--- title: GNU Linux-libre 7.2-gnu Released Following More Driver... description: GNU Linux-libre 7.2-gnu is now available as the fully free-software downstream of the freshly released Linux 7.2 kernel. This release continues the project's... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/gnu-linux-libre-7-2-gnu-released-following-more-driver-cleaning-auhf5lxgp twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: GNU Linux-libre 7.2-gnu Released Following More Driver Cleaning | daily.dev og:description: GNU Linux-libre 7.2-gnu is now available as the fully free-software downstream of the freshly released Linux 7.2 kernel. This release continues the project's... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/gnu-linux-libre-7-2-gnu-released-following-more-driver-cleaning-auhf5lxgp og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/AUhF5lxgP.png og:image:alt: GNU Linux-libre 7.2-gnu Released Following More Driver Cleaning og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # GNU Linux-libre 7.2-gnu Released Following More Driver Cleaning **[Phoronix](https://daily.dev/sources/phoronix)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary GNU Linux-libre 7.2-gnu is now available as the fully free-software downstream of the freshly released Linux 7.2 kernel. This release continues the project's driver cleaning work, stripping support for drivers that depend on non-free microcode or firmware, removing the ability to load closed-source kernel modules, and sanitizing blob references across drivers including amdgpu, nova core, qcom iris/q6v5, iwlwifi, amdxnda, adreno, r8152, and mt792x. New drivers for rt722-sdca and TI tac5xx2 were also cleaned, while the deprecated hci bt3c driver cleanup was dropped since it was removed upstream. Graphics and networking drivers remain the most frequent source of non-free firmware dependencies. New release artwork accompanies the announcement, with full details available in the mailing list post. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What is GNU Linux-libre 7.2-gnu and how does it differ from the regular Linux 7.2 kernel? GNU Linux-libre 7.2-gnu is a fully free-software downstream of the Linux 7.2 kernel that strips out drivers depending on non-free microcode or firmware and removes the ability to load closed-source kernel modules. This release cleans up new blob references in drivers such as amdgpu, nova core, qcom iris and q6v5, iwlwifi, amdxnda, adreno, r8152, and mt792x, plus new drivers rt722-sdca and TI tac5xx2. _Teams standardizing on fully free-software kernels can track linux-libre releases like this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [GNU Linux-libre 7.1-gnu Released With More Driver Deblobbing, Unhappy With i486 Removal](https://daily.dev/posts/gnu-linux-libre-7-1-gnu-released-with-more-driver-deblobbing-unhappy-with-i486-removal-rnfkcl0i9) · Phoronix · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [GNU Linux-libre 7.0 Deals With Deblobbing More Drivers & Cleansing DT Files](https://daily.dev/posts/gnu-linux-libre-7-0-deals-with-deblobbing-more-drivers-cleansing-dt-files-nme3t5lbh) · Phoronix · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Linux 7.1 is here, and it kills i486 support, fixes Steam Deck audio, and overhauls NTFS](https://daily.dev/posts/linux-7-1-is-here-and-it-kills-i486-support-fixes-steam-deck-audio-and-overhauls-ntfs-dttqog2we) · XDA Developers · 3 upvotes · 0 comments - [Linux 7.1 brings new NTFS driver, Steam Deck OLED audio fix \+ more](https://daily.dev/posts/linux-7-1-brings-new-ntfs-driver-steam-deck-oled-audio-fix-more-jfil3igpw) · omg\! ubuntu\! · 17 upvotes · 1 comments --- Tags: [#linux](https://daily.dev/tags/linux) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/gnu-linux-libre-7-2-gnu-released-following-more-driver-cleaning-auhf5lxgp) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"GNU Linux-libre 7.2-gnu Released Following More Driver Cleaning","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/gnu-linux-libre-7-2-gnu-released-following-more-driver-cleaning-auhf5lxgp","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/gnu-linux-libre-7-2-gnu-released-following-more-driver-cleaning-auhf5lxgp"},"datePublished":"2026-08-17T09:42:16.099Z","dateModified":"2026-08-19T21:37:22.466Z","description":"GNU Linux-libre 7.2-gnu is now available as the fully free-software downstream of the freshly released Linux 7.2 kernel. 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