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Linux kernel 6.19 released: end of 6.x series with major Intel/AMD/Arm hardware, GPU, storage, networking, and cloud upgrades
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Linus Torvalds announced the stable release of Linux kernel 6.19 on February 9, 2026, following an eight-week development cycle with a one-week delay. Marking the end of the 6.x series—like 3.x to 4.0 and 5.x to 6.0—this non-LTS version (6.18 LTS until December 2027) brings extensive enhancements for Intel/AMD/Arm hardware, older GPUs, file systems, peripherals, HDR graphics, networking, virtualization, and cloud environments. Torvalds timed it with a major U.S. sporting event, joking, "6.19 is out as expected -- just as the US prepares to come to a complete standstill later today, watching the latest batch of televised commercials," and noted the next kernel will be 7.0 as he's "running out of fingers and toes."