The stated support periods for the 6.6, 6.12, and 6.18 kernels has been extended. The 6.6 kernel will be supported with stable updates through the end of 2027 (for four years of support total), while 6.12 and 6.18 will get updates through the end of 2028, for four and three years of support.
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Posted Feb 25, 2026 22:14 UTC (Wed) by alspnost (guest, #2763) [Link]
There's a nice 'symmetry' to the LTS kernels now: the last of the 5.x kernels bow out at the end of this year; the early 6.x kernels run to the end of 2027, and the later 6.x kernels run to 2028. Must be time for a sweepstake on which will be the first 7.x LTS kernel!
Worth a reminder that 6.1 and 6.12 are 'Super LTS' kernels, planned to be supported into the 2030s by CIP.
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