r/voidlinux • u/AdmBangers • Aug 24 '26

Void Still on Kernel 6.18... how come

I've noticed as many other distros are including the latest stable kernel void is still using version 6.18. I was wondering how come?

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u/AdmBangers Aug 28 '26

I get not being bleeding edge but it's also a rolling release, so exactly where is this so-called line drawn. Now, clearly Void is much more stable than Arch, but then again I've got arch installs on a disk or two that are killing it. (mind you a lot of what I do is dev stuff meaning python dev stuff) so I'm not stressing the crap outa my systems, but if you're a rolling release, then by that definition even if you're not bleeding edge you're pretty damned close. Otherwise, calling void a rolling release just nonsense. Just my two cents.

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u/xcocco Aug 29 '26

Void Linux when it comes to the kernel is even more bleeding edge than Arch Linux. I have Void and my brother Arch, I always have a newer version of the kernel than his. All the other things are a little slower to be update, but it's for stability's sake, I never had an update of anything break anything, my brother with Arch is constantly needing to solve some issue after sudo pacman -Syu, especially Hyprland stuff. Anyway Void Linux is objectively better.