Linux 3.2 & 4.1 Reach End of Life, Users Urged to Upgrade to Newer LTS Branches

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  • Post Updated: April 3, 2024

Linux kernel maintainer Ben Hutchings announced over the weekend the release of what it would appear to be the last maintenance update for the long-term supported Linux 3.2 kernel series.

Packed with a total of 151 changed files, with 1139 insertions and 583 deletions, the Linux 3.2.102 kernel has been released at the beginning of June 2018 as the last scheduled maintenance update of the Linux 3.2 series, which means that if you’re still using this kernel, you should upgrade to a newer LTS branch soon.

“I’m announcing the release of the 3.2.102 kernel. All users of the 3.2 kernel series should upgrade. However, this is likely to be the final stable update for 3.2. Users should plan to switch to a newer longterm stable branch such as 4.14, 4.9 or 4.4 in the near future,” said Ben Hutchings in a mailing list announcement.

There are numerous improvements implemented in the Linux 3.2.102 kernel … (read more)

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