Developers posted patches on September 21–22 with the goal of mainlining Linux kernel support for the Amazon Kindle 4, a 2011 e-reader running a modified Linux version. The effort seeks to bring full kernel support for the discontinued device.
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Amazon released the Kindle 4 back in 2011 with a 6-inch E-ink display, 2GB internal storage, and running a modified version of Linux. In the years since the Amazon Kindle 4 has been jail-broken and there are some customized Linux distributions with a patched kernel to run on the Kindle 4. Now in 2026 there are patches on the Linux kernel mailing list looking to mainline support for that fifteen ye
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