I’ve noticed with the last couple kernel releases, there seems to be problems testing as Arch doesn’t update to them quickly like they used to. We’ve already moved to the 7.0.1 kernel version, but still not in Arch Linux based distributions. Even the patched versions of Liquorix and Zen kernels I run are slower to pick up the new versions. I hope its not a sign of the quality of the new kernels being released by far left liberal Linus Torvalds. Liberals do tend to suffer brain rot from cognitive dissonance as they age.
https://9to5linux.com/linux-kernel-6-19-reaches-end-of-life-its-time-to-upgrade-to-linux-kernel-7-0
Linux 7.0 has already landed in the stable software repositories of various popular GNU/Linux distributions like CachyOS and Ubuntu 26.04 LTS.
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This is your friendly reminder that, as of today, the Linux 6.19 kernel series has reached the end of its supported life, which means that it’s time to upgrade your installations to Linux kernel 7.0.
Released on February 8th, 2026, Linux kernel 6.19 introduced new features like support for the AMD Smart Data Cache Injection (SDCI) feature, support for multiple processors for User-mode Linux (UML), support for PCIe link encryption and device authentication security features, and initial support for the Intel Linear Address-Space Separation (LASS) hardware-based security feature.
But Linux kernel 6.19 is a short-lived kernel branch, not LTS, which means that it is only supported for a couple of months, and it is now marked as EOL (End of Life) on the kernel.org website. The last update to the Linux 6.19 kernel series was announced today by Greg Kroah-Hartman, who is urging users and distributions to move to the Linux 7.0 kernel.
“I’m announcing the release of the 6.19.14 kernel. All users of the 6.19 kernel series must upgrade. Note, this is the LAST 6.19.y kernel to be released, this branch is now end-of-life. Please move to the 7.0.y kernel branch at this point in time,” said Greg Kroah-Hartman in a Linux kernel mailing list announcement.
Linux kernel 7.0 was released earlier this month on April 12th, 2026, with new features like stable Rust support, support for atomic 64-byte loads and stores instructions on ARM64 CPUs, support for RISC-V Zicfiss and Zicfilp extensions on RISC-V CPUs, and 128-bit atomic cmpxchg support on the LoongArch architecture.
Linux 7.0 will be the default kernel in the upcoming Ubuntu 26.04 LTS (Resolute Racoon) and Fedora Linux 44 distributions, and it’s also starting to land in the stable software repositories of various popular rolling-release distributions like CachyOS, so make sure you upgrade your installations as soon as possible.
Unfortunately, Linux 7.0 is also a short-lived kernel branch, which means that it will probably be supported for only a couple of weeks after the release of Linux kernel 7.1 in mid-June 2026. The latest release, Linux 7.0.1, was announced today as well by renowned kernel maintainer Greg Kroah-Hartman with various bug fixes and improvements.
If you’re looking for long-term support, go with one of the many Linux LTS branches, including Linux 6.18 LTS and Linux 6.12 LTS, both supported until December 2028, Linux 6.6 LTS and Linux 6.1 LTS, both supported until December 2027, or Linux 5.15 LTS and Linux 5.10 LTS, both supported until December 2026.