Tiny kernel Linux is a minimalist operating system that uses as a base a simplified and modified Linux kernel, along with BusyBox and FLTK, to provide users with the essential tools to make a computer fully functional. Its main feature is undoubtedly its size, and its developers have managed to reduce it to 16 MB or 21 MB, depending on the version we choose.

Release cycle of Linux kernel

The principal versions are updated every six months and long-term support versions are published every two years. Daily security and other updates run as needed, usually daily.

Versions

• Its first version was 1.05, Stable version, which, its release date was 5 January 2009
• Its second version was 2.05 Stable version, which, its release date was 7 June 2009
• Its third version was 3.05 Stable version, which, its release date was July 19, 2010
• Its fourth version was 4.05 Stable version, which, its release date was September 25, 2011
• Its fifth version was 4.7.75 Stable version, which, its release date was May 10, 2013
• Its sixth version was 5.05 Stable version, which, its release date was September 14, 2013
• Its seventh version was 5.0.15 Stable version, which, its release date was October 1, 2013
• Its eighth version was 5.0.25 Stable version, which, its release date was October 18, 2013
• Its ninth version was 5.15 Stable version, which, its release date was November 28, 2013
• Its tenth version was 5.25 Stable version, which, its release date was January 14, 2014
• Its eleventh version was 5.35 Stable version, which, its release date was April 19, 2014
• Its twelfth version was 5.45 Stable version, which, its release date was September 10, 2014
• Its thirteenth version was 6.05 Stable version, which, its release date was January 5, 2015
• Its fourteenth version was 6.15 Stable version, which, its release date was 7 March 2015
• Its fifteenth version was 6.25 Stable version, which, its release date was 3 May 2015
• Its seventeenth version was 6.35 Stable version, which, its release date was May 30, 2015
• Its eighteenth version was 6.45 Stable version, which, its release date was September 8, 2015
• Its nineteenth version was 6.4.15 Stable version, which, its release date was November 4, 2015
• Its twentieth version was 7.05, stable version, which, its release date was February 23, 2016
• Its twenty-one version was 7.15, stable version, which, its release date was May 22, 2016
• Its twenty-second version was 7.25 Stable version, which, its release date was July 4, 2016
• Its twenty-third version 8.05 Stable version, which, its release date was September 3, 2017
• Its twenty-fourth version 8.15 Stable version, which, its release date was September 3, 2017
• Its twenty-fifth version was 8.1.15 Stable version, which, its release date was September 22, 2017
• Its twenty-six version was 8.25 Stable version, which, its release date was November 7, 2017
• Its twenty-seven version was 8.2.15 Stable version, which, its release date was February 27, 2018
• Its twenty-eight versions was 9.05 Stable version, which, its release date was 19 March 2018
• Its twenty-nine versions was 10.05 Stable version, which, its release date was 20 January 2019
• Its thirty versions was 10.15 Stable version, which, its release date was June 11, 2019
• Its thirty-one versions was 11.05 Stable version, which, its release date was February 9, 2020

Next versions

We found its latest and most updated version, LINUX CORE 13.1, with the following features: Linux kernel version updated to 5.15.10. glibc updated to 2.34 gcc updated to 11.2.0.