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Linux Kernel 4.12 reached End of Life, move towards Linux 4.13

The Linux 4.12.4 is nearing it last maintenance update to be issued and now marked as EOL (End of Life) on the kernel.org website and will no longer receive support.

All users using Linux 4.12 kernel series are urged to upgrade to newer kernel branch 4.13. The users can still use 4.12.4 kernel but it will receive the last patch and will lose its maintenance updates.

" I' m announcing the release of the 4.12.14 kernel. All users of the 4.12 kernel series must upgrade. Note, the 4.12.y kernel series is now end-of-life, there will not be any more updates. Please move to 4.13.y at this point in time," said Greg Kroah-Hartman, renowned kernel maintainer

Linux 4.13 is the latest stable version and most advanced kernel series, released two weeks ago with numerous new features and improvements.

Tag : Linux kernel
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