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Linux kernel 3.6 released

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http://www.linuxandlife.com – The newest kernel 3.6 has been released yesterday. Comparing to kernel 3.5, there are many changes and fixes in 3.6, according to Linus Torvalds. However, here are the 4 important new features in kernel 3.6: 1 - Hybrid sleep This is a combination of sleep mode and hibernation. It will copy the contents of RAM to the hard drive, as in hibernation, and then entering sleep mode. The benefit of this new feature is that after sleeping, the computer can not only resume immediately, but it also won't lose any data if power is lost. If power is interrupted, the device will resume from the hibe (Distributions)

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