I'm not sure why the article is implying that not having the 4.8 kernel is being 'a laggard' because its actually slightly slower than 4.4 in testing. (and 4.8 IS available in the mint update kernels if you need it).
I'm not sure why the article is implying that not having the 4.8 kernel is being 'a laggard' because its actually slightly slower than 4.4 in testing. (and 4.8 IS available in the mint update kernels if you need it).