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      A Lot Of Exciting Changes To Look Forward To With Linux 6.20 -- Or Linux 7.0

      news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 8 February 2026

    With Linux 6.19 due for release later today it then opens up the next kernel merge window. It could be Linux 6.20 but more than likely the next kernel version will be called Linux 7.0 with Linus Torvalds' past tradition of bumping the major version number after X.19. Whatever it ends up being called, here is a look at various "-next" changes that have been queuing up ahead of the merge window...