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nixCraft 🐧 (nixcraft@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 14-Oct-2024 21:47:28 JST nixCraft 🐧

#Ubuntu will now ship the absolute latest available Linux version of the upstream #Linux kernel at the specified Ubuntu release freeze date, even if upstream is still in Release Candidate (RC) status. This forum post describes upcoming changes and its effect https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/kernel-version-selection-for-ubuntu-releases/47007
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1. Kernel Version Selection for Ubuntu Releases
  
  The Canonical Kernel Team (CKT) is responsible for all things relating to the Linux kernel for any Ubuntu distribution release, including version selection, preparation, qualification, the actual release, and then ongoing maintenance for 9 months or 12 years depending on the release type. One of the most common questions asked is “what will be the kernel version for upcoming release YY.MM?”, but before we talk about that process let’s familiarize ourselves with the differences between the upstre...
- Lu_Die_Milchkuh (lu_die_milchkuh@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 14-Oct-2024 22:54:08 JST Lu_Die_Milchkuh
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  @nixCraft Why Release Candidates? Wouldn't it make more sense to use the latest stable release?
  
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- mikeTesteLinux (miketestelinux@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 15-Oct-2024 22:06:09 JST mikeTesteLinux
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  @nixCraft Yeah, will be more on the edge. Guessing that the release cycle of the kernel in with few months, so by the time they will release, it will be stable. If my memory is correct, the did that for 24.10, (kernel 6.10 i think and 6.12r3 is already there)
  
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