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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink5•1 year agoI dont get it. Fedora is still on 6.7.11 and it already causes tons of issues. So this is why LTS kernels are a thing?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•1 year agoDistributions may support specific kernels longer than their ‘official’ end-of-life. For example, Ubuntu 22.04 will use the 5.15 kernel until April of 2027 even though it’s technically end-of-life in October 2026.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•1 year agoI am confused that this Kernel is EOL when a nonstable Distro like Fedora still uses it.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish6•1 year agoDistro kernel versions don’t have to strictly correspond with upstream. They be patching their shit
I dont get it. Fedora is still on 6.7.11 and it already causes tons of issues.
So this is why LTS kernels are a thing?
Could you elaborate?
Distributions may support specific kernels longer than their ‘official’ end-of-life. For example, Ubuntu 22.04 will use the 5.15 kernel until April of 2027 even though it’s technically end-of-life in October 2026.
I am confused that this Kernel is EOL when a nonstable Distro like Fedora still uses it.
Distro kernel versions don’t have to strictly correspond with upstream. They be patching their shit