On Sun, 17 Mar 2024 20:39:19 -0700 Dan Youngquist via tde-users <users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 3/17/24 6:51 PM, Gianluca Interlandi via tde-users wrote: > > I don't know much about the meaning of kernel versions > > kernel.org's FAQ explains that version numbers are carefully calculated by a > very specific process: > > "Does the major version number (4.x vs 5.x) mean anything? > > "No. The major version number is incremented when the number after the dot > starts looking "too big." There is literally no other reason." One quirk to keep in mind is that some kernel versions are semi-randomly blessed by the kernel devs to "stable" status, which means that they continue receiving bug fixes and occasionally more even after kernels with later major+minor versions have become obsolete. Recent stable kernels include 5.10, 5.15, 6.1, and 6.6. This means that 5.15.148 is a more recent release than 6.0.1, even though it doesn't look like it should be. E. Liddell ____________________________________________________ tde-users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Web mail archive available at https://mail.trinitydesktop.org/mailman3/hyperkitty/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
