Question about Kernel

[Nils Kassube]

Christer Wickman wrote:
> I have a odd question. I have check on all the Linux system I have on
> my computer. All three have different Kernel. If I saw correct
> KUbuntu v. 14.04LTS has Kernel 3.13.0... While Linux Mint 16 has if I
> remember correct Kernel 3.11.0... While Elementary OS v. 0.2 has this
> one Kernel 3.2.0-61-generic-pae (i686). I just would like to ask
> which of them are the newest and while does the use different Kernel
> all of them?

The kernels are numbered in sequence, i.e. 3.13.whatever is newer than 
3.11.something which is newer than 3.2.anything. The kernel version you 
get with an individual system is usually the latest version that was 
available when the system was released. There is a new kernel version 
released every few months which explains the different versions on your 
systems and the kernel is developed independently from Linux 
distributions.


Nils