Linux Debian / Devuan Ubuntu Red Hat / RHEL Mandriva / Mageia Slackware / OpenSuse
Date
kernel LMDE / Knoppix Linux Mint CentOS / Fedora OpenMandriva Lx SUSE Linux Enterprise
Debian 1.3 (1997-06) Slackware 3.1 (1996-06)
Red Hat 5.1 (1998-08) Mandrake 5.1 (1998-07)
[Link] 1996-06-09 Debian 2.0 (1998-07)
Red Hat 5.2 (1999-05) Mandrake 5.3 (1999-02)
Slackware 3.2 (1997-02)
Debian 2.1 (1999-03) Slackware 3.5 (1998-06)
2.2.6 1999-04-16 Slackware 4.0 (1999-05)
(MS Win 98 SE)
2.2.11 1999-08-09 DemoLinux 1.1 (1999-11)
2.2.12 1999-08-26 Corel OS 1.0 (1999-11)
(PIII 600Mhz) Corel OS 1.1 (2000-05)
2.2.13 1999-10-20 Mandrake 6.1 (1999-09)
2.2.14 2000-01-04 Red Hat 6.2 (2000-04) Mandrake 7.0 (2000-01)
(Windows 2000)
2.2.17 2000-09-04
(Windows ME)
2.2.19 2001-03-23 Debian 2.2 (2000-08) Slackware 8.0 (2001-07)
2.4.2 2001-01-22 Red Hat 7.1 (2001-04) Caldera OpenLinux (2001-05)
(Intel Pentium 4)
2.4.3 2001-03-30 Mandrake 8.0 (2001-04)
2.4.6 2001-07-04 Debian 3.0 (2002-07)
2.4.13 2001-10-24
(Windows XP)
2.4.18 2002-02-25 Red Hat 8.0 (2002-09)
2.4.19 2002-08-03 Fedora 1 (2003-11) Mandrake 9.0 (2002-09)
2.4.20 2002-11-28 Slackware 9.0 (2003-03)
2.4.21 2003-06-13 RHEL 3 (2003-10)
(Intel Pentium M)
2.4.27 2004-08-08 Knoppix 3.7 (2004-08)
2.6.0 2003-12-18
(AMD Athlon 64)
2.6.1 2004-01-09 SLE 9.0 (2003-10)
2.6.2 2004-02-04
Mandrake 10.0 (2004-03)
2.6.3 2004-02-18
Mandrake 3.0 srv (2004-12)
2.6.4 2004-03-11 SLE 9.1 (2004-04)
2.6.5 2004-04-04 Fedora 2 (2004-05)
2.6.6 2004-05-10
2.6.7 2004-06-16 Slackware 10.0 (2004-06)
2.6.8 2004-08-14 Debian 3.1 (2005-06) Ubuntu 4.10 (2004-10) Mandrake 10.1 (2004-10) SLE 9.2 (2004-10)
(Win XP SP2)
RHEL 4 (2005-02)
2.6.9 2004-10-19 CentOS 4 (2005-03)
Fedora 3 (2004-11)
2.6.10 2004-12-24 Ubuntu 5.04 (2005-04) Slackware 10.1 (2005-02)
(Pentium4 64bit)
2.6.11 2005-03-02 Fedora 4 (2005-06) Mandriva 2005 (2005-04) SLE 9.3 (2005-04)
2.6.12 2005-06-17 Ubuntu 5.10 (2005-10) Mandriva 2006 (2005-10)
(Intel Pentium D)
OpenSuse 10.0 (2005-10)
2.6.13 2005-08-29
Slackware 10.2 (2005-09)
2.6.14 2005-10-27
Ubuntu 6.06 LTS (2006-06)
2.6.15 2006-01-03
Linux Mint 1 (2006-08)
Fedora 5 (2006-03)
2.6.16 LTS 2006-03-20 SLE 10.0 (2006-07)
(2 years) OpenSuse 10.1 (2006-05)
Ubuntu 6.10 (2006-10) Mandriva 2007 (2006-10)
2.6.17 2006-06-17
Linux Mint 2 (2006-11) Mandriva 2007.1 (2007-04)
Slackware 11.0 (2006-10)
RHEL 5 (2007-03)
2.6.18 2006-09-20 Debian 4 (2017-04) CentOS 5 (2007-04) OpenSuse 10.2 (2006-12)
(Intel Core 2)
Fedora 6 (2006-10)
2.6.19 2006-11-29 Knoppix 5.1 (2006-12)
2007-02-05 Ubuntu 7.04 (2007-04)
2.6.20 (Windows Vista) Linux Mint 3 (2007-05)
2.6.21 2007-04-25 Fedora 7 (2007-05) Slackware 12.0 (2007-07)
Ubuntu 7.10 (2007-10)
2.6.22 2007-07-08
Mint 4 (2007-10)
Mandriva 2008.0 (2007-10) OpenSuse 10.3 (2007-10)
2.6.23 2007-10-09 Fedora 8 (2007-11)
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (2008-04)
2.6.24 2008-01-24 Knoppix 5.3.1 (2008-03)
Linux Mint 5 (2008-06)
Mandriva 2008.1 (2008-04) Slackware 12.1 (2008-05)
2.6.25 2008-04-17 Fedora 9 (2008-05) OpenSuse 11.0 (2008-06)
(Intel Atom)
2.6.26 2008-07-13 Debian 5 (2009-02)
SLE 11.0 (2009-03)
2.6.27 LTS 2008-10-09 Ubuntu 8.10 (2008-10)
Fedora 10 (2008-11) Mandriva 2009.0 (2008-10) OpenSuse 11.1 (2008-12)
(3 years) Linux Mint 6 (2008-12)
Slackware 12.2 (2008-12)
2.6.28 2008-12-25 Knoppix 6.0 (2009-01) Ubuntu 9.04 (2009-04)
(Intel Core i7) Linux Mint 7 (2009-05)
2.6.29 2009-03-23 Fedora 11 (2009-06) Mandriva 2009.1 (2009-04) Slackware 13.0 (2009-08)
2.6.30 2009-06-09
Ubuntu 9.10 (2009-10)
2.6.31 2009-09-09
Linux Mint 8 (2009-11)
Fedora 12 (2009-11) Mandriva 2010.0 (2009-11) OpenSuse 11.2 (2009-11)
Debian 6 (2011-02)
2.6.32 LTS 2009-12-03 LMDE 1 (2010-09) Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (2010-04) RHEL 6 (2010-11)
SLE 11.1 (2010-06)
(6 years) (MS Windows 7) Linux Mint 9 (2010-05) CentOS 6 (2011-07)
DoudouLinux 1.0
2.6.33 LTS 2010-02-24 Mandriva 2010.1 (2010-07)
Fedora 13 (2010-05) Slackware 13.1 (2010-05)
(1 year) Mandriva 2010.2 (2010-12)
2.6.34 LTS 2010-05-16 OpenSuse 11.3 (2010-07)
(3 years)
Linux Debian / Devuan Ubuntu Red Hat / RHEL Mandriva / Mageia Slackware / OpenSuse
Date
kernel LMDE / Knoppix Linux Mint CentOS / Fedora OpenMandriva Lx SUSE Linux Enterprise
2.6.35 LTS 2010-08-01 Ubuntu 10.10 (2010-10)
Fedora 14 (2010-11)
(1 year) Linux Mint 10 (2010-11)
2.6.36 2010-10-20
OpenSuse 11.4 (2011-03)
2.6.37 2011-01-04
Slackware 13.37 (2011,04)
2011-03-14 Ubuntu 11.04 (2011-04) Mandriva 2011.0 (2011-08)
2.6.38 (MS Win 7 SP1) Linux Mint 11 (2011-05)
Fedora 15 (2011-05)
Mageia 1 (2011-06)
2.6.39 2011-05-18
3.0 LTS Ubuntu 11.10 (2011-10)
2011-07-21 SLE 11 SP2 (2012-02)
(2 years) Linux Mint 12 (2011-11)
3.1 2011-10-24 Fedora 16 (2011-11) OpenSuse 12.1 (2011-11)
3.2 LTS Debian 7 (2013-05) Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (2012-04)
2012-01-04 Slackware 14.0 (2012-09)
(6 years) DoudouLinux 2.0 Linux Mint 13 (2012-05)
3.3 2012-03-18 Fedora 17 (2012-05) Mageia 2 (2012-05)
3.4 LTS 2012-05-20 Knoppix 7.0.3 (2012-07) OpenSuse 12.2 (2012-09)
(4 years)
Ubuntu 12.10 (2012-10)
3.5 2012-07-21 Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS (2013-02)
Linux Mint 14 (2012-11)
3.6 2012-09-30 Fedora 18 (2013-01)
(MS Windows 8)
3.7 2012-12-10 OpenSuse 12.3 (2013-03)
Ubuntu 13.04 (2013-04)
3.8 2013-02-18 Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS (2013-08) Mageia 3 (2013-05)
Linux Mint 15 (2013-05)
3.9 2013-04-28 Fedora 19 (2013-07)
3.10 LTS RHEL 7 (2014-06)
2013-06-30 Slackware 14.1 (2013-11)
(4 years) CentOS 7 (2014-07)
Ubuntu 13.10 (2013-10)
3.11 2013-09-02 Ubuntu 12.04.4 LTS (2014-02) Fedora 20 (2013-12) OpenMandriva 2013.0 (2013-11) OpenSuse 13.1 (2013-11)
Linux Mint 16 (2013-11)
3.12 LTS 2013-11-02 Mageia 4 (2014-02) SLE 12.0 (2014-10)
(3 years) (Windows 8.1)
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (2014-04)
3.13 2014-01-19
Linux Mint 17 (2014-05)
OpenMandriva 2014.0 (2014-05)
3.14 LTS 2014-03-30
(2 years)
3.15 2014-06-08 OpenMandriva 2014.1 (2014-10)
Debian 8 (2015-04)
Ubuntu 14.10 (2014-10)
3.16 LTS Devuan 1 (2017-05)
2014-08-03 Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS (2015-02) OpenSuse 13.2 (2014-11)
(6 years) LMDE 2 (2015-04)
Linux Mint 17.2 (2015-06)
Knoppix 7.4.2 (2014-09)
3.17 2014-10-05 Fedora 21 (2014-12)
3.18 LTS 2014-12-07 OpenMandriva 2014.2 (2015-06)
(2 years)
Ubuntu 15.04 (2015-04)
3.19 2015-02-08 Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS (2015-08) Mageia 5 (2015-06)
Linux Mint 17.3 (2015-12)
4.0 2015-04-12 Fedora 22 (2015-05)
4.1 LTS 2015-06-21 OpenSuse Leap 42.1 (2015-11)
2015-08-30 Ubuntu 15.10 (2015-10)
4.2 (Windows 10) Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTS (2016-02)
Fedora 23 (2015-11)
4.3 2015-11-01
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (2016-04) OpenSuse Leap 42.2 (2016-11)
4.4 LTS 2016-01-10 Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS (2016-08) Mageia 5.1 (2016-12) OpenSuse Leap 42.3 (2017-07)
(6 years)
Linux Mint 18 (2016-06) Slackware 14.2 (2016-06)
4.5 2016-03-13 Fedora 24 (2016-06)
4.6 2016-05-15 OpenMandriva 3.0 (2016-08)
4.7 2016-07-24
Ubuntu 16.10 (2016-10)
4.8 2016-10-02 Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS (2017-02) Fedora 25 (2016-11)
Linux Mint 18.2 (2017-06)
Debian 9 (2017-06)
4.9 LTS OpenMandriva 3.01 (2016-12)
2016-12-11 Devuan 2 (2018-06)
(6 years) Mageia 6 (2017-07)
LMDE 3 (2018-08)
Ubuntu 17.04 (2017-04)
4.10 2017-02-19 Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS (2017-08)
(AMD Ryzen)
Linux Mint 18.3 (2017-11)
4.11 2017-04-30 Fedora 26 (2017-07) OpenMandriva 3.02 (2017-06)
Suse 12.4 (2018-12)
OpenSuse Leap 15.0 (2018-05)
4.12 2017-07-02 Knoppix 8.1 (2017-09)
SLE 15.0 (2018-07)
OpenSuse Leap 15.1 (2019-05)
Ubuntu 17.10 (2017-10)
4.13 2017-09-03 Fedora 27 (2017-11) OpenMandriva 3.03 (2017-11)
Ubuntu 16.04.4 LTS (2018-03)
4.14 LTS 2017-11-12 Mageia 6.1 (2018-10)
(6 years)
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (2018-04)
4.15 2018-01-28 Ubuntu 16.04.5 LTS (2018-08)
Linux Mint 19 (2018-06)
4.16 2018-04-01 Fedora 28 (2018-05)
4.17 2018-06-03
Ubuntu 18.10 (2018-10) Fedora 29 (2018-10)
4.18 2018-08-12 Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS (2019-02) RHEL 8 (2019-05)
Linux Mint 19.2 (2019-08) CentOS 8 (2019-09)
Linux Debian / Devuan Ubuntu Red Hat / RHEL Mandriva / Mageia Slackware / OpenSuse
Date
kernel LMDE / Knoppix Linux Mint CentOS / Fedora OpenMandriva Lx SUSE Linux Enterprise
4.19 LTS Debian 10 (2019-07)
2018-10-22
(6 years) LMDE 4 (2020-03)
4.20 2018-12-23
Ubuntu 19.04 (2019-04)
5.0 2019-03-04 Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS (2019-08) Fedora 30 (2019-04)
Linux Min 19.3 (2019-12)
OpenMandriva 4.0 (2019-06)
5.1 2019-05-05
Mageia 7 (2019-07)
5.2 2019-07-07
Ubuntu 19.10 (2019-10)
5.3 2019-09-15
Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS (2020-02)
Fedora 31 (2019-10) OpenSuse Leap 15.2 (2020-07)
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (2020-04)
5.4 LTS 2020-11-24 Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS (2020-08)
(6 years)
Linux Mint 20 (2020-06)
5.5 2020-01-26
5.6 2020-03-29 Fedora 32 (2020-04)
5.7 2020-06-01
5.8 2020-08-xx
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