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

Reader prisoninmate writes: Immediately after announcing the availability of the first point release for the Linux 4.7 kernel series, Greg Kroah-Hartman also informed the community about the launch of Linux kernel 4.6.7, which 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.

Comments

Re:This is why I stay away from Linux.

[Gaygirlie]

What a load of rubbish. Your distro provides you with kernel-images, there's no need for you to go mucking about with such unless you specifically want to.

Re:This is why I stay away from Linux.

[bondsbw]

Yep, this message is first and foremost for distro maintainers. If you didn't custom build your kernel, you probably don't need to start doing so.