Hi.
Zorin uses kernel 5.15.56. But the newest one is 5.15.86. How to get the latest kernel update?
Is there any practical reason why Zorin doesn't have the latest kernel update installed?
Maybe the devs take the time to test kernel updates before they release them.
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Zorin uses a pretty old LTS kernel compared to the newest one. Why i want the newest LTS kernel? It's due to bug fixes, security patches and so on.
The newest LTS kernel is 5.15.86, yet Zorin is still on 5.15.56:
Just be a little patient, on LTS Ubuntu tests every kernel-version for stability. So as long as Ubuntu does not release an upgrade for the kernel Zorin can't really do much about it. So the situation is almost identical on my Ubuntu 20.04-installation on a different laptop. There are ways, however, to upgrade to the 6.0x - kernel but if you don't know how to save yourself well if things go wrong I would not recommend this for you.
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Thanks for your answer! 
Thank you 337harvey .... I would much rather wait for a stable version than to have some unwanted surprises pop up and force me to except something I didn't want or brick my OS and I have to reinstall .....
By the way very good reasoning and explanations .... so many times one just gets "that is just the way it is" explanation ......
The lack of having no way to install Nemo will and would be enough to turn me off .....
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@337harvey
i am a week or so on the Ubuntu Mainline Kernel 6.09 with a partial upgrade.
No such thing your Gnome has been upgraded to 4.3-version unless you did a wrong choice with the Jammy Jellyfish Repo's inside Zorin.
See attached photo's ......
That's the whole point of Ubuntu's Mainline : getting the latest kernel and requirements in the system without really breaking the system.
libssl3 is the only upgrade, install, you need to do from the J J repo's .... after that you remove that repo of course !
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I updated to kernel 6.0 and only there was one package wrong number glibc was lower, something that i updated and all the another was compatibility. When i installed that kernel but one question if i updated to up kernel it will be not supported.
The problem with newer kernels is the regressions.
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As far as me changing to newer non approved kernels by Zorin I have developed the old saying ..... "If it ain't broke don't fix it" .....
Well. What is the point installing newer version kernel If the distribution maintainer watches over everything, why install something that can break it.
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