> Op 31 dec 2025 om 16:48 heeft Robert Foster <[email protected]> het > volgende geschreven: > > > Hi, > > To whom is may concern, > I am writing this email to ask Debian crew to please release an official > Debian ISO with the v6.18.2 Kernel. > Right now Debian official release only has Kernel v6.12.x And it's way too > old.
What makes a kernel ‘way too old’? > > Linus Torvalds and his team released Kernel v6.18.2 LTS, > So I am asking the Debian team to please release Debian ISO with the latest > LTS kernel which is v6.18.2, > so many of us Linux users can benefit from the newest features & support that > Kernel v6.18.2 has. > > I currently am forced to manually compile and build the kernel from scratch > in order to have it. > Caveats: > > To my knowledge, Yes I know I won’t get Debian-packaged kernels with APT > updates and updates must be done manually. > > Proprietary drivers (e.g., NGreedia) or DKMS modules might need recompiling. > Which is a headache for those on NGreedia. I am on AMD GPU RX-7900XTX, so it > doesn't matter much, for the time being. > > If Secure Boot is enabled, people may need to sign the kernel. For those who > have it on. > > > This is why I am asking for Debian to be more up to date and release Debian > 13 trixie with v6.18.2 LTS. > BTW, Now since i manually built the v6.18.2 LTS, my drivers and audio card > works, unlike before with v6.12.x > > > Thank you for your time and consideration in this matter. > > > Best Regards, > A Linux User.
