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Currently Linux-libre is maintained and published by the Free Software Foundation Latin America. This is a GNU package.
 
Currently Linux-libre is maintained and published by the Free Software Foundation Latin America. This is a GNU package.
  
=== Current and upcoming kernel versions to know about ===
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=== Packaging ===
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<p>Linux-libre is available in most of the FSF-endorsed distros on https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.html and the lastest versions are packages in [[Guix]] and Parabola GNU/Linux-libre. Linux-libre can also be installed on GNU/Linux distributions that use APT from jxself's APT repository: https://jxself.org/linux-libre/
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    <th>Version</th>
 
    <th>Status</th>
 
    <th>Released</th>
 
    <th>Supported Until</th>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td>5.11</td>
 
    <td>Future version, expected in February 2021.</td>
 
    <td></td>
 
    <td></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td>5.10</td>
 
    <td>Latest released version. Current long-term support (LTS) version.</td>
 
    <td>December 2020</td>
 
    <td>December 2026</td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td>5.4</td>
 
    <td>Previous long-term support (LTS) version, but still supported.</td>
 
    <td>November 2019</td>
 
    <td>December 2025</td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td>4.19</td>
 
    <td>Previous long-term support (LTS) version, but still supported.</td>
 
    <td>October 2018</td>
 
    <td>December 2024</td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td>4.14</td>
 
    <td>Previous long-term support (LTS) version, but still supported.</td>
 
    <td>November 2017</td>
 
    <td>December 2023</td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td>4.9</td>
 
    <td>Previous long-term support (LTS) version, but still supported.</td>
 
    <td>December 2016</td>
 
    <td>December 2022</td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td>4.4</td>
 
    <td>Previous long-term support (LTS) version, but still supported.</td>
 
    <td>January 2016</td>
 
    <td>January 2022</td>
 
  </tr>
 
</table>
 
  
The latest versions are packaged in [[Guix]].
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[[File:Freedo_grey.png|thumb|upright=0.56|alt=Freedo.|Freedo, official mascot of Linux-libre.]]</p>
 
|Homepage URL=https://www.gnu.org/software/linux-libre/
 
|Homepage URL=https://www.gnu.org/software/linux-libre/
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|Version download=https://linux-libre.fsfla.org/pub/linux-libre/releases/5.12.13-gnu/linux-libre-5.12.13-gnu.tar.lz
 
|Is High Priority Project=No
 
|Is High Priority Project=No
 
|Decommissioned or Obsolete=No
 
|Decommissioned or Obsolete=No
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|Version date=2020/12/14
 
|Version date=2020/12/14
 
|Version status=stable
 
|Version status=stable
|Version download=https://linux-libre.fsfla.org/pub/linux-libre/releases/5.10-gnu/linux-libre-5.10-gnu.tar.lz
 
 
|Last review by=Genium
 
|Last review by=Genium
 
|Last review date=2020/12/17
 
|Last review date=2020/12/17
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{{Project license
 
{{Project license
|License=GPLv2orlater
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|License=GPLv2
|License verified by=Bendikker
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|License copyright=The kernel consists of code under many licenses. Although there is some code in the kernel under GPLv2-or-later being combined with the kernel's other GPLv2-only code, the effective license GPLv2-only, not GPLv2-or-later.
|License verified date=2018/06/21
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|License verified by=jxself
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|License verified date=2021-06-24
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|License note=The kernel consists of code under many licenses. Although there is some code in the kernel under GPLv2-or-later being combined with the kernel's other GPLv2-only code, the effective license GPLv2-only, not GPLv2-or-later.
 
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|System-administration=configuration
 
|System-administration=configuration
 
|Use=software-development, system-administration
 
|Use=software-development, system-administration
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|Resource audience=Developer
 
|Resource kind=VCS Repository Webview
 
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|Resource kind=VCS Repository Webview
 
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|Resource URL=https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-linux-libre/
 
 
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|Resource URL=https://www.fsfla.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-libre/
 
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{{Featured
 
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|Featured source=The Free Software Supporter
 
|Featured source=The Free Software Supporter
 
|Featured category=GNU Spotlight
 
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GNU Linux-libre

https://www.gnu.org/software/linux-libre/
A free (as in freedom) variant of the Linux kernel.

Linux-libre is a modified version of Linux with all of the binary blobs, obfuscated code and portions of code under proprietary licenses removed.

Currently Linux-libre is maintained and published by the Free Software Foundation Latin America. This is a GNU package.

Packaging

Linux-libre is available in most of the FSF-endorsed distros on https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.html and the lastest versions are packages in Guix and Parabola GNU/Linux-libre. Linux-libre can also be installed on GNU/Linux distributions that use APT from jxself's APT repository: https://jxself.org/linux-libre/

Freedo.
Freedo, official mascot of Linux-libre.





Licensing

License

Verified by

Verified on

Notes

License

GPLv2

Verified by

jxself

Verified on

24 June 2021

Notes

The kernel consists of code under many licenses. Although there is some code in the kernel under GPLv2-or-later being combined with the kernel's other GPLv2-only code, the effective license GPLv2-only, not GPLv2-or-later.




Leaders and contributors

Contact(s)Role
Alexandre Oliva (Lxoliva)Maintainer


Resources and communication

AudienceResource typeURI
DeveloperVCS Repository Webviewgit://linux-libre.fsfla.org/releases.git
Mailing Listhttps://www.fsfla.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-libre/
Downloadhttp://linux-libre.fsfla.org/pub/linux-libre/releases/
WikidataGeneralhttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q665683
DeveloperVCS Repository Webviewhttps://jxself.org/git/?p=linux-libre-firmware.git


Software prerequisites

KindDescription
Required to build Gnu Make 3.77
Required to build GCC 2.95.3 or later
Required to build GNU Binutils 2.9.1.0.25
Required to useutil-linux 2.10o




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