• 6 LTS Support Periods Extended Greg Kroah-Hartman today extended the planned maintenance periods of the latest Linux 6 • 6 Long Term Support (LTS) kernel series • Today’s move extends the Linux 6 • 18 LTS period by one year in the current end-of-life (EOL) being set for December 2027, but it’s possible that will be extended further if there is sufficient interest/demand • 12 LTS is extended by two years from December 2026 to 2028 • 6 LTS is planned to EOL now at the end of 2027 rather than 2026

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  • Linux 6.18 LTS / 6.12 LTS / 6.6 LTS Support Periods Extended Greg Kroah-Hartman today extended the planned maintenance periods of the latest Linux 6.18, Linux 6.12, and Linux 6.6 Long Term Support (LTS) kernel series. Today’s move extends the Linux 6.18 LTS period by one year in the current end-of-life (EOL) being set for December 2027, but it’s possible that will be extended further if there is sufficient interest/demand. Linux 6.12 LTS is extended by two years from December 2026 to 2028. Linux 6.6 LTS is planned to EOL now at the end of 2027 rather than 2026. Greg remarked in the commit upda

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