Linux kernel version history

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This article documents the version history of the Linux kernel, a free, open-source, and Unix-like kernel that is used in many computer systems worldwide.

Since the Linux kernel's creation by Linus Torvalds in 1991, it grew rapidly as many developers contributed to the project.

The kernel became self-hosting as of version 0.11 in December 1991. Linux 1.0.0 was released in March 1994, consisting of over 170,000 lines of source code.

The most recent stable release of the Linux kernel is 6.19, released on 8 February 2026.

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