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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.
 
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.
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= Resources =
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* 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)]
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* [https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/backports/backports.git git repository]
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* [https://bugzilla.kernel.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=Backports%20project Bugzilla bug tracker:] [[Bugs#Bugzilla|(notes)]]
  
 
= Documentation =
 
= Documentation =
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvFXQ6zyHCg An Update on the Linux Backports Project - Luis R. Rodriguez, Qualcomm Atheros] (43 minutes)
 
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvFXQ6zyHCg An Update on the Linux Backports Project - Luis R. Rodriguez, Qualcomm Atheros] (43 minutes)
 
** LinuxCon and CloudOpen Conference, New Orleans, October 2013
 
** LinuxCon and CloudOpen Conference, New Orleans, October 2013
 
= Resources =
 
 
* Releases: [http://drvbp1.linux-foundation.org/~mcgrof/rel-html/backports/ (download)]
 
* 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://bugzilla.kernel.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=Backports%20project Bugzilla bug tracker:] [[Bugs#Bugzilla|(notes)]]
 
  
 
= Community =
 
= Community =

Revision as of 02:44, 25 June 2017


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.

Resources

Documentation

Papers

Videos

Community

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