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minus-squareMidnight WolflinkfedilinkEnglish68•1 year ago EoL released 10 weeks ago Linux kernel any%
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink44•edit-21 year agoAs there are LTS branches, currently 5.4, 5.10, 5.15, 6.1 and 6.6 which will get updates until Decembre 2025/2026, I don’t see the problem.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•1 year agoAnd the older they are the less secure they are. LTS are not as great as people think. https://ciq.com/blog/why-a-frozen-linux-kernel-isnt-the-safest-choice-for-security/
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink7•1 year agoThe article is about frozen vendor kernels, not about.LTS
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink5•1 year agoTwo different things. LTS kernels get security patches until their support is dropped.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink5•1 year agoYeah that’s the whole point of LTS, so it stays compatible with that kernel version but still gets important updates, but no feature updates
Linux kernel any%
As there are LTS branches, currently 5.4, 5.10, 5.15, 6.1 and 6.6 which will get updates until Decembre 2025/2026, I don’t see the problem.
And the older they are the less secure they are. LTS are not as great as people think. https://ciq.com/blog/why-a-frozen-linux-kernel-isnt-the-safest-choice-for-security/
The article is about frozen vendor kernels, not about.LTS
Two different things. LTS kernels get security patches until their support is dropped.
Yeah that’s the whole point of LTS, so it stays compatible with that kernel version but still gets important updates, but no feature updates