Linux 6.1 assigned the status of a branch with a long term of support. Updates for branch 6.1 will be produced at least until December 2026, but most likely, as in the case of branches of 5.10, 5.4 and 4.19, the term will be extended to six years and accompaniment will last until December 2028. Recall that for the usual releases of the renewal nucleus, only before the next stable branch is released (for example, updates for branches 6.0 were produced until 6.1).
continues accompaniment of the LongTerm Vetot:
- 5.15 – until October 2026 (used in Ubuntu 22.04 and Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel 7).
- 5.10 – until December 2026 (used in Debian 11 and Android 12).
- 5.4 – until December 2025 (used in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel 6)
- 4.19 – until December 2024 (used in Debian 10 and in Android 10).
- 4.14 – until January 2024
separately on the basis of nuclei 4.4, 4.19 and 5.10, the Linux Foundation Organization provides branches slts (Super Long Term Support) It is accompanied separately and will be supported by 10-20 years. Companion of the SLTS VETOK is carried out as part of the CIVIL Infrastructure Platform project, in which companies such as Toshiba, Siemens, Renesas, Hitachi and Moxa are involved, and the main nucleus, Debian developers and creators of the Kernelci project. SLTS nuclei are focused on the use of civil infrastructure in technical systems and in important industrial systems.