[...] So my question is will Linux Lite run kernel v6.6?
Kernel practiceWhen I was on Linux Mint, I had some issues related to the memory footprint and some video related trouble so I went on this path of changing various kernels, hoping to find solutions.
What I found is that even if the "LTS" dedicated kernel is changed, the system works properly.
I went that far up to the point that I installed the latest kernel available (non-LTS) and never had any trouble. Still, for whatever reason, nothing seemed to solve my problems so I reverted to the standard kernel.
Now, taking in account that both Linux Lite and Linux Mint are considered very stable distros, I suggest you to do some tests and see what's happening.
The worst case scenario I think, would be to remain without updates.
Since I never tested on the long run a different kernel than the shipped one, which gets regular updates, it's difficult for me to say anything.
What is presumable still, is that if the system works and is stable, you will get updates, as they appear in the Repos.
But, as I said, I never tested such a kernel on the long run (say, a month or more).
My tests, revolved around using it in the range of a few days, a week at most.
Inside this time frame, it's difficult to jump to any stability conclusion.
In any case, if you want to tweak your system, I recommend you back up your partitions so that in case of failure, you will be covered.
I use CloneZilla and in such cases, if things go sideways, I just restore the previous state and it usually takes about 30 - 40 minutes (or less).
It largely depends on the amount of data contained in those partitions (
/ and
/home, mostly /home).
My backup usually revolves around 22 GB, 24 GB at most.
For this size, it takes some 30 minutes, for a SSD to SSD backup task.
For other cases, might take a longer time (SSD to HDD, or HDD to HDD).
Best regards, Șerban.