Linux kernel version history

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This article documents the version history of the Linux kernel.

Each major version – identified by the first two numbers of a release version – is designated one of the following levels of support:

  • Supported until next stable version
  • Long-term support (LTS); maintained for a few years[1]
  • Super-long-term support (SLTS); maintained for many more years by the Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP)[2]
  1. ^ "Active kernel releases". Kernel.org. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference CIP was invoked but never defined (see the help page).