Linux kernel version history
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 and 3 months after that
- Long-term support (LTS); maintained for a few years
- Super-long-term support (SLTS); maintained for many more years by the Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP)