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Linus Releases Linux 7.1 with NTFS, Intel FRED Support

6/15/2026

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Linus Torvalds released Linux 7.1 on June 14, 2026, after shifting the release time.
Linux 7.1 adds an NTFS driver and Intel FRED support for Panther Lake CPUs.
It adds faster Intel Arc Battlemage graphics, driver updates, and reports no security or stability issues.
AI-generated bug reports caused fixes, clogged secure channels, and prompted Torvalds to warn the Linux 7.2 merge window may be irregular because of his time-zone change.

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Story summary

Linus Torvalds released Linux 7.1 on June 14, 2026, after shifting the release time.
Linux 7.1 adds an NTFS driver and Intel FRED support for Panther Lake CPUs.
It adds faster Intel Arc Battlemage graphics, driver updates, and reports no security or stability issues.
AI-generated bug reports caused fixes, clogged secure channels, and prompted Torvalds to warn the Linux 7.2 merge window may be irregular because of his time-zone change.