Linux Lite Kernel

[TuxInAGalaxy]

I've been running linux lite on the intel DG965OT mainboard.  I think it is almost a year now!  Under all the kernels I have tried, I experienced shutdown issues. I'm not going to go into to many details about it because I have already in older posts. I noticed that Linux Mint is now using 4.10 with Mint 18.2. After upgrading the kernel to 4.10 on that other machine, I decided to try it on Linux Lite.  Ever since I upgraded to 4.10 this mainboard  DG965OT seems to be shutdown better.  How long is linux lite going to support 4.10?

System Specs

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System:    Host: gregory-DG965OT Kernel: 4.10.0 x86_64 (64 bit gcc: 5.4.0) Desktop: Xfce 4.12.3 (Gtk 2.24.28)
           Distro: Ubuntu 16.04 xenial
Machine:   System: MapleTronics product: DG965OT v: VIIV
           Mobo: Intel model: DG965OT v: AAD63733-205
           Bios: Intel v: MQ96510J.86A.1754.2008.1117.0002 date: 11/17/2008
CPU:       Dual core Intel Core2 6400 (-MCP-) cache: 2048 KB flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 8523
           clock speeds: max: 2128 MHz 1: 1596 MHz 2: 1596 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Intel 82G965 Integrated Graphics Controller bus-ID: 00:02.0
           Display Server: X.Org 1.18.4 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) Resolution: [email protected]
           GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel 965G GLX Version: 2.1 Mesa 12.0.6 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio:     Card Intel 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.10.0
Network:   Card: Intel 82566DC Gigabit Network Connection driver: e1000e v: 3.2.6-k port: 20e0 bus-ID: 00:19.0
           IF: enp0s25 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 515.8GB (6.5% used) ID-1: /dev/sda model: ST500DM002 size: 500.1GB
           ID-2: USB /dev/sdb model: Cruzer_Glide size: 15.7GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 455G used: 28G (7%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1
           ID-2: swap-1 size: 4.21GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda5
RAID:      No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 37.0C mobo: N/A
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info:      Processes: 202 Uptime: 6 min Memory: 628.2/3877.5MB Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 5.4.0
           Client: Shell (bash 4.3.481) inxi: 2.2.35