Linux Mint begin shipping HWE (Hardware Enablement) ISOs for better hardware support
(www.gamingonlinux.com)
GamingBot
GamingNice, never knew that was missing up until now
I don't think it was missing. They've moved to a longer release schedule (next will be end of this year) so now they need to release interim ISOs for kernel hardware support changes.
sounds good to me, new hardware compatibility is a big weakness of using such old kernels
It's not new. It would usually have been included in their regular release but now they have moved to a longer release schedule so need to release these HWE ISOs instead.
Current Mint kernel is 6.14 I think which is from last year so not that old.
6.14 is "not that old" but probably has issues with laptops that are sitting in Best Buy right now. I think it's pretty important to have support for modern hardware.
I've seen lots of people complain about trying to get their WiFi working on Linux and they get frustrated and switch back to Windows. I wonder how many of those people were on a kernel that's "not that old"
A kernel older than a couple of weeks seems old to me...
