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The Backports Project develops tools to automate the backporting process.  These tools form the ''backports'' suite.
 
The Backports Project develops tools to automate the backporting process.  These tools form the ''backports'' suite.
  
= About backports =
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= History =
  
Backports provide drivers released on ''newer'' kernels backported for usage on ''older kernels''. Always use the latest stable release! The project started since 2007 and was originally known as '''compat-wireless''', evolved to '''compat-drivers''' and was recently renamed simply to '''backports'''. Both daily snapshots based on [http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git linux-next], and stable releases based [http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git Linux's stable releases] are provided. As of the v3.10 based release over 830 device drivers are backported.
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The Backports Project started in 2007 as ''compat-wireless''.  It was renamed to ''compat-drivers'' as the project's scope broadened beyond just wireless network drivers.  Nowadays, the project is known simply as ''backports''.
  
Current versions of backports support all mainline kernels starting with version 3.0, for kernel versions older than 3.0 please use backports-3.14, which supports all kernel versions back to 2.6.26.
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As of the v3.10-based release, over 830 device drivers have been backported.
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Recent versions of backports support mainline kernels back to version 3.0. The older backports-3.14 supports all kernel versions back to version 2.6.26.
  
 
= Documentation =
 
= Documentation =
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* Releases: [http://drvbp1.linux-foundation.org/~mcgrof/rel-html/backports/ (download)]
 
* Releases: [http://drvbp1.linux-foundation.org/~mcgrof/rel-html/backports/ (download)]
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* Daily snapshots: [http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git (linux-next)] [http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git (linux-stable)]
 
* [https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/backports/backports.git git repository]
 
* [https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/backports/backports.git git repository]
 
* [https://bugzilla.kernel.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=Backports%20project Bugzilla bug tracker] [[Bugs#Bugzilla|(notes)]]
 
* [https://bugzilla.kernel.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=Backports%20project Bugzilla bug tracker] [[Bugs#Bugzilla|(notes)]]

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The Backports Project enables old kernels to run the latest drivers.

"Backporting" is the process of making new software run on something old. A version of something new that's been modified to run on something old is called a "backport".

The Backports Project develops tools to automate the backporting process. These tools form the backports suite.

History

The Backports Project started in 2007 as compat-wireless. It was renamed to compat-drivers as the project's scope broadened beyond just wireless network drivers. Nowadays, the project is known simply as backports.

As of the v3.10-based release, over 830 device drivers have been backported.

Recent versions of backports support mainline kernels back to version 3.0. The older backports-3.14 supports all kernel versions back to version 2.6.26.

Documentation

Papers

Videos

Resources

Community

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