Linux-stable kernel or Linux-lts kernel

General system Kernel, boot, graphics & hardware
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You have more experience using the Linux Kernel. If I only have one installed, for example Stable Linux, is it possible that an update could cause EndeavourOS to not boot on my laptop?

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I know nothing about Linux.

Yes, that is why you should have at least two kernels of drastically different versions (e.g. mainline/zen and LTS).

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It’s possible, but not because of the kernel. It is possible for any number of reasons you can’t fully control. If you’re scared of this, use openSUSE Tumbleweed or Fedora or Linux Mint or Debian. There’s no shame in running something else that isn’t Arch/Arch based.

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the difference

Linux Stable Kernel:

  • It is the latest stable release Linux kernel available and hence is the default kernel used by most distributions. It somewhat compromises stability for bleeding edge and hence is sometimes considered unstable in nature.

LTS Kernel

  • This gives to the latest Long Term Support (LTS) kernel available and is considered the comparatively ‘more stable’ than the default kernel. However, it sometimes uses older drivers which might not be compatible with newer hardware and might lack some features of the newer kernel releases. The LTS kernel doesn’t have a fixed release cycle but the usually it is updated every 3 years for desktop and every 5 years for servers.

source https://www.linuxfordevices.com/tutorials/linux/linux-kernels

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