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rakotomandimby

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How to know linux-lts will switch to 6.6?

Hi all,

Currently, linux-lts is a 6.1 kernel.

But on https://kernel.org/category/releases.html i see 6.6 is the next LT and it has been released 2023-10-29.
I would like to know approximately when linux-lts will switch to 6.6.

I would like to exclude linux-lts from upgrades to 6.6 but continue to upgrade as far as it keeps in 6.1.

That is because 6.5 and 6.6 make my network freeze when combined with VMWare workstation 17.5.

Awebb

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Registered: 2010-05-06

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Re: How to know linux-lts will switch to 6.6?

You could ask the linux-lts maintainer whether he has some sort of general roadmap or place where you can look up such things. There used to be LTS signoffs on Arch-dev-public, but I had not luck with the archive recently.

V1del

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Registered: 2012-10-16

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Re: How to know linux-lts will switch to 6.6?

I'd assume at the time when 6.6 leaves stable and actually becomes LTS, i.e. when 6.7 gets released.

Awebb

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Re: How to know linux-lts will switch to 6.6?

I'd assume at the time when 6.6 leaves stable and actually becomes LTS, i.e. when 6.7 gets released.

That sounds about right! Comparing linux and linux-lts:

https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/ … mmits/main
https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/ … mmits/main

Jan 10, 2022 - linux          5.16.arch1-1
Jan 10, 2022 - linux-lts      move to 5.15 longterm release (LTS) branch; upstream update 5.15.13

Feb 20, 2023 - linux          6.2.arch1-1
Feb 17, 2023 - linux-lts      move to 6.1 longterm branch