18 Mar
2024
18 Mar
'24
9:29 p.m.
On Sun, 17 Mar 2024 20:39:19 -0700
Dan Youngquist via tde-users <users(a)trinitydesktop.org> wrote:
On 3/17/24 6:51 PM, Gianluca Interlandi via tde-users
wrote:
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
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."