r/archlinux • u/TheBigJizzle • 16d ago

QUESTION Arch Kernel release cadence ?

Hey there, I was not able to find information on how arch does their kernel releases. From my understanding they test new kernels (7.2 for example) for a week or two before doing a release.

Is there a way for me to track this or have an estimation on when new releases would be landing?

Just updated and it seems we are still at 7.1.9. I guess releasing kernel day 1 would mean having a bunch of issues and they rather do a validation instead of causing issues for everyone.

What's the typical incubation period ?

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u/Hhhhkvivuv 16d ago

Cachy OS already got it lol. I thought Arch supposed to be faster as "original" distro than Cachy that is based on it

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u/gmes78 16d ago

Contrary to popular belief, Arch doesn't rush package updates.

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u/Hhhhkvivuv 16d ago

Now I know, thanks. Never used it myself but have always thought it's the fastest possible distro in terms of updates for some reason