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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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Linux Kernel 6.8 Reaches End of Life, Users Should Upgrade to Linux Kernel 6.9 (9to5linux.com)

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

And the older they are the less secure they are. LTS are not as great as people think. https://ciq.com/blog/why-a-frozen-linux-kernel-isnt-the-safest-choice-for-security/

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The article is about frozen vendor kernels, not about.LTS

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Two different things. LTS kernels get security patches until their support is dropped.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

Yeah that's the whole point of LTS, so it stays compatible with that kernel version but still gets important updates, but no feature updates