Linux Kernel 4.7 Reaches End of Life, Users Urged To Move To Linux 4.8 (softpedia.com)

prisoninmate writes: The Linux 4.7 kernel branch officially reached end of life, and it has already been marked as EOL on the kernel.org website, which means that the Linux kernel 4.7.10 maintenance update is the last one that will be released for this branch. It also means that you need to either update your system to the Linux 4.7.10 kernel release or move to a more recent kernel branch, such as Linux 4.8. In related news, Linux kernel 4.8.4 is now the latest stable and most advanced kernel version, which is already available for users of the Solus and Arch Linux operating systems, and it's coming soon to other GNU/Linux distributions powered by a kernel from the Linux 4.8 series. Users are urged to update their systems as soon as possible.

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Re:Almost at 5.0??

[hodet]

Seeing as RedHat 6.4 uses the 2.6 kernel and is supported until Nov 2020 there will be lots of 2.6 for some time yet. Then there will be extended support as well for those willing to pay for it.

I Must Be Holding It Wrong

[Zontar The Mindless]

It also means that you need to either update your system to the Linux 4.7.10 kernel release or move to a more recent kernel branch, such as Linux 4.8.

"*Need*"? I'm quite happy to use my distro's 4.1.34 kernel and let them worry about updating it. Just got a round of security and other fixes for it on Friday, in fact.

Re:I Must Be Holding It Wrong

[Zontar The Mindless]

Since my distro has already provided a fix, it's a moot point for me.

fourth way

[serviscope_minor]

Or use your distro maintained kernel.

Re:Almost at 5.0??

[hodet]

Replying to myself.

You meant 6.x you moran.

Re:So long, Linux

[Anonymous Coward]

Come-on, it should be GNU/systemd. You have to give credit where it is due.

I think systemd/systemd would be more appropriate.

Where is the new scheduler?

[bluefoxlucid]

Where are BFQ and BFS? I've been waiting for these to land as standard for months!

migration paths per distribution

[nimbius]

4.8 is a large step, however ive compiled a list of migrations for major distributions
Ubuntu: apt-get install...wait...apt-cache update && apt-....isnt there a widget? ignore the update its probably already happened or systemd already did it...
fedora: in the dark ages, 40 minutes ago to be precise, this old kernel called 4.8 was often said to be the next version. youre currently on Fedora 23, so in the next 11 minutes once youve upgraded to fedora 29 you'll be patched for the upcoming vulnerability in kernel 6.0.
Slack: 2.4 booted just fine this morning and the coffee is already done so no time for compiling some new fangled bullshit from the "hyperlink" transport protocol. lets load up some gopher and call the cops, those kids are getting a little too overambitious with the pokemon GO at the park down the street.
Gentoo:...hey did you see arch wrote a really good doc on upgrading?
Arch: finish the doc for gentoo guys theyre almost done compiling userland.
BSD: load up nethack, queue something up on MPD and lets wait for this whole cow fiasco in Linux land to blow over.

Re:Almost at 5.0??

[ausekilis]

That's because 2.6.40 became 3.0. If memory serves, it was just because Linus was getting tired of incrementing 2.6.n and there weren't any changes big enough to warrant a major version increase, so he just moved 2.6.40 to 3.0.

Looking at kernel version history and assuming no big changes that would mean major/minor release number changes, kernel 4.9 would otherwise be somewhere around 2.6.69.

Re:Is Linus becoming irrelevant?

[armanox]

Negative. They all use Linus's kernel as upstream, and just apply their own patches to it from there. Without Linus, they do not move forward and begin to diverge from each other.

dirty cow

[Lead Butthead]

I didn't know Gateway 2000 is still around.