"China's KylinSoft has delivered a major update to its flagship Linux, which Beijing hailed as a great leap forward for the nation's ambition to develop operating systems that match and exceed the capabilities of western products. KylinOS 11, announced on Wednesday, uses version 6.6 of the Linux kernel and runs on processors from AMD and Intel, plus eight Chinese CPUs that mostly use their own instruction set architectures. The OS can also work with seven Chinese GPUs, plus accelerators from AMD and Nvidia."
"Version 6.6 of the Linux kernel was 2023's Long Term Support release, meaning support ends in December 2026, just 16 months after this release. KylinOS 10 debuted in 2020 with version 4.19 of the Linux kernel under the hood. Support for that version of the kernel ended in December 2024, so presumably KylinSoft is comfortable keeping a distro alive with an unsupported kernel."
KylinOS 11 uses the Linux 6.6 kernel and runs on AMD, Intel and eight Chinese CPUs with mostly proprietary instruction set architectures. The operating system supports seven Chinese GPUs and accelerators from AMD and Nvidia. Desktop and server editions ship simultaneously and include an AI assistant, model context protocol, cloud integration, and enhanced security features. KylinSoft reports 16 million domestic installations. The 6.6 kernel is a 2023 Long Term Support release with support expiring December 2026. KylinOS 10 used kernel 4.19 with support that ended in December 2024. The release does not list support for China's proposed Bluetooth alternative or HDMI competitor.
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