Linux kernel 2.6.32.68 LTS is now available for download

Sep 18, 2015 22:13 GMT  ·  By

Willy Tarreau, the maintainer of the long-term supported Linux 2.6.32 kernel series, announced a few minutes ago, September 18, 2015, that the sixty-eighth maintenance release of Linux kernel 2.6.32 LTS is available for download.

According to Mr. Tarreau, Linux kernel 2.6.32 LTS is about to reach end of life, which will happen effectively in a few months, so those who are still using this very old branch of the Linux kernel are urged to upgrade to the most recent LTS (Long-Term Support) kernel series as soon as possible.

The most recent Linux LTS branch would be Linux 4.1, which is currently at version 4.1.7, but you can also upgrade to any of the supported LTS kernels branches if you want to. The best move here is indeed to upgrade from Linux kernel 2.6.32.x LTS to Linux kernel 4.1.x LTS.

"I've just released Linux 2.6.32.68. As a reminder users are urged to upgrade to a more recent LTS branch as 2.6.32 support will end in a few months. Check here to find all currently maintained LTS branches: https://www.kernel.org/category/releases.html," says Willy Tarreau.

Here's what's new in Linux kernel 2.6.32.68 LTS

Looking at the attached shortlog, the Linux kernel 2.6.32.68 LTS maintenance release has seen significant improvements in various areas, especially for the MIPS, PowerPC (PPC), s390, and x86 hardware architectures, the eCryptfs, EXT4, FUSE, JBD2, NFS, OMFS, and UDF filesystems, as well as networking (mostly IPv4 and IPv6 changes).

Additionally, numerous drivers have been updated in the new point release of Linux kernel 2.6.32 LTS, especially for things like ATA, DMA, HID, MD, DVB, PCMCIA, networking (e1000), and SCSI. As expected, you can download Linux kernel 2.6.32.68 LTS sources right now from the kernel.org website or via Softpedia, whichever suits you best, and start compiling. But you should consider moving to the most recent Linux kernel LTS release instead!