Ubuntu Kernel Support and Schedules

This wiki attempts to visually display different views of the Ubuntu kernel release schedules and support windows.

Ubuntu Kernel Release Schedule

The following is a generic view of the Ubuntu release schedule, the kernels delivered, and the support time frames. Note the * for the 12.04 and 14.04 LTS releases. 12.04 and 14.04 deliver 12.04.x and 14.04.x point releases respectively and eventually introduce newer hardware enablement kernels. Please refer to the 12.04.x and 14.04.x Ubuntu Kernel Support diagrams in the corresponding sections below for more details.

12.04.x Ubuntu Kernel Support

This is a distilled view of our 12.04.x Ubuntu Kernel Support Schedule.

14.04.x Ubuntu Kernel Support

This is a distilled view of our 14.04.x Ubuntu Kernel Support Schedule.

Ubuntu Kernel Support

This is a combined view of the diagrams from above (ie the Ubuntu Kernel Release Schedule combined with the Distilled 12.04.x and 14.04.x Ubuntu Kernel Support diagrams)

LTS Kernel Support Schedule

A more detailed view of our LTS Kernel Support Schedule. This includes views for 12.04.x, 14.04.x, as well as upstream stable commitments.