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Linux Kernel 2.6.32 LTS Reaches End of Life In February 2016 (softpedia.com)

Posted by timothy on from the long-time-coming dept.

An anonymous reader writes: The oldest long-term supported Linux kernel branch finally reaches end of life next month, but before going into the deepest darkest corners of the Internet, it just dropped one more maintenance release, Linux kernel 2.6.32.70 LTS. Willy Tarreau dropped the news about the release of Linux kernel 2.6.32.70 LTS on January 29, 2016, informing all us that this will most likely be the last maintenance release in the series, as starting with February 2016 it will no longer be supported with security patches and bugfixes. Linux 2.6 first came out in December, 2003, and 2.6.16 (the first long-term release) in March 2006.

4 of 116 comments (clear)

  1. Re:RHEL6 by arth1 · · Score: 5, Informative

    What happens to RHEL6?

    EL6 will still be supported by Red Hat and Scientific Linux for many years to come.

    There are alternatives, like Gentoo, but for inexplicable reasons, Gentoo has dropped support for kernel 3.2, which is currently the kernel with the longest remaining support (until May 2018).

    4.4, the second most LTS, is too bleeding edge for many. If the goal is to keep a system with max uptime, but still get critical kernel fixes if and only if needed, the best bet might be to stay at EL6 for now.

  2. Re: RHEL6 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Did you have a /var/lib/mongo/mongo.lock file? If so, the problem was your own fault.

    You are correct. That was the problem, but I still don't think systemd should have exited with a 0 (no error) or swallowed the log message that clearly stated the problem. When I ran "sudo mongod mongod -f /etc/mongod.conf" the problem was clearly output to the console. After deleting the lock file, systemd was able to start MongoDB.

    I've seen this problem on dozens of servers since we have nearly 300 MongoDB instances. systemd makes life much harder.

  3. Re:RHEL6 by arglebargle_xiv · · Score: 5, Funny

    systemctl start mongod

    Well there's your problem, you've mangled your languages. If you'd used:

    systemctl start mondieu

    you'd have got the response you were expecting:

    # Bonjour, je m'appelle Linus.

  4. Re:Hey!?!?! by Zontar+The+Mindless · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Dice no longer own Slashdot.

    Here, let me get you a paper towel or something for you to clean yourself up with--you look a bit foolish with all that foam hanging from your mouth.

    --
    Il n'y a pas de Planet B.