List of Linux kernel names

Short description: Wikipedia list article

Most of the Linux 1.2 and above kernels include a name in the Makefile of their source trees, which can be found in the git repository.[1]

Kernel Version  | Name (Reason)

|

1.2.0  | Linux '95[2]
1.3.51  | Greased Weasel[3]
2.2.1  | Brown Paper Bag[4]
2.4.15  | Greased Turkey[5]
2.6.2–2.6.3–2.6.4–  | Feisty Dunnart[6]
2.6.5–2.6.6–2.6.7–2.6.8–2.6.9 | Zonked Quokka[7]
2.6.10-rc1–2.6.10–2.6.11–2.6.12–2.6.13–  | Woozy Numbat[8][9]
2.6.14-rc1–2.6.14–  | Affluent Albatross[10]
2.6.15-rc6–2.6.15–2.6.16–  | Sliding Snow Leopard[11]
stable: 2.6.16.28-rc2–  | Stable Penguin
2.6.17-rc5  | Lordi Rules[12] (Eurovision 2006 winners)[13]
2.6.17-rc6–2.6.17–  | Crazed Snow-Weasel[14]
2.6.18–2.6.19–  | Avast! A bilge rat! (TLAPD 2006)[15]
2.6.20-rc2–2.6.20–  | Homicidal Dwarf Hamster[16][17]
2.6.21-rc4–2.6.21–  | Nocturnal Monster Puppy[18]
2.6.22-rc3–2.6.22-rc4  | Jeff Thinks I Should Change This, But To What?
2.6.22-rc5–2.6.22—  | Holy Dancing Manatees, Batman![19]
2.6.23-rc4–2.6.23-rc6  | Pink Farting Weasel[20]
2.6.23-rc7–2.6.23–2.6.24–  | Arr Matey! A Hairy Bilge Rat![21] (TLAPD 2007)
stable: 2.6.24.1–  | Err Metey! A Heury Beelge-a Ret![22]
2.6.25-rc2–2.6.25–  | Funky Weasel is Jiggy wit it[23]
2.6.26-rc6–2.6.26–2.6.27–  | Rotary Wombat[24]
stable: 2.6.27.3–  | Trembling Tortoise[25]
2.6.28-rc1–2.6.28-rc6  | Killer Bat of Doom[26][27]
2.6.28-rc7–2.6.28–2.6.29-rc8  | Erotic Pickled Herring[28]
2.6.29 | Temporary Tasmanian Devil[29][30]
2.6.30-rc4–2.6.30-rc6  | Vindictive Armadillo[31][32]
2.6.30-rc7–2.6.30–2.6.31–2.6.32–2.6.33–2.6.34-rc4  | Man-Eating Seals of Antiquity[33][34]
2.6.34-rc5-2.6.34–2.6.35 | Sheep on Meth[35][36]
stable: 2.6.35.7–  | Yokohama
2.6.36-rc8–2.6.36–2.6.37–2.6.38-2.6.39 | Flesh-Eating Bats with Fangs[37][38]
3.0-rc1–3.0 | Sneaky Weasel[39][40]
3.1-rc2  | Wet Seal
3.1-rc3–3.1 | Divemaster Edition[41] (Linus' diving activities)
3.2-rc1–3.2–3.3–3.4–3.5–  | Saber-toothed Squirrel[42]
3.6-rc7–3.6–3.7—  | Terrified Chipmunk[43][44]
3.8-rc6–3.8–3.9–3.10–  | Unicycling Gorilla[45][46]
stable: 3.8.5–  | Displaced Humerus Anterior[47]
stable: 3.9.6–  | Black Squirrel Wakeup Call[48]
stable: 3.10.6–  | TOSSUG Baby Fish[49][50][51][52]
3.11-rc1–3.11 | Linux for Workgroups (20 years of Windows 3.11)[53]
3.12-rc1–  | Suicidal Squirrel[54]
3.13-rc1  | One Giant Leap for Frogkind[55] (NASA LADEE launch photo)[56]
3.14-rc1  | Shuffling Zombie Juror[57]
3.18-rc3  | Diseased Newt[58]
4.0  | Hurr durr I'ma sheep[59] (Internet poll)
4.1.1  | Series 4800[60]
4.3-rc5  | Blurry Fish Butt[61][62]
4.6-rc6  | Charred Weasel[63]
4.7-rc1  | Psychotic Stoned Sheep[64]
4.9  | Roaring Lionus[65][66]
4.10-rc5  | Anniversary Edition[67]
4.10-rc6  | Fearless Coyote[68]
4.17-rc4  | Merciless Moray[69]
4.19  | "People's Front"[70]
4.20-rc4–5.0 | Shy Crocodile[71]
5.2-rc2  | Golden Lions[72][73]
5.2  | Bobtail Squid[74]
5.4-rc2  | Nesting Opossum[75]
5.4-rc5  | Kleptomaniac Octopus[76]

## References

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2. ↑ "Linus Torvalds Releases Linux 1.2.0". http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/2682. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
3. ↑ Stephen Shankland (1 November 2000). "Test version of new Linux kernel available". CNET News. http://news.cnet.com/2100-1001-247983.html. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
4. ↑ "LWN Kernel development, February 4, 1999". https://lwn.net/1999/0204/kernel.php3.
5. ↑ "Linux-Kernel Archive: Re: 2.4.15-greased-turkey ???". lkml.indiana.edu. 2001-11-23. http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0111.2/1610.html. Retrieved 2013-09-12.
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7. ↑ "mikas blog » Blog Archive » Zonked Quokka and USB". michael-prokop.at. 2004-09-14. http://michael-prokop.at/blog/2004/09/14/usb/. Retrieved 2013-09-12.
8. ↑ "'Woozy Numbat' released!". CIOL. 2004-12-30. http://www.ciol.com/ciol/news/35712/woozy-numbat-released. Retrieved 2013-09-12.
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