Linux kernel lts Long-term support edition life cycle

Longterm release Kernels

Version	Maintainer	released	Projected EOL
4.9	Greg Kroah-hartman	2016-12-11	Jan, 2019
4.4	Greg Kroah-hartman	2016-01-10	Feb, 2018
4.1	Sasha Levin	2015-06-21	SEP, 2017
3.18	Sasha Levin	2014-12-07	Jan, 2017
3.16	Ben Hutchings	2014-08-03	APR, 2020
3.12	Jiri Slaby	2013-11-03	May, 2017
3.10	Willy Tarreau	2013-06-30	OCT, 2017
3.4	Li Zefan	2012-05-20	APR, 2017
3.2	Ben Hutchings	2012-01-04	May, 2018

The Linux kernel lts long-term support edition life cycle is shown in the table above.

Detailed description Visible: https://www.kernel.org/category/releases.html

From the end of the support time, 3.2, 3.16 is still very reliable, support time is very long, reached 6 years, the other only 2 years, 4 years, but in view of CentOS, Google's company did not choose these two versions, but also the other version although the support time is relatively short, but the stability is very good, In addition to have their own strong core team maintenance, but also long-term stability to provide services.

Choose the 3 Series kernel and choose the 3.10 series and follow Red Hat.

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Linux kernel lts Long-term support edition life cycle