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Linux kernel version history
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<p> This article documents the version history of the <a href="/facts/Linux_kernel/dlkduHuA">Linux kernel</a>. </p><p>Each major version – identified by the first two numbers of a release version – is designated one of the following levels of support: </p> <ul><li>Supported until next stable version and 3 months after that</li> <li><a href="/facts/Long-term_support/0b0L8MKh">Long-term support</a> (LTS); maintained for a few years</li> <li>Super-long-term support (SLTS); maintained for many more years by the Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP)</li></ul>