【Linux内核版本历史】
本条目记录Linux内核版本历史，Linux内核是一个自由及开放源代码、整块性核心、类Unix的操作系统内核，由林纳斯·托瓦兹在1991年构思和创建。
Linux内核根据版本具有不同的支持级别，目前支持最老的版本是于2016年12月发布的4.9，拥有6年的长期支持（LTS）；随后是超长期支持（SLTS），由Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP)（仅适用于ARM架构#32位ARM和x86-64）提供至少到2026年，也有可能到2036年。
== 2.6.0之前的版本 ==
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PlotArea = right:0 left:0 bottom:32 top:24
AlignBars = justify
DateFormat = dd/mm/yyyy
Period = from:01/07/1991 till:01/06/2011
TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal
Legend = left:5 top:15 columnwidth:115
Colors =
id:Minor		value:rgb(0.8,0.8,0.8)
id:Major		value:rgb(0.6,0.6,0.6)
id:DEV		value:rgb(0.8,0.8,0.8)	Legend:Development
id:SUPPORT		value:rgb(0.6,0.9,0.6)	Legend:Supported
id:LTS		value:rgb(0.6,0.8,0.9)	Legend:LTS
BackgroundColors = canvas:white
ScaleMinor = gridcolor:Minor unit:year increment:1 start:01/07/1992
ScaleMajor = gridcolor:Major unit:year increment:1 start:01/01/1992
PlotData =
width:14 textcolor:black shift:(5,-5) anchor:from fontsize:M
bar:2.4.37
color:LTS	from:02/12/2008	till:18/12/2010	text:2.4.37.x
bar:2.4.36
color:LTS	from:01/01/2008	till:09/11/2008	text:2.4.36.x
bar:2.4.35
color:LTS	from:26/07/2007	till:17/12/2007	text:2.4.35.x
bar:2.4.34
color:LTS	from:23/12/2006	till:22/07/2007	text:2.4.34.x
bar:2.4.33
color:LTS	from:13/08/2006	till:22/12/2006	text:2.4.33.x
bar:2.4
color:DEV	from:15/03/2000	till:04/01/2001	text:2.4.x
color:SUPPORT	from:04/01/2001	till:16/11/2005
# https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ date=20180107105422
# https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/testing/ date=20220301052752
bar:2.3
color:SUPPORT	from:11/05/1999	till:11/03/2000	text:2.3.x
# https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.3/ date=20170713084436
bar:2.2
color:DEV	from:30/12/1998	till:26/01/1999	text:2.2.x
color:SUPPORT	from:26/01/1999	till:24/02/2004
# https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.2/ date=20171222200632
# https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/testing/old/v2.2/
bar:2.1
color:SUPPORT	from:30/09/1996	till:22/12/1998	text:2.1.x
# https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.1/ date=20171023045225
bar:2.0
color:DEV	from:12/05/1996	till:09/06/1996	text:2.0.x
color:SUPPORT	from:09/06/1996	till:08/02/2004
# https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.0/ date=20170905043004
bar:1.3
color:SUPPORT	from:12/06/1995	till:10/05/1996	text:1.3.x
# https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v1.3/ date=20170713071255
bar:1.2
color:SUPPORT	from:07/03/1995	till:02/08/1995	text:1.2.x
# https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v1.2/ date=20220215083342
bar:1.1
color:SUPPORT	from:06/04/1994	till:02/03/1995	text:1.1.x
# https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v1.1/ date=20221110154850
bar:1.0
color:DEV	from:13/12/1992	till:13/03/1994	text:1.0.x
color:SUPPORT	from:13/03/1994	till:16/04/1994
# https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v1.0/ date=20221115014623
bar:0.99
color:SUPPORT	from:13/12/1992	till:03/02/1994	text:0.99.x
# https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/Historic/v0.99/ date=20210713113457
bar:0.9
color:SUPPORT	from:08/03/1992	till:28/09/1992	text:0.9x
# https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/Historic/old-versions/ date=20220127164756
bar:0.1
color:SUPPORT	from:17/09/1991	till:12/01/1992	text:≤0.12
}
0.12
0.95
08
0.95c+
0.96
22
0.96c.2
0.97
01
0.97.6
0.98
29
0.98.6
0.99
13
0.99.15j
Linux 0.99 tar.bz2在开发到1.0的过程中，从426kB增长到1009kB
1.0
14
1.0.9
1.1
06
1.1.95
1.2
07
1.2.13
Linux '95
1.3
12
1.3.100
代号为「Greased Weasel」
pre2.0
12
pre2.0.14
2.0
09
2.0.40
David Weinehall
随着内核2.2.0版本的发布而正式淘汰
拉里·厄文在1996年创建Tux40px
2.2
26
2.2.26
Marc-Christian Petersen（先前由艾伦·考克斯）
2.2.27-rc2版本中被非正式淘汰
代号为「Brown Paper Bag」
2.4
04
2.4.37.11
Willy Tarreau（先前由Marcelo Tosatti）
12
代号为「Greased Turkey」2.4内核系列中最后一个稳定版本2.4.9：RHEL 2.12.4.21：RHEL 3.x
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== 版本 2.6.x.y ==
ImageSize = width:699 height:552
PlotArea = right:0 left:0 bottom:32 top:24
AlignBars = justify
DateFormat = dd/mm/yyyy
Period = from:01/07/2001 till:01/01/2017
TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal
Legend = left:5 top:15 columnwidth:115
Colors =
id:Minor		value:rgb(0.8,0.8,0.8)
id:Major		value:rgb(0.6,0.6,0.6)
id:DEV		value:rgb(0.8,0.8,0.8)	Legend:Development
id:SUPPORT		value:rgb(0.6,0.9,0.6)	Legend:Supported
id:LTS		value:rgb(0.6,0.8,0.9)	Legend:LTS
BackgroundColors = canvas:white
ScaleMinor = gridcolor:Minor unit:year increment:1 start:01/07/2002
ScaleMajor = gridcolor:Major unit:year increment:1 start:01/01/2002
PlotData =
width:14 textcolor:black shift:(5,-5) anchor:from fontsize:M
bar:2.6.39
color:DEV	from:29/03/2011	till:18/05/2011	text:2.6.39.x
color:SUPPORT	from:18/05/2011	till:03/08/2011
bar:2.6.38
color:DEV	from:18/01/2011	till:14/03/2011	text:2.6.38.x
color:SUPPORT	from:14/03/2011	till:03/06/2011
bar:2.6.37
color:DEV	from:01/11/2010	till:04/01/2011	text:2.6.37.x
color:SUPPORT	from:04/01/2011	till:27/03/2011
bar:2.6.36
color:DEV	from:15/08/2010	till:20/10/2010	text:2.6.36.x
color:SUPPORT	from:20/10/2010	till:17/02/2011
bar:2.6.35
color:DEV	from:30/05/2010	till:01/09/2010	text:2.6.35.x
color:LTS	from:01/09/2010	till:13/03/2012
bar:2.6.34
color:DEV	from:08/03/2010	till:16/05/2010	text:2.6.34.x
color:LTS	from:16/05/2010	till:10/02/2014
bar:2.6.33
color:DEV	from:17/12/2009	till:24/02/2010	text:2.6.33.x
color:LTS	from:24/02/2010	till:07/11/2011
bar:2.6.32
color:DEV	from:27/09/2009	till:02/12/2009	text:2.6.32.x
color:LTS	from:02/12/2009	till:12/11/2016
bar:2.6.31
color:DEV	from:24/06/2009	till:09/09/2009	text:2.6.31.x
color:SUPPORT	from:09/09/2009	till:05/07/2010
bar:2.6.30
color:DEV	from:07/04/2009	till:09/06/2009	text:2.6.30.x
color:SUPPORT	from:09/06/2009	till:03/12/2009
bar:2.6.29
color:DEV	from:10/01/2009	till:23/03/2009	text:2.6.29.x
color:SUPPORT	from:23/03/2009	till:02/07/2009
bar:2.6.28
color:DEV	from:23/10/2008	till:24/12/2008	text:2.6.28.x
color:SUPPORT	from:24/12/2008	till:02/05/2009
bar:2.6.27
color:DEV	from:28/07/2008	till:09/10/2008	text:2.6.27.x
color:LTS	from:09/10/2008	till:17/03/2012
bar:2.6.26
color:DEV	from:03/05/2008	till:13/07/2008	text:2.6.26.x
color:SUPPORT	from:13/07/2008	till:10/11/2008
bar:2.6.25
color:DEV	from:10/02/2008	till:16/04/2008	text:2.6.25.x
color:SUPPORT	from:16/04/2008	till:10/11/2008
bar:2.6.24
color:DEV	from:23/10/2007	till:24/01/2008	text:2.6.24.x
color:SUPPORT	from:24/01/2008	till:06/05/2008
bar:2.6.23
color:DEV	from:22/07/2007	till:09/10/2007	text:2.6.23.x
color:SUPPORT	from:09/10/2007	till:25/02/2008
bar:2.6.22
color:DEV	from:12/05/2007	till:08/07/2007	text:2.6.22.x
color:SUPPORT	from:08/07/2007	till:25/02/2008
bar:2.6.21
color:DEV	from:20/02/2007	till:25/04/2007	text:2.6.21.x
color:SUPPORT	from:25/04/2007	till:04/08/2007
bar:2.6.20
color:DEV	from:13/12/2006	till:04/02/2007	text:2.6.20.x
color:SUPPORT	from:04/02/2007	till:17/10/2007
bar:2.6.19
color:DEV	from:04/10/2006	till:29/11/2006	text:2.6.19.x
color:SUPPORT	from:29/11/2006	till:02/03/2007
bar:2.6.18
color:DEV	from:05/07/2006	till:19/09/2006	text:2.6.18.x
color:SUPPORT	from:19/09/2006	till:23/02/2007
bar:2.6.17
color:DEV	from:02/04/2006	till:17/06/2006	text:2.6.17.x
color:SUPPORT	from:17/06/2006	till:13/10/2006
bar:2.6.16
color:DEV	from:16/01/2006	till:19/03/2006	text:2.6.16.x
color:LTS	from:19/03/2006	till:21/07/2008
bar:2.6.15
color:DEV	from:11/11/2005	till:02/01/2006	text:2.6.15.x
color:SUPPORT	from:02/01/2006	till:27/03/2006
bar:2.6.14
color:DEV	from:12/09/2005	till:27/10/2005	text:2.6.14.x
color:SUPPORT	from:27/10/2005	till:30/01/2006
bar:2.6.13
color:DEV	from:28/06/2005	till:28/08/2005	text:2.6.13.x
color:SUPPORT	from:28/08/2005	till:15/12/2005
bar:2.6.12
color:DEV	from:17/03/2005	till:17/06/2005	text:2.6.12.x
color:SUPPORT	from:17/06/2005	till:29/08/2005
bar:2.6.11
color:DEV	from:11/01/2005	till:02/03/2005	text:2.6.11.x
color:SUPPORT	from:02/03/2005	till:11/06/2005
bar:2.6
color:DEV	from:13/07/2003	till:18/12/2003	text:2.6.x
color:SUPPORT	from:18/12/2003	till:24/12/2004
# https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ date=20180105224904
# https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ date=20221010225216
# https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/pre-releases/ date=20191112071032
# https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/refs/tags date=20220718195847
bar:2.5
color:DEV	from:08/11/2001	till:10/07/2003	text:2.5.x
# https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.5/ date=20170905035816
# https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.5/testing/ date=20191112063335
Linux内核的2.6.16和2.6.27版本在2011年Linux基金会工作组正式启动长期支援（LTS）之前，曾经得到由非官方人士以LTS的方式支持。
== 版本 3.x.y ==
从2.6.x升级到3.x并不是因为突破性的更新，而是作为一个更方便的系统而引入的新版本方案。
== 版本 4.x.y ==
== 版本 5.x.y ==
== 版本 6.x.y ==
==引用==