Meltdown and Spectre Linux kernel status

Re:Meltdown and Spectre Linux kernel status by gphreak on Sunday January 07, 2018 @01:28AM (#16089592)

Based on the remarks I'm wondering if there's a distribution out there that is similar to Ubuntu LTS but only uses LTS kernels.

I'm on CentOS right now and love it, but from what I've understand so far it would be preferable to be on a newer kernel.

I was planning to look at Ubuntu LTS and while they do have updated kernels available they seem to ignore LTS: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/LTSEnablementStack

Also, 18.04 will be based on 4.15 which doesn't make sense to me.

Debian stable maybe?

EDIT: I know I can install updated kernels but I'd rather stick with what a core distribution provides if possible

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Re:Meltdown and Spectre Linux kernel status by dustinkirkland on Sunday January 07, 2018 @01:48PM (#16091997)

Actually, Ubuntu created the term "LTS" in 2006, for Long Term Support releases. Greg started using the term himself just a couple of years ago.

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Re:Meltdown and Spectre Linux kernel status by gphreak on Sunday January 07, 2018 @04:36PM (#16092883)

Re-reading my post it does sound a bit confusing.

What I meant is: Ubuntu LTS seems to not give a damn if the kernel they use is also an LTS release.

Examples would be: 14.04, 16.04 HWE kernels, 18.04 (currently planned to be 4.15).

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