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Kernel: 3.16.0-4-amd64 x86_64 (64 bit)

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A friend of mine is pretty up on Linux (server) stuff. He thinks I should not be running a Kernel at 3.16? He thinks it isn't safe in today's hacking world. I told him this Kernel is a LTS kernel and it works great on my LMDE2 system. What do you guys think? I know I've read some of you are using the back-port and using a 4 xxxx something kernel.

I do a lot of my banking on this PC so I want to make sure it is safe

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Re: Kernel: 3.16.0-4-amd64 x86_64 (64 bit)

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Kernel 3.16 is supported and will receive security updates until 2020. See the link below

https://www.kernel.org/category/releases.html
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Re: Kernel: 3.16.0-4-amd64 x86_64 (64 bit)

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From that it appears that 3.16 is the Kernel you should use if your system runs fine on it. I will show this to him :lol:
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Of course. As we often say: "If it works, don't touch it"
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Re: Kernel: 3.16.0-4-amd64 x86_64 (64 bit)

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Some people you cannot convince no matter what. He still says my laptop is not safe to do banking on :mrgreen: Oh well, it's a lot safer than using Windows :wink:
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Re: Kernel: 3.16.0-4-amd64 x86_64 (64 bit)

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Linux pepi 3.16.0-4-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 3.16.43-2+deb8u5 (2017-09-19) x86_64 GNU/Linux
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Pepi wrote:Some people you cannot convince no matter what. He still says my laptop is not safe to do banking on :mrgreen: Oh well, it's a lot safer than using Windows :wink:
He is confused with Ubuntu's kernel cycle where 3.13 was the LTS kernel.

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/Support? ... hedule.svg
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Pepi wrote:Linux pepi 3.16.0-4-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 3.16.43-2+deb8u5 (2017-09-19) x86_64 GNU/Linux
Nothing wrong with that kernel- it is less than a couple weeks old.
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mr_raider wrote:
Pepi wrote:Some people you cannot convince no matter what. He still says my laptop is not safe to do banking on :mrgreen: Oh well, it's a lot safer than using Windows :wink:
He is confused with Ubuntu's kernel cycle where 3.13 was the LTS kernel.

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/Support? ... hedule.svg
I see from this :wink: I see where he is confused now :lol: Maybe he isn't up on Linux as much as he thinks he is
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