kernel versioning

[Tom Wilson]

On Thu, 2004-02-26 at 10:30, M.W. Chang wrote:

> from www.kernel.org:
> 
> The latest stable version of the Linux kernel is:  	2.6.3
> The latest 2.4 version of the Linux kernel is:  	2.4.25
> 
> Why is there a differnce in the 2 setences?
> It used "latest stable" rather than "latest 2.6"?
> Are they the same?

2.6.3 is the newest stable kernel.  Officially the 2.6.* line is now THE
kernel.  There will be many release numbers in the 2.6 series.  

In the second sentence stable is implied.   2.4 kernels are now being
obsoleted by 2.6.  There prolly won't be too many more 2.4 releases. 
Bug and security patches until 2.6 is more widely adopted (re: distro's
are shipping it) I would guess.   There are even still rare 2.2
releases.  

Anything that is unstable will be 2.7.*.

So,  if you want the newest, latest, state of the art, fresh off the
showroom floor stable kernel, 2.6.3 is the one.  If you just want the
latest stable release of the old kernel, 2.4.25 is the one.  

HTH,

Tom Wilson 
McSwain Carpets 
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