The default kernel for trixie/stable is 6.12, initially released in November 2024, and officially supported upstream until December 2028.
imoverclocked 25 minutes ago [-]
It’s fairly easy to build your own kernel packages from vanilla sources in Debian. I’m running the latest 7.0.x within a few hours of its release. The build takes about 30-45 minutes depending on how much time I spend on skimming the ChangeLog. YMMV.
wolfi1 18 minutes ago [-]
I miss the days when my 486 took about 12 hours to compile a kernel
throw0101c 3 minutes ago [-]
Or it took >15 minutes to generate PGP 2.x private keys due to entropy generation and prime calculations/tests.
z3ratul163071 11 minutes ago [-]
what about your carbon footprint
yjftsjthsd-h 21 minutes ago [-]
Wouldn't Forky/14 have this or newer when it releases next year? Debian moves slow - deliberately so, if you want fast use Arch or Fedora - but it does move.
hagbard_c 18 minutes ago [-]
Not a serious question but I'll give a serious answer anyway.
The last time I worried over which kernel was used in Debian Stable was... never. If I want a more recent kernel I run Debian unstable (Sid) which currently is at 7.0.12 (the current 'stable' kernel where 7.1 is 'mainline') but on my servers Stable (currently 'Trixie') does just fine with its 6.17.3 kernel. Debian 'Forky' will be released somewhere in 2027 with either a 7.0.x or 7.1.x kernel depending on how things go. The current kernel used in 'testing' (which will become 'stable' on the next release) is 7.0.10.
globular-toast 5 minutes ago [-]
Is there anything particularly interesting about this? The first number of the version changes when the second number gets too big, not for any other reason.
imoverclocked 1 hours ago [-]
Breaking: Linus is on travel.
Did I miss something about this or is it just another number?
dimiprasakis 54 minutes ago [-]
- "Anyway, possible slight hiccups in the merge window aside, the news
today is 7.1."
- "nothing particularly interesting or scary stands out, which is as it should
be."
So, a number.
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* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_kernel_version_history
7.0 is already present in forky (current testing), and available as a backport for trixie (current stable):
* https://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=linux-image-amd6...
* https://packages.debian.org/trixie-backports/linux-image-amd...
The default kernel for trixie/stable is 6.12, initially released in November 2024, and officially supported upstream until December 2028.
The last time I worried over which kernel was used in Debian Stable was... never. If I want a more recent kernel I run Debian unstable (Sid) which currently is at 7.0.12 (the current 'stable' kernel where 7.1 is 'mainline') but on my servers Stable (currently 'Trixie') does just fine with its 6.17.3 kernel. Debian 'Forky' will be released somewhere in 2027 with either a 7.0.x or 7.1.x kernel depending on how things go. The current kernel used in 'testing' (which will become 'stable' on the next release) is 7.0.10.
Did I miss something about this or is it just another number?
So, a number.