Linux Kernel 6.17 Reaches End of Life, It’s Time to Upgrade to Linux Kernel 6.18 LTS

Posted by hanuca on Dec 18, 2025 3:30 PM EDT
9to5linux.com; By Marcus Nestor
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This is your friendly reminder that, as of today, the Linux 6.17 kernel series has reached the end of its supported life, which means that it’s time to start upgrading your installations to Linux kernel 6.18 LTS.

Since Linux 6.17 is a short-lived kernel branch, supported for a couple of months, it is now marked as EOL (End of Life) on the kernel.org website by Linux kernel developer Greg Kroah-Hartman, who announced today the last maintenance release, Linux kernel 6.17.13, urging users to upgrade to Linux kernel 6.18.

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