{"id":217533,"date":"2026-02-26T01:43:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T06:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/26\/some-linux-kernels-just-got-a-nice-lts-end-of-life-extension-including-6-12\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T04:25:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T09:25:13","slug":"some-linux-kernels-just-got-a-nice-lts-end-of-life-extension-including-6-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/26\/some-linux-kernels-just-got-a-nice-lts-end-of-life-extension-including-6-12\/","title":{"rendered":"Some Linux kernels just got a nice LTS end-of-life extension, including 6.12"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xda-developers.com\/some-linux-kernels-just-got-a-nice-lts-end-of-life-date-extension\/\">Some Linux kernels just got a nice LTS end-of-life extension, including 6.12<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xda-developers.com\/some-linux-kernels-just-got-a-nice-lts-end-of-life-date-extension\/\">https:\/\/www.xda-developers.com\/some-linux-kernels-just-got-a-nice-lts-end-of-life-date-extension\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-02-26 01:43:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.xda-developers.com\">www.xda-developers.com<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"title icon i-list\">Summary<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n                                        Linux kernels 6.18, 6.12 and 6.6 received extended EOL support.\n                        <\/li>\n<li>\n                                        6.12 gained two extra years thanks to PREEMPT_RT, Debian 13, RHEL 10 and Raspberry Pi 5 adoption.\n                        <\/li>\n<li>\n                                        You can safely run a stable kernel for years; 5.10 and 5.15 keep their previous EOLs.\n                        <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As much as the FOSS community has an excellent record for maintaining its software for long periods of time after a new version releases, people can&#8217;t maintain an operating system forever. At some point, you have to cut off the old versions and redirect your efforts onto the newer ones. As such, Linux kernels do have an end-of-life date where support will end for that version.<\/p>\n<p>The good news is, despite Linux kernels releasing every few weeks, you can stick on one specific kernel for several years before you&#8217;ll have to upgrade. 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