Ubuntu Server and other long term support distro also tend to stick with LTS kernels, though Ubuntu has a method to update the kernel these days (they call it “hardware enablement” and it basically means you can pick a relatively modern kernel on an old OS). If you’re promising your customers ten years of support, you’d better make sure to stick to kernels that everyone else is also maintaining unchanged for as long as possible, so LTS makes sense.
Most desktop Linux users probably don’t need to stick with LTS kernels, though if your hardware is working fine on the stock Ubuntu LTS you may as well.
HWE is just a much newer upstream base. I’ve had issues with their HWE line (6.2 base) but then I’ve had issues with their Generic line (5.15 base) so while newer isn’t always better, older isn’t better either.
Ubuntu Server and other long term support distro also tend to stick with LTS kernels, though Ubuntu has a method to update the kernel these days (they call it “hardware enablement” and it basically means you can pick a relatively modern kernel on an old OS). If you’re promising your customers ten years of support, you’d better make sure to stick to kernels that everyone else is also maintaining unchanged for as long as possible, so LTS makes sense.
Most desktop Linux users probably don’t need to stick with LTS kernels, though if your hardware is working fine on the stock Ubuntu LTS you may as well.
HWE is just a much newer upstream base. I’ve had issues with their HWE line (6.2 base) but then I’ve had issues with their Generic line (5.15 base) so while newer isn’t always better, older isn’t better either.