Linux Kernel 6.17 Reaches End of Life, Itβs Time to Upgrade to Linux Kernel 6.18 LTS

Linux kernel 6.17 reached end of life and all users are now recommended to upgrade their systems to the latest Linux 6.18 kernel series as soon as possible.
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Linux kernel 6.18 delivers performance boosts, new laptop drivers, and a controversial filesystem removal, plus more key changes inside.

Linux kernel 6.17 is released with Intel Xe3 graphics, SmartMux support for AMD hybrid GPUs, Legion Go S drivers, SSD write improvements β and a lot more!
Linux kernel 6.17 is now baked-in to the latest Ubuntu 25.10 daily builds, which means this will be the kernel version the next Ubuntu releases ships with.