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  • If semantic versioning is:

    MAJOR version when you make incompatible API changes MINOR version when you add functionality in a backward compatible manner PATCH version when you make backward compatible bug fixes

    then I think that would be on like 3.77.0 or something right now. Not terrible, but honestly prefer it to be like the major upped in the new year every year. It is about 43 years old,so 43.x in 2026. Would be easier to know how old a kernel release is without looking it up.













  • Yep, usually. May require a bit of work to open and take out. The heatsink is usually screwed to a plate not much different to a desktop gpu with a block on one side and a metal clip on the other. Gpu can need repasting after 7+ years as well

    It could, but I am uncertain. My 3 top guesses are temperature, voltage then failing hardware. Temp is usually the cheapest to fix, but most time consuming. Batteries tend to be more expensive and a bit less involved depending on the laptop. Dell has had disassembly manuals on their website in the past. Haven’t looked recently though.

    Hardware failing is just, you are screwed-ish. If you have software that works to underclock it, that is at least a workaround.

    Edit: CPU is soldered to board just to be clear. Heatsink can be removed, repasted.