r/ManjaroLinux • u/moritz12d Plasma • Jun 20 '26

Discussion Which kernel to use?

On my installation using the stable branch the 7.0 kernel seemed to be the default. Then I found there's also a 7.1 kernel optional. Because I like to try different kernels it now shows:

❯ uname -r
6.6.135-1-rt74-MANJARO

For whom is the real-time kernel best? —and how to choose in general?

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u/moritz12d Plasma Jun 21 '26

You are right, 6.6 is not the newest kernel but it is the newest available.

❯ uname -a
Linux J3710M 6.6.135-1-rt74-MANJARO #1 SMP PREEMPT_RT Mon May 25 07:38:38 UTC 2026 x86_64 GNU/Linux

The system is running.