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Linux kernel version numbers

· Greg Kroah-Hartman · Dec. 9, 2025, 3:09 a.m.

Linux kernel Versioning System software development Open Source

Summary

The blog post explains the Linux kernel versioning system, clarifying common misconceptions and providing a detailed overview of how the version numbers are structured and what they mean.

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