Linux kernel developer Greg Kroah-Hartman announced Thursday that the Linux 6.12 kernel series has been marked as LTS (Long Term Support). at kernel.org with an expected lifespan of at least two years.
Linux kernel 6.12 was released on November 17, 2024 and brings new features such as “PREEMPT_RT” real-time support, a new scheduler called sched_ext, DRM panic messages as QR codes, as well as many new and updated drivers for better support for new hardware…
Linux kernel 6.12 joins the many other long-term support kernel branches, namely Linux 6.6 LTS, Linux 6.1 LTS, Linux 5.15 LTS, Linux 5.10 LTS, and Linux 5.4 LTS.
Except for the latter, the rest, including Linux kernel 6.12, will be officially supported until the end of December 2026.
Hopefully Linux kernel 6.12 will be supported for more than two years, as kernel maintainers usually aim for four years of support for each new LTS kernel, especially if there is demand from hardware manufacturers and other companies aiming to use a long-term supported kernel on their devices.
George is still wondering what he is doing here….
