Linux Kernel 4.5.7 Is the Last in the Series, Users Urged to Move to Kernel 4.6 | Linux Today

Linux Kernel 4.5.7 Is the Last in the Series, Users Urged to Move to Kernel 4.6

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Marius Nestor
Jun 8, 2016

This is not your usual announcement for a new maintenance update to the Linux 4.5 kernel series, but an end of life one. Yes, you are reading it right, Linux kernel 4.5.7 is the last in the series, and Greg Kroah-Hartman urges everyone still using a kernel from the Linux 4.5 branch to move to the most recent version.

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Marius Nestor

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