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

Posted by msmash on Wednesday August 17, 2016 @02:00AM from the update-already dept.

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.

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This is why I stay away from Linux. by Anonymous Coward · 2016-08-17 02:11 · Score: 0, Troll

Well, one of many reasons. However upgrading the kernal is not a trivial procedure and I simply don't have the time for mucking around in the guts of my OS to do this. This is fine for data center professionals but for people like me, I just want something that works because I have real work to do.