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Finding-the-latest-kernel-source-version

• 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:~$