Updated Raspberry Pi OS with Linux 6.18 LTS Delivers Some Performance Benefits
The latest Raspberry Pi OS update, based on Linux 6.18 LTS, brings noticeable performance improvements across various workloads. Benchmarks show gains in memory throughput, compression, and overall system responsiveness compared to the previous kernel version.
Background
- The Raspberry Pi is a low-cost, credit-card-sized single-board computer developed by the Raspberry Pi Foundation in the UK. Originally aimed at education, it has become widely used by hobbyists, tinkerers, and in industrial/embedded applications.
- "Raspberry Pi OS" (formerly called Raspbian) is the official operating system for these devices, based on Debian Linux and optimized for the Pi's ARM-based processor.
- Linux 6.18 LTS refers to a "Long Term Support" version of the Linux kernel — the core software controlling system resources. LTS kernels receive security updates for several years, making them suitable for production use.
- "Phoronix" is a well-known tech news site focused on Linux and open-source hardware/software performance benchmarking.