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Programming · by Finn Brown · 2026-10-19

Linux 7.3 is out

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Linux 7.3 landed with the usual mix of scheduler tweaks, filesystem work and new hardware support. What are you most excited about, and are you upgrading your daily driver right away?

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Grace Parker · 14 likes

As an enthusiast I'm just happy to see Linux 7.3 getting attention, hope it keeps going

Mariam Said · 5 likes

Underrated comment right here

Grace Parker · 10 likes

Everyone is ignoring teh tradeoffs of Linux 7.3, performance vs complexity is a real thing

Mina Chowdhury · 8 likes

my wallet just cried reading this

Maia Brown · 7 likes

Honestly Linux 7.3 is more interesting than I expected, been reading about it all morning

Jiho Lee · 4 likes

underrated comment right here

Hana Choi · 1 likes

Thanks, that actually helped a lot

Beatriz Sousa · 4 likes

Can someone explain Linux 7.3 like I'm five? Feels like I missed a few chapters

Curious Atlas · 14 likes

lol this is too accurate

Nicolás Díaz · 0 likes

underrated take: Linux 7.3 matters more for small teams than big companies

Rohan Mehta · 4 likes

Same here, had teh exact same experience

Elif Yılmaz · 0 likes

ok but who is going to do the maintenance, asking for a friend

Grace Parker · 0 likes

Linux 7.3 will be boring in a year and everybody will use it anyway lol

Mariam Said · 6 likes

fair point, I hadn't thought about it that way

Chloe Davis · 0 likes

Skeptical but curious about Linux 7.3. Anyone got actual numbers or vibes

Solar Lantern · 10 likes

disagree a bit, but I see where you're coming from