Linux Kernel 6.19 Reaches End of Life, It’s Time to Upgrade to Linux Kernel 7.0

Posted by hanuca on Apr 22, 2026 5:14 PM EDT
9to5linux.com; By Marcus Nestor
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This is your friendly reminder that, as of today, the Linux 6.19 kernel series has reached the end of its supported life, which means that it’s time to upgrade your installations to Linux kernel 7.0.

Linux kernel 6.19 is a short-lived kernel branch, not LTS, which means that it is only supported for a couple of months, and it is now marked as EOL (End of Life) on the kernel.org website. The last update to the Linux 6.19 kernel series was announced today by Greg Kroah-Hartman, who is urging users and distributions to move to the Linux 7.0 kernel.

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