Linux Kernel 4.6 Has Reached End of Life, Users Urged to Move to Linux 4.7.1 | Linux Today

Linux Kernel 4.6 Has Reached End of Life, Users Urged to Move to Linux 4.7.1

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Marius Nestor
Aug 16, 2016

Linux kernel 4.6.7 is the seventh maintenance update for the Linux 4.6 stable kernel branch, but it also looks like it’s the last one for the series, which has now officially reached end of life. Therefore, if you’re using a GNU/Linux operating system powered by a kernel from the Linux 4.6 branch, you are urged to move to Linux kernel 4.7 as soon as possible by installing the brand new Linux kernel 4.7.1 build. If you’re still interested in running a kernel from the Linux 4.6 series, we would like to inform you about the changes implemented in the Linux kernel 4.6.7 release, as there are fixes for the x86, PowerPC (PPC), MIPS, and ARM hardware architectures, as well as EXT4, UDF, and FUSE filesystems.

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Marius Nestor

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