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Google Chrome Requires TSYNC Support Under Linux

Posted by timothy on from the what-you-gotta-do dept.

An anonymous reader writes Google's Chrome/Chromium web browser does not support slightly older versions of the Linux kernel anymore. Linux 3.17 is now the minimum requirement. According to a thread on the Debian mailing list, a kernel feature called TSYNC is what makes the difference. When a backported patch for the Debian 8 kernel was requested, there were hostile replies about not wanting to support "Google spyware."

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  1. Re:Debian 8 was already a lost cause. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Typical systemd troll. To disect:

    - Indicate that it is "forced upon" users.
    - Tell people the reason for its inclusion is political instead of technical, ignoring the multitude of technical improvements it provides.
    - Bring up some old obscure bug as a reason that nobody should use it, imply that it's a widespread problem and ignore the fact that bugs exist in ALL software.
    - Imply that only this software is in heavy development and that nothing else (such as the Linux kernel itself) is.
    - Threaten that you'll "move to BSD". oh noes.

    You forgot the key words "festooned" and "foisted" however. Better luck next time.