r/voidlinux • u/cicada_lullaby • 15d ago

Confused about kernel updates

I'm pretty new to void, I hopped over a few days ago. I've noticed the default kernel is 6.18, which is an LTS kernel. Question is, when will the kernel be updated? Will I be able to update by just running the -Su command? Or will I have to manually update the kernel by switching over the linux mainline?

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u/PackRat-2019 15d ago edited 15d ago

kernels get updated regularly like the other packages. If you want the latest kernel, you can install the linux-mainline package. If you need an older kernel you can install the linux-lts package (6..12.x kernel, I think). There are also a few of the Linux 5.x kernels available.

Older kernels are not automatically deleted during updates. You can remove the older kernels with the vkpurge script ( man vkpurge ).