Linux kernel stable releases

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Linux kernel stable releases are the long-term maintained versions of the Linux operating system kernel that provide tested, reliable updates and bug fixes for production use.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Linux kernel branch ⓘ
software release series ⓘ
communicatedOn linux-kernel mailing list ⓘ
stable mailing list ⓘ
coordinatedBy The Linux Foundation ⓘ
linked to: Linux Foundation
developedInLanguage C ⓘ
documentedIn Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst ⓘ
doesNotInclude large new features compared to mainline ⓘ
example Linux kernel 3.16.y series ⓘ
Linux kernel 3.2.y series ⓘ
linked to: Linux kernel

Linux kernel 4.14.y series ⓘ
Linux kernel 4.19.y series ⓘ
Linux kernel 4.4.y series ⓘ
Linux kernel 4.9.y series ⓘ
linked to: Linux kernel

Linux kernel 5.10.y series ⓘ
linked to: Linux kernel

Linux kernel 5.15.y series ⓘ
linked to: Linux kernel

Linux kernel 6.1.y series ⓘ
follows Linux kernel mainline releases ⓘ
governedBy Linux kernel stable rules ⓘ
hasCharacteristic backward compatible at the ABI level for many userspace applications ⓘ
long-term maintained ⓘ
stable ⓘ
hasPurpose provide bug fixes for production systems ⓘ
provide security fixes ⓘ
provide tested and reliable kernel updates ⓘ
hasVersioningScheme major.minor.patch ⓘ
homepage https://www.kernel.org/category/releases.html ⓘ
license GNU General Public License version 2 ⓘ
maintainedBy Greg Kroah-Hartman ⓘ
Linux kernel stable maintainers ⓘ
partOf Linux kernel ⓘ
provides API and ABI stability for many drivers and subsystems within a series ⓘ
critical bug fixes ⓘ
regression fixes ⓘ
security vulnerability patches ⓘ
relatedTo Linux kernel longterm releases ⓘ
Linux kernel mainline releases ⓘ
releaseType bugfix release ⓘ
point release ⓘ
security update release ⓘ
supportedBy Linux distributions ⓘ
linked to: Linux ecosystem

community of kernel developers ⓘ
updateFrequency regular point releases ⓘ
usedFor desktop Linux distributions ⓘ
embedded systems ⓘ
enterprise Linux distributions ⓘ
production servers ⓘ
usesProcess backporting of fixes from mainline ⓘ
review of patches on stable mailing list ⓘ

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Greg Kroah-Hartman → worksOn → Linux kernel stable releases ⓘ
Greg Kroah-Hartman → notableProject → Linux kernel stable tree ⓘ
linked to: Linux kernel stable releases
ext3 → introducedInKernelVersion → Linux 2.4 series (as stable) ⓘ
linked to: Linux kernel stable releases
Greg Kroah-Hartman → worksOn → Linux kernel stable releases ⓘ
subject linked to: Kroah-Hartman
Linux kernel stable releases → example → Linux kernel 6.1.y series ⓘ
linked to: Linux kernel stable releases
Linux kernel stable releases → example → Linux kernel 4.19.y series ⓘ
linked to: Linux kernel stable releases
Linux kernel stable releases → example → Linux kernel 4.14.y series ⓘ
linked to: Linux kernel stable releases
Linux kernel stable releases → example → Linux kernel 4.4.y series ⓘ
linked to: Linux kernel stable releases
Linux kernel stable releases → example → Linux kernel 3.16.y series ⓘ
linked to: Linux kernel stable releases
Linux kernel stable releases → relatedTo → Linux kernel longterm releases ⓘ
linked to: Linux kernel stable releases
kroah.com → topicOf → Linux kernel stable releases ⓘ