Hi,
When will Linux Kernel update to version 6.14 on stable branch?
Let me know, thanks!
SS
Hi @abc123,
6.14 has been EOL since 10 June and is no longer available.
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Hi,
Well OK…
Current Linux Kernel version is 6.12 which is a bit old.
What will be the next Kernel on stable branch?
SS
Stay on it since it is long term support.
Otherwise feel free to open the settings and find manjaro settings manager and install 6.16.
P.s. if you cannot even open the graphical settings panel you might be better off with windows.
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It’s LTS, so It will be supported for some time still.
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If you run the following command in a terminal, it will open the Manjaro Settings Manager GUI showing all kernels which are available for installation on your system:
manjaro-settings-manager -m msm_kernel
In the CLI, you can list available kernels with:
mhwd-kernel -l
Installed kernels can be viewed with:
mhwd-kernel -li
To install a kernel:
sudo mhwd-kernel -i <kernel-name>
For example:
sudo mhwd-kernel -i linux616
To view all mhwd-kernel options:
mhwd-kernel --help
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Related:
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I’m afraid you completely misunderstand kernel versions.
There are kernels which keep on evolving, and for most part, this means that there will be two successive kernel versions in use. Once the next higher number comes out, the lowest one of those two will be marked EOL (“end-of-life”). Currently, those two versions are 6.16 and 6.17.
Next to the above, there are also LTS (“long-term support”) kernels, of which the most recent one is 6.12. These are kernels that keep on receiving bug fixes and security patches for a very long time — the projected EOL for 6.12 is December 2026, but it may always be decided by upstream to continue supporting that particular kernel for a longer while still — even though they do not receive any patches introducing new functionality, because such is reserved for the production kernels mentioned in the previous paragraph.
The next LTS kernel is usually the one released last before the turn of the year, so it’ll most likely be 6.18, but if so, then it will also only effectively be marked as an LTS kernel once another kernel with a higher version number is declared stable by upstream. More information can be found here.
Manjaro ISOs come with the latest LTS kernel by default, but nothing prevents you from installing a kernel with a more recent version. In that case however, we recommend installing linux-meta instead, which will make sure that you’d never be stuck without a kernel once your running kernel goes EOL.
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Ok, very helpful information.
Which Linux Kernel fully supports AMD RX 9070 XT GPU?
(don’t have above GPU yet, just wondering for the future)
Best would be to have a look here:
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afaik Kernel >= 6.12 and Mesa >= 25.0
right now mine runs fine with 6.17. 
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