Current kernel version??
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http://www.kernel.org for latest release numbers and yep current stable release is 2.6.36.
Why is it not availible for Ubuntu yet??
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Ubuntu will tweak to make it work with their OS without issue, then release it as part of an Os patch... others will have a more technical answer for you.
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Not all distributions will run the latest kernel as they will want to run the same version to keep compatibility since the distribution version has been released ... particularly common in the enterprise arena.
RHEL5 for instance runs 2.6.18 (*) with RHEL 5.4 having 2.6.18.164 and 5.5 having 2.6.18.194. Fixes, particularly security ones, will frequently be back ported to the kernel they are using by the distribution maintainers but the same basic version is kept to keep compatibility with enterprise applications.
(*) exact numbers are off the top of my head and might be wrong ... but even if they are then the point stays the same.
RHEL5 for instance runs 2.6.18 (*) with RHEL 5.4 having 2.6.18.164 and 5.5 having 2.6.18.194. Fixes, particularly security ones, will frequently be back ported to the kernel they are using by the distribution maintainers but the same basic version is kept to keep compatibility with enterprise applications.
(*) exact numbers are off the top of my head and might be wrong ... but even if they are then the point stays the same.
Possibly a good excuse to start compiling your own kernels? Will keep you occupied for several hours at least
Hehe, why do you think I chose Ubuntu, ease of use.
Ubuntu 10.10 uses 2.6.35.
As noted:
This. Various bits n bobs will be backported (e.g; for hardware enablement) but the goal is to keep API/ABI compatibility. This then means ISV's don't need to re-certify.