• fossphi@lemm.ee
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      7 months ago

      Distro kernel versions don’t have to strictly correspond with upstream. They be patching their shit

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        7 months ago

        Distributions may support specific kernels longer than their ‘official’ end-of-life. For example, Ubuntu 22.04 will use the 5.15 kernel until April of 2027 even though it’s technically end-of-life in October 2026.