Anssi Saari composed on 2022-11-02 09:40 (UTC+0200): > John Boxall wrote:
>> Did I miss something in the last three years? When did buster go to a >> 5.10 kernel? My buster system is still on kernel 4.19. > Looks like a linux-5.10 source package was indeed added to Buster in > August and as you noted, it's getting security updates too. There's some > info on the what and when at https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/linux-5.10 > but I don't know the why. > Maybe this is for Buster's LTS lifecycle and 4.19 is expected to go EOL > before Buster does? Just a guess. According to https://wiki.debian.org/DebianReleases Buster doesn't have an LTS. :p Projected EOL for 4.19 currently is 2024-12. https://www.kernel.org/category/releases.html -- Evolution as taught in public schools is, like religion, based on faith, not based on science. Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata
