Current: 6.17.9,
24-Nov-2025
Production Kernel
Mainline Kernel
Current: 6.18-rc7,
23-Nov-2025
Mainline tree maintained by Linus Torvalds
Long-term Support Kernels
| Version | Released | Download |
|---|---|---|
| 6.12.59 | 24-Nov-2025 | tarball | changelog |
| 6.6.117 | 24-Nov-2025 | tarball | changelog |
| 6.12.58 | 13-Nov-2025 | tarball | changelog |
| 6.6.116 | 02-Nov-2025 | tarball | changelog |
| 6.1.158 | 29-Oct-2025 | tarball | changelog |
| 5.15.196 | 29-Oct-2025 | tarball | changelog |
| 5.10.246 | 29-Oct-2025 | tarball | changelog |
| 5.4.301 | 29-Oct-2025 | tarball | changelog |
Long-term support kernels receive ongoing security and bug fixes
Development / Prepatch
Current: next-20251128,
28-Nov-2025
Development kernel for testing - not for production use
Kernel Resources
Official Resources:
- The Linux Kernel Archives - Official kernel releases
- Kernel Git Repositories - Source code access
- LWN Kernel Coverage - Kernel development news
- Linux Kernel Mailing List Archive
All Releases: