- Use the command below to find the latest kernel source version.
shibu@shibu-laptop:~$ finger @finger.kernel.org
[pub.kernel.org]
The latest stable version of the Linux kernel is: 2.6.22.4
The latest prepatch for the stable Linux kernel tree is: 2.6.23-rc3
The latest snapshot for the stable Linux kernel tree is: 2.6.23-rc3-git5
The latest 2.4 version of the Linux kernel is: 2.4.35.1
The latest 2.2 version of the Linux kernel is: 2.2.26
The latest prepatch for the 2.2 Linux kernel tree is: 2.2.27-rc2
The latest -mm patch to the stable Linux kernels is: 2.6.23-rc3-mm1
shibu@shibu-laptop:~$