development
Descriptions of the various kernel options.
I see none of that now.
In anticipation of the upcoming release of perhaps one of the most significant kernels in a long time (Upstream Merge closes either today or tomorrow), 5.6 is likely going to be a kernel everyone will want to use for a very long list of reasons including performance, features, fixes, support for recent hardware, etc.
In fact,
I would ask that openSUSE consider making an exception to their current kernel policy and release 5.6 as an official kernel for 15.1 not too long after trialing in Tumbleweed, or at least prominently make a build available as an alternative to what is provided by default. Already there is a fairly long list of innovative hardware released in 2019 not supported by the kernel 4.x kernel which is default in 15.1.
Short of official guidance, I assume we will just continue to recommend installing the 15.2 kernel in 15.1.
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