Reason: Support for 5.10.x and 5.15.x kernels in Gentoo is being discontinued. These kernel branches differ so much from the mainline kernel that security patches are frequently delayed or never backported upstream at all. The need for proactive downstream backporting creates a lot of maintenance effort for us, and we neither feel confident with correctness, nor with completeness of our backports. Users can still download kernel sources from upstream repositories if necessary. Bug #976694. Removal on 2026-07-03.
Masked by Mike Pagano on 2026-06-03
Install this package:
emerge -a sys-kernel/vanilla-kernel
| Version | EAPI | Keywords | Slot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.3.1 | 8 | ~alpha ~amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~hppa ~loong ~m68k ~mips ~ppc ~ppc64 ~riscv ~s390 ~sparc ~x86 | |
| 7.2.14 | 8 | ~alpha ~amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~hppa ~loong ~m68k ~mips ~ppc ~ppc64 ~riscv ~s390 ~sparc ~x86 | |
| 7.2.13 | 8 | ~alpha ~amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~hppa ~loong ~m68k ~mips ~ppc ~ppc64 ~riscv ~s390 ~sparc ~x86 | |
| 7.2.12 | 8 | ~alpha ~amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~hppa ~loong ~m68k ~mips ~ppc ~ppc64 ~riscv ~s390 ~sparc ~x86 | |
| 7.2.11 | 8 | ~alpha ~amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~hppa ~loong ~m68k ~mips ~ppc ~ppc64 ~riscv ~s390 ~sparc ~x86 | |
| 6.6.9999 | 8 | ||
| 6.6.161 | 8 | ~amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~hppa ~loong ~ppc ~ppc64 ~riscv ~sparc ~x86 | |
| 6.6.160 | 8 | ~amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~hppa ~loong ~ppc ~ppc64 ~riscv ~sparc ~x86 | |
| 6.6.159 | 8 | ~amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~hppa ~loong ~ppc ~ppc64 ~riscv ~sparc ~x86 | |
| 6.18.9999 | 8 | ||
| 6.18.60 | 8 | ~amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~hppa ~loong ~ppc ~ppc64 ~riscv ~s390 ~sparc ~x86 | |
| 6.18.59 | 8 | ~amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~hppa ~loong ~ppc ~ppc64 ~riscv ~s390 ~sparc ~x86 | |
| 6.18.58 | 8 | ~amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~hppa ~loong ~ppc ~ppc64 ~riscv ~s390 ~sparc ~x86 | |
| 6.18.57 | 8 | ~amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~hppa ~loong ~ppc ~ppc64 ~riscv ~s390 ~sparc ~x86 | |
| 6.12.9999 | 8 | ||
| 6.12.115 | 8 | ~amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~hppa ~loong ~ppc ~ppc64 ~riscv ~sparc ~x86 | |
| 6.12.114 | 8 | ~amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~hppa ~loong ~ppc ~ppc64 ~riscv ~sparc ~x86 | |
| 6.12.113 | 8 | ~amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~hppa ~loong ~ppc ~ppc64 ~riscv ~sparc ~x86 | |
| 6.1.9999 | 8 | ||
| 6.1.191 | 8 | ~amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~hppa ~loong ~ppc ~ppc64 ~riscv ~sparc ~x86 | |
| 6.1.190 | 8 | ~amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~hppa ~loong ~ppc ~ppc64 ~riscv ~sparc ~x86 |
<pkgmetadata> <maintainer type="project"> <email>dist-kernel@gentoo.org</email> <name>Distribution Kernel Project</name> </maintainer> <use> <flag name="initramfs">Build initramfs along with the kernel.</flag> </use> </pkgmetadata>
Manage flags for this package:
euse -i <flag> -p sys-kernel/vanilla-kernel |
euse -E <flag> -p sys-kernel/vanilla-kernel |
euse -D <flag> -p sys-kernel/vanilla-kernel
| Flag | Description | 7.3.1 | 7.2.14 | 7.2.13 | 7.2.12 | 7.2.11 | 6.6.9999 | 6.6.161 | 6.6.160 | 6.6.159 | 6.18.9999 | 6.18.60 | 6.18.59 | 6.18.58 | 6.18.57 | 6.12.9999 | 6.12.115 | 6.12.114 | 6.12.113 | 6.1.9999 | 6.1.191 | 6.1.190 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| debug | Enable extra debug codepaths, like asserts and extra output. If you want to get meaningful backtraces see https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Quality_Assurance/Backtraces | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| hardened | Activate default security enhancements for toolchain (gcc, glibc, binutils) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Type | File | Size | Versions |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIST | gentoo-kernel-config-g17.tar.bz2 | 5551 bytes | 6.6.9999, 6.1.9999 |
| DIST | gentoo-kernel-config-g18.tar.bz2 | 5604 bytes | 6.18.9999, 6.12.9999 |
| DIST | kernel-6.1.102-gentoo.tar.bz2 | 599178 bytes | 6.1.9999 |
| DIST | kernel-6.12.41-gentoo.tar.bz2 | 1178332 bytes | 6.12.9999 |
| DIST | kernel-6.18.12-gentoo.tar.bz2 | 1348595 bytes | 6.18.9999 |
| DIST | kernel-6.6.12-gentoo.tar.bz2 | 730821 bytes | 6.6.9999 |
| Type | File | Size |
|---|---|---|
| DIST | fedora-kernel-config-7.2.10-gentoo.tar.xz | 307396 bytes |
| DIST | fedora-kernel-config-7.3.1-gentoo.tar.xz | 272064 bytes |
| DIST | gentoo-kernel-config-g19.tar.bz2 | 5610 bytes |
| DIST | linux-31e70f1f469ef1ce4c910df1d12b7de09da561d1.tar.bz2 | 1406093 bytes |
| DIST | linux-6.1.tar.xz | 134728520 bytes |
| DIST | linux-6.12.tar.xz | 147906904 bytes |
| DIST | linux-6.18.tar.xz | 154309096 bytes |
| DIST | linux-6.6.tar.xz | 140064536 bytes |
| DIST | linux-6.x-sha256sums-20261015.asc | 254444 bytes |
| DIST | linux-6.x-sha256sums-20261021.asc | 255471 bytes |
| DIST | linux-6.x-sha256sums-20261026.asc | 255812 bytes |
| DIST | linux-6.x-sha256sums-20261030.asc | 257180 bytes |
| DIST | linux-7.2.tar.xz | 160068116 bytes |
| DIST | linux-7.3.tar.xz | 162399360 bytes |
| DIST | linux-7.x-sha256sums-20261015.asc | 14555 bytes |
| DIST | linux-7.x-sha256sums-20261021.asc | 15217 bytes |
| DIST | linux-7.x-sha256sums-20261026.asc | 15554 bytes |
| DIST | linux-7.x-sha256sums-20261030.asc | 16224 bytes |
| DIST | linux-b19b382f183d421a407f5d708dde1eff5009274d.tar.bz2 | 1401905 bytes |
| DIST | linux-f85abf19e508fdc5e544fe34b08810c8ff064474.tar.bz2 | 1406332 bytes |
| DIST | patch-6.1.190.xz | 8545036 bytes |
| DIST | patch-6.1.191.xz | 9185788 bytes |
| DIST | patch-6.12.113.xz | 6689048 bytes |
| DIST | patch-6.12.114.xz | 7053696 bytes |
| DIST | patch-6.12.115.xz | 7107132 bytes |
| DIST | patch-6.18.57.xz | 4853352 bytes |
| DIST | patch-6.18.58.xz | 4871040 bytes |
| DIST | patch-6.18.59.xz | 4922168 bytes |
| DIST | patch-6.18.60.xz | 4950088 bytes |
| DIST | patch-6.6.159.xz | 7442892 bytes |
| DIST | patch-6.6.160.xz | 8136952 bytes |
| DIST | patch-6.6.161.xz | 8167384 bytes |
| DIST | patch-7.2.11.xz | 1760352 bytes |
| DIST | patch-7.2.12.xz | 1764632 bytes |
| DIST | patch-7.2.13.xz | 1817236 bytes |
| DIST | patch-7.2.14.xz | 1838096 bytes |
| DIST | patch-7.3.1.xz | 14364 bytes |