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OpenWRT 15.05 Runs Off Linux 3.18, Provides Better Networking

Written by Michael Larabel in Operating Systems on 11 September 2015 at 10:06 AM EDT. 13 Comments

Version 15.05 of OpenWRT, the Linux distribution popular with network routers and other embedded devices, has been officially released. OpenWRT 15.05 is codenamed after the Chaos Calmer cocktail.

OpenWRT 15.05 is using the Linux 3.18 kernel, features improved security via support for hardened builds and support for jails, improved networking support via a large array of improvements, new platform and driver support, and a variety of other enhancements.

More details on OpenWRT 15.05 for embedded Linux systems can be found via the official release announcement posted today to the OpenWRT Forum.

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