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LTS kinda garantees that the internal APIs will not change, allowing for upgrades without reboot using something like Ksplice.[1] (aka "Hot patching") [1] http
by acatton 4y ago
LTS kinda garantees that the internal APIs will not change, allowing for upgrades without reboot using something like Ksplice.[1] (aka "Hot patching")
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ksplice https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ksplice
- hedgehog 4y agoIt also means that there's a fixed target that can get an extended amount of testing in the field, and when fixes for that version come out you know you're getting issue X fixed but no other change in behavior. Less chance of incidental breakage.
- dezgeg 4y agoUm, no, I have not seen anything that would be the case for upstream Linux. Sure, downstream distributors like Red Hat might be able to give such guarentees, but they do not generally use upstream LTS releases directly.