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  November 29, 2016, Linux kernel maintainer Jiri Slaby announced the release and general availability of the sixty-eighth maintenance update to the long-term supported Linux 3.12 kernel series. It's been two weeks since  Linux kernel 3.12.67 LTS  hit the streets with its numerous PowerPC and CIFS improvements, and now Linux kernel 3.12.68 LTS is out with lots of fixes and updated drivers. A total of 130 files were changed, with 1261 insertions and  527 deletions, according to the  appended shortlog  and the  diff  from the previous point release. "I'm announcing the release of the 3.12.68 kernel. All users of the 3.12 kernel series must upgrade," said Jiri Slaby. "The updated 3.12.y git tree can be found at: git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git linux-3.12.y and can be browsed at the normal kernel.org git web browser:  http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git;a=summary ." Highl...