Linux End of Life schedule (Distro, Kernel)
- Date are end of security support
| When | Distribution family | Distribution | Version | Kernel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11 | Alpine | Alpine | 3.19 | 6.6 |
| 2025-12 | RedHat | Fedora | 41 | 6.11 |
| 2026-04 | OpenSuse | Leap | 15.6 | 6.4 |
| 2026-04 | Alpine | Alpine | 3.20 | 6.6 |
| 2026-05 | RedHat | Fedora | 42 | 6.14 |
| 2026-06 | Debian | Debian | 12 (Bookworm) [Sec support] | 6.1 |
| 2026-08 | Debian | Debian | 11 (Bullseye) [LTS support] | 5.10 |
| 2026-11 | Alpine | Alpine | 3.21 | 6.12 |
| (2026-12) | RedHat | Fedora | 43 | 6.17 |
| 2027-04(standard support) | Debian | Ubuntu | 22.04 (Jammy) | 5.15 |
| 2027-05 | Alpine | Alpine | 3.22 | 6.12 |
| 2027-10 | OpenSuse | Leap | 16.0 | 6.12 |
| 2028-06 | Debian | Debian | 12 (Bookworm) [LTS support] | 6.1 |
| 2028-08 | Debian | Debian | 13 (Trixie) [Sec support] | 6.12 |
| 2029-04 (standard support) | Debian | Ubuntu | 24.04 (Noble) | 6.8 |
| 2029 | RedHat | RHEL 8 / AlmaLinux 8 (Mar) / RockyLinux 8 (May) / Oracle Linux (Jul) | 8 | 4.18 |
| 2030-08 | Debian | Debian | 13 (Trixie) [LTS support] | 6.12 |
| 2032 | RedHat | RHEL 9 / AlmaLinux 9 (Mar) / RockyLinux 9 (May) / Oracle Linux (Jun) | 9 | 5.14 |
| 2035 | RedHat | RHEL 10 / AlmaLinux 10 (Mar) / RockyLinux 10 (May) / Oracle Linux (TBD) | 10 | 6.12 |
- Linux Kernel : Was 5 years, now 3 years
- Linux Foundation : Civil Infrastructure Platform: 10 years
- Wikipedia : Linux kernel version history
- Redhat ignores LTS-Kernel, they have their own kernel-backports
| EOL when | Kernel Version | Maintainer | Date released | Used in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12 | 5.4 | Kernel | 2019-11 | Ubuntu 20.04 |
| 2026-12 | 5.10 | Kernel | 2020-12 | Debian 11 (Bullseye) |
| 2026-12 | 5.15 | Kernel | 2021-10 | Ubuntu 22.04 (Jammy) |
| 2026-12 | 6.6 | Kernel | 2023-10 | Removed ReiserFS |
| 2026-12 | 6.12 | Kernel | 2024-11 | Debian 13 (Trixie) / RHEL10 |
| 2027-01 | 4.4 | CIP | 2017-01 | Ubuntu 16.04 |
| 2027-12 | 6.1 | Kernel | 2022-12 | Debian 12 (Bookworm) |
| 2029-01 | 4.19 | CIP | 2019-01 | Debian 10 (Buster) |
| 2031-01 | 5.10 | CIP | 2021-12 | Debian 11 (Bullseye) |
| 2033-08 | 6.1 | CIP | 2023-07 | Debian 12 (Bookworm) |
| 2035-06 | 6.12 | CIP | 2025-05 | Debian 13 (Trixie) / RHEL10 |