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Compatibility with Linux kernels...

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In my quest to learn more about GNU+Linux, the following question came up:

Does there come a point at which a given distro release is no longer able to use the latest kernel release? For example, could Red Hat 4.2 (circa 1997) use Kernel 5.12.9?
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Portreve wrote: ⤴Sun Jun 13, 2021 7:59 am In my quest to learn more about GNU+Linux, the following question came up:

Does there come a point at which a given distro release is no longer able to use the latest kernel release?
Probably. It would be like trying to fit a 2021 engine into a 1980 car. :mrgreen:
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