Debian version history#Debian 10 (Buster)

Debian distribution codenames are based on the names of characters from the Toy Story films. Debian's unstable trunk is named after Sid, a character who regularly destroyed his toys.{{cite web |title=Debian Releases - Codenames |website=Debian Wiki |url=https://wiki.debian.org/DebianReleases#Codenames |access-date=25 July 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170930033254/https://wiki.debian.org/DebianReleases#Codenames |archive-date=30 September 2017}}

Debian Unstable, known as "Sid", contains all the latest packages as soon as they are available, and follows a rolling-release model.{{Cite web |title=DebianUnstable - Debian Wiki |url=https://wiki.debian.org/DebianUnstable |access-date=2023-10-20 |website=wiki.debian.org}}

Once a package has been in Debian Unstable for 2–10 days (depending on the urgency of the upload), doesn't introduce critical bugs and doesn't break other packages (among other conditions), it is included in Debian Testing, also known as "next-stable".{{Cite web |title=DebianTesting - Debian Wiki |url=https://wiki.debian.org/DebianTesting |access-date=2023-10-20 |website=wiki.debian.org}}

On average about every two years, Debian Testing enters a "freeze" cycle, where new packages are held back unless they fix critical bugs.{{Cite web |title=DebianReleases - Debian Wiki |url=https://wiki.debian.org/DebianReleases#Release_statistics |access-date=2023-10-21 |website=wiki.debian.org}}{{Cite web |title=Chapter 6. The Debian archives |url=https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-faq/ftparchives#frozen |access-date=2023-10-21 |website=debian.org}} This frozen state lasts on average 7 months (but can be as short as one month). Once Debian Testing doesn't contain any more release critical bugs, it is declared "stable" and released with a version number.

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When a release transitions to long-term support phase (LTS-phase), security is no longer handled by the main Debian security team.{{cite web|url=https://wiki.debian.org/LTS|title=LTS - Debian Wiki|website=Wiki.debian.org|access-date=2017-10-25|quote=Debian Long Term Support (LTS) is a project to extend the lifetime of all Debian stable releases to (at least) 5 years. [..] Thus the Debian LTS team takes over security maintenance of the various releases once the Debian Security team stops its work.|archive-date=7 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200507040157/https://wiki.debian.org/LTS/|url-status=live}} Only a subset of Debian architectures are eligible for Long Term Support, and there is no support for packages in backports.{{cite web|url=https://wiki.debian.org/LTS/FAQ|title=LTS FAQ|website=Wiki.debian.org|access-date=2020-05-04|archive-date=30 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200630215254/https://wiki.debian.org/LTS/FAQ|url-status=live}}

Debian 1.0 was never released, as a vendor accidentally shipped a development release with that version number.{{cite web

|title = Wrong version of Debian on InfoMagic CD

|publisher = Bruce Perens

|url = https://lists.debian.org/debian-announce/1995/msg00010.html

|access-date = 17 May 2023

}}

The package management system dpkg and its front-end dselect were developed and implemented on Debian in a previous release. A transition from the a.out binary format to the ELF binary format had already begun before the planned 1.0 release. The only supported architecture was Intel 80386 (i386).{{cite web |title=A Brief History of Debian |publisher=The Debian Project |url=https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/project-history/ |access-date=23 November 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151221235522/http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/project-history/ |archive-date=21 December 2015}}

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Debian 1.1 (Buzz), released 17 June 1996, contained 474 packages. Debian had fully transitioned to the ELF binary format and used Linux kernel 2.0.{{cite web

|title = A Brief History of Debian

|publisher = The Debian Project

|url = https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/project-history/

|access-date = 23 November 2015

|url-status = live

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151221235522/http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/project-history/

|archive-date = 21 December 2015

|quote = Debian 1.1 Buzz (June 17th, 1996): This was the first Debian release with a code name. It was taken, like all others so far, from a character in one of the Toy Story movies... in this case, Buzz Lightyear. By this time, Bruce Perens had taken over leadership of the Project from Ian Murdock, and Bruce was working at Pixar, the company that produced the movies. This release was fully ELF, used Linux kernel 2.0, and contained 474 packages.

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Debian 1.2 (Rex), released 12 December 1996, contained 848 packages maintained by 120 developers.{{cite web

|title = A Brief History of Debian

|publisher = The Debian Project

|url = https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/project-history/

|access-date = 23 November 2015

|url-status = live

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151221235522/http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/project-history/

|archive-date = 21 December 2015

|quote = Rex is the code name for a former Stable Debian distribution.It was released on December 12th, 1996 as Debian GNU/Linux 1.2: Named for the plastic dinosaur in the Toy Story movies. This release consisted of 848 packages maintained by 120 developers. It was superseded by DebianBo on June 5th, 1997.Rex is now obsolete and security updates are no longer provided.

}}

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File:Debian-bo.png]]

Debian 1.3 (Bo), released 5 June 1997, contained 974 packages maintained by 200 developers.{{cite web

|title = A Brief History of Debian

|publisher = The Debian Project

|url = https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/project-history/

|access-date = 23 November 2015

|url-status = live

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151221235522/http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/project-history/

|archive-date = 21 December 2015

|quote = Debian 1.3 Bo (June 5th, 1997): Named for Bo Peep, the shepherdess. This release consisted of 974 packages maintained by 200 developers.

}}

Point releases:

• 1.3.1 ({{release date and age|df=yes|1997|07|08}}){{cite web |date=8 July 1997 |title=Debian 1.3.1 Released |url=https://www.debian.org/News/1997/19970708 |access-date=13 May 2021}}
• 1.3.1r1 (Release date unknown){{Citation needed|date=May 2021}}
• 1.3.1r2 (Release date unknown){{Citation needed|date=May 2021}}
• 1.3.1r3 (Release date unknown){{Citation needed|date=May 2021}}
• 1.3.1r4 (Release date unknown){{Citation needed|date=May 2021}}
• 1.3.1r5 ({{release date and age|df=yes|1997|12|23}}){{Citation needed|date=May 2021}}
• 1.3.1r6 ({{release date and age|df=yes|1998|02|03}}){{cite web |date=3 February 1998 |title=Revised Debian CD Available |url=https://www.debian.org/News/1998/19980203c |access-date=13 May 2021}}

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Debian 2.0 (Hamm), released 24 July 1998, contained over 1,500 packages maintained by over 400 developers. A transition was made to libc6 and Debian was ported to the Motorola 68000 series (m68k) architectures.{{cite web

|title = A Brief History of Debian

|publisher = The Debian Project

|url = https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/project-history/

|access-date = 23 November 2015

|url-status = live

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151221235522/http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/project-history/

|archive-date = 21 December 2015

|quote = Debian 2.0 Hamm (July 24th, 1998): Named for the piggy-bank in the Toy Story movies. This was the first multi-architecture release of Debian, adding support for the Motorola 68000 series architectures. With Ian Jackson as Project Leader, this release made the transition to libc6, and consisted of over 1500 packages maintained by over 400 developers.

}}

Point releases:

• 2.0r1 ({{release date and age|df=yes|1998|07|24}}){{cite web |date=24 October 1998 |title=security updates webpage |url=https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/1998/10/msg02453.html |access-date=13 May 2021}}
• 2.0r2 ({{release date and age|df=yes|1998|08|29}}){{Citation needed|date=May 2021}}
• 2.0r3 ({{release date and age|df=yes|1998|09|21}}){{Citation needed|date=May 2021}}
• 2.0r4 ({{release date and age|df=yes|1998|12|07}}){{Citation needed|date=May 2021}}
• 2.0r5 ({{release date and age|df=yes|1999|03|15}}){{Citation needed|date=May 2021}}

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Debian 2.1 (Slink), released 9 March 1999,{{cite web |date=9 March 1999 |title=Release of Debian 2.1 |url=https://www.debian.org/News/1999/19990309 |access-date=13 May 2021}} contained about 2,250 packages. The front-end APT was introduced for the package management system and Debian was ported to Alpha and SPARC.{{cite web

|title = A Brief History of Debian

|publisher = The Debian Project

|url = https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/project-history/

|access-date = 23 November 2015

|url-status = live

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151221235522/http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/project-history/

|archive-date = 21 December 2015

|quote = Debian 2.1 Slink (March 9th, 1999): Named for the slinky-dog in the movie. Two more architectures were added, Alpha and SPARC. With Wichert Akkerman as Project Leader, this release consisted of about 2250 packages and required 2 CDs in the official set. The key technical innovation was the introduction of apt, a new package management interface. Widely emulated, apt addressed issues resulting from Debian's continuing growth, and established a new paradigm for package acquisition and installation on Open Source operating systems.

}}{{cite web

| title = Debian 2.1 (slink) Information

| publisher = The Debian Project

| url = https://www.debian.org/releases/slink/

| access-date = 23 November 2015

| url-status = live

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151123134403/https://www.debian.org/releases/slink/

| archive-date = 23 November 2015

}}

Point releases:

• 2.1r1 (Possibly never released){{cite web |date=5 May 1999 |title=Re: CD-Image of latest release |url=https://lists.debian.org/debian-cd/1999/05/msg00008.html |access-date=13 May 2021}}
• 2.1r2 ({{release date and age|df=yes|1999|06|27}}){{cite web |date=27 June 1999 |title=2.1r2 images |url=https://lists.debian.org/debian-cd/1999/06/msg00051.html |access-date=13 May 2021}}
• 2.1r3 ({{release date and age|df=yes|1999|09|04}}){{cite web |date=4 September 1999 |title=2.1_r3 images appearing on cdimage.debian.org |url=https://lists.debian.org/debian-cd/1999/09/msg00008.html |access-date=13 May 2021}}
• 2.1r4 ({{release date and age|df=yes|1999|12|15}}){{cite web |date=15 December 1999 |title=Debian GNU/Linux 2.1r4 Released |url=https://www.debian.org/News/1999/19991215 |access-date=13 May 2021}}
• 2.1r5 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2000|02|16}}){{cite web |date=16 February 2000 |title=Debian GNU/Linux 2.1r5 Released |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2000/20000216 |access-date=13 May 2021}}

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Debian 2.2 (Potato), released 14–15 August 2000, contained 2,600 packages maintained by more than 450 developers. New packages included the display manager GDM, the directory service OpenLDAP, the security software OpenSSH and the mail transfer agent Postfix. Debian was ported to the PowerPC and ARM architectures.{{cite web

|title = A Brief History of Debian

|publisher = The Debian Project

|url = https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/project-history/

|access-date = 23 November 2015

|url-status = live

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151221235522/http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/project-history/

|archive-date = 21 December 2015

|quote = Debian 2.2 Potato (15 August 2000): Named for "Mr Potato Head" in the Toy Story movies. This release added support for the PowerPC and ARM architectures. With Wichert still serving as Project Leader, this release consisted of more than 3900 binary packages derived from over 2600 source packages maintained by more than 450 Debian developers.

}}{{cite web

| title = Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 ('potato') Release Information

| publisher = The Debian Project

| url = https://www.debian.org/releases/potato/

| access-date = 23 November 2015

| url-status = live

| archive-date = 22 December 2015

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151222000856/http://www.debian.org/releases/potato/

}}{{cite web

| title = Debian GNU/Linux 2.2, the "Joel 'Espy' Klecker" release, is officially released

| publisher = The Debian Project

| url = https://www.debian.org/News/2000/20000815

| access-date = 23 November 2015

| url-status = live

| archive-date = 29 June 2011

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110629101301/http://www.debian.org/News/2000/20000815

}}

Point releases:

• 2.2r1 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2000|11|14}}){{cite web |date=1 November 2000 |title=Debian GNU/Linux 2.2r1 Released |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2000/20001114 |access-date=13 May 2021}}
• 2.2r2 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2000|12|05}}){{cite web |date=5 December 2000 |title=Debian GNU/Linux 2.2r2 Released |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2000/20001205 |access-date=13 May 2021}}
• 2.2r3 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2001|04|17}}){{cite web |date=17 April 2001 |title=Debian GNU/Linux 2.2r3 Released |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2001/20010417 |access-date=13 May 2021}}
• 2.2r4 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2001|11|05}}){{cite web |date=5 November 2001 |title=Debian GNU/Linux 2.2r4 released |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2001/20011105 |access-date=13 May 2021}}
• 2.2r5 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2002|01|10}}){{cite web |date=10 January 2002 |title=Debian GNU/Linux 2.2r5 released |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2002/20020110 |access-date=13 May 2021}}
• 2.2r6 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2002|04|03}}){{cite web |date=3 April 2002 |title=Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 updated (r6) |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2002/20020403 |access-date=13 May 2021}}
• 2.2r7 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2002|07|13}}){{cite web |date=13 July 2002 |title=Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 updated (r7) |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2002/20020713 |access-date=13 May 2021}}

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File:Debian-Woody.png

Debian 3.0 (Woody), released 19 July 2002, contained around 8,500 packages maintained by more than 900 developers. KDE was introduced and Debian was ported to the following architectures: IA-64, PA-RISC (hppa), mips and mipsel and IBM ESA/390 (s390).{{cite web

|title = A Brief History of Debian

|publisher = The Debian Project

|url = https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/project-history/

|access-date = 23 November 2015

|url-status = live

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151221235522/http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/project-history/

|archive-date = 21 December 2015

|quote = Debian 3.0 Woody (19 July 2002): Named for the main character the Toy Story movies: "Woody" the cowboy. Even more architectures were added in this release: IA-64, HP PA-RISC, MIPS (big endian), MIPS (little endian) and S/390. This is also the first release to include cryptographic software due to the restrictions for exportation being lightened in the US, and also the first one to include KDE, now that the license issues with QT were resolved. With Bdale Garbee recently appointed Project Leader, and more than 900 Debian developers, this release contained around 8,500 binary packages and 7 binary CDs in the official set.

}}{{cite web

| title = Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 "woody" Release Information

| publisher = The Debian Project

| url = https://www.debian.org/releases/woody/

| access-date = 23 November 2015

| url-status = live

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151222000854/http://www.debian.org/releases/woody/

| archive-date = 22 December 2015

}}{{cite web

| title = Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 released

| publisher = The Debian Project

| url = https://www.debian.org/News/2002/20020719

| access-date = 23 November 2015

| url-status = live

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151222020406/http://www.debian.org/News/2002/20020719

| archive-date = 22 December 2015

}}

Point releases:

• 3.0r1 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2002|12|16}}){{cite web |date=16 December 2002 |title=Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 updated (r1) |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2002/20021216 |access-date=13 May 2021}}
• 3.0r2 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2003|11|21}}){{cite web |date=21 November 2003 |title=Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 updated (r2) |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2003/20031121a |access-date=13 May 2021}}
• 3.0r3 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2004|10|26}}){{cite web |date=26 October 2004 |title=Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 updated (r3) |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2004/20041026 |access-date=13 May 2021}}
• 3.0r4 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2005|01|01}}){{cite web |date=1 January 2005 |title=Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 updated (r4) |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2005/20050101 |access-date=13 May 2021}}
• 3.0r5 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2005|04|16}}){{cite web |date=16 April 2005 |title=Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 updated (r5) |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2005/20050416 |access-date=13 May 2021}}
• 3.0r6 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2005|06|02}}){{cite web |date=2 June 2005 |title=Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 updated (r6) |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2005/20050602 |access-date=13 May 2021}}

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File:Debian-Sarge.png

Debian 3.1 (Sarge), released 6 June 2005, contained around 15,400 packages. debian-installer and OpenOffice.org were introduced.{{cite web

|title = A Brief History of Debian

|publisher = The Debian Project

|url = https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/project-history/

|access-date = 23 November 2015

|url-status = live

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151221235522/http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/project-history/

|archive-date = 21 December 2015

|quote = Debian 3.1 Sarge (6 June 2005): named for the sergeant of the Green Plastic Army Men. No new architectures were added to the release, although an unofficial AMD64 port was published at the same time and distributed through the new Alioth project hosting site. This release features a new installer: debian-installer, a modular piece of software that feature automatic hardware detection, unattended installation features and was released fully translated to over thirty languages. It was also the first release to include a full office suite: OpenOffice.org. Branden Robinson had just been appointed as Project Leader. This release was made by more than nine hundred Debian developers, and contained around 15,400 binary packages and 14 binary CDs in the official set.

}}{{cite web

| title = Debian "sarge" Release Information

| publisher = The Debian Project

| url = https://www.debian.org/releases/sarge/

| access-date = 23 November 2015

| url-status = live

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180620130652/https://www.debian.org/releases/sarge/

| archive-date = 20 June 2018

}}

Point releases:

• 3.1r1 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2005|12|20}}){{cite web |date=20 December 2005 |title=Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 updated (r1) |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2005/20051220 |access-date=7 May 2021}}{{cite web |title=Index of /mirror/cdimage/archive/3.1_r1 | url=http://cdimage.debian.org/mirror/cdimage/archive/3.1_r1 | access-date=7 May 2021}}
• 3.1r2 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2006|04|19}}){{cite web |date=19 April 2006 |title=Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 updated (r2) |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2006/20060419 |access-date=7 May 2021}}{{cite web |title=Index of /mirror/cdimage/archive/3.1_r2 | url=http://cdimage.debian.org/mirror/cdimage/archive/3.1_r2 | access-date=7 May 2021}}
• 3.1r3 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2006|09|01}}){{cite web |date=1 September 2006 |title=Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 updated |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2006/20060901 |access-date=7 May 2021}}{{cite web |title=Index of /mirror/cdimage/archive/3.1_r3 | url=http://cdimage.debian.org/mirror/cdimage/archive/3.1_r3 | access-date=7 May 2021}}
• 3.1r4 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2006|11|06}}){{cite web |date=6 November 2006 |title=Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 updated |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2006/20061106 |access-date=7 May 2021}}{{cite web |title=Index of /mirror/cdimage/archive/3.1_r4 | url=http://cdimage.debian.org/mirror/cdimage/archive/3.1_r4 | access-date=7 May 2021}}
• 3.1r5 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2007|02|18}}){{cite web |date=18 February 2007 |title=Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 updated |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2007/20070218 |access-date=7 May 2021}}{{cite web |title=Index of /mirror/cdimage/archive/3.1_r5 | url=http://cdimage.debian.org/mirror/cdimage/archive/3.1_r5 | access-date=7 May 2021}}
• 3.1r6 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2007|04|07}}){{cite web |date=7 April 2007 |title=Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 updated |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2007/20070407 |access-date=7 May 2021}}{{cite web |title=Index of /mirror/cdimage/archive/3.1_r6 | url=http://cdimage.debian.org/mirror/cdimage/archive/3.1_r6 | access-date=7 May 2021}}
• 3.1r7 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2007|12|28}}){{cite web |date=28 December 2007 |title=Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 updated |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2007/20070407 |access-date=7 May 2021}}{{cite web |title=Index of /mirror/cdimage/archive/3.1_r7 | url=http://cdimage.debian.org/mirror/cdimage/archive/3.1_r7 | access-date=7 May 2021}}
• 3.1r8 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2008|04|13}}) this is the final update for codename Sarge.{{cite web |date=13 April 2008 |title=Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 updated |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2008/20080413 |access-date=7 May 2021}}{{cite web |title=Index of /mirror/cdimage/archive/3.1_r8 | url=http://cdimage.debian.org/mirror/cdimage/archive/3.1_r8 | access-date=7 May 2021}}

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File:Debian-etch-gnome.png

Debian 4.0 (Etch), released 8 April 2007, contained around 18,000 packages maintained by more than 1,030 developers. Debian was ported to x86-64 (amd64) and support for the Motorola 68000 series (m68k) architecture was dropped.{{cite web

|title = A Brief History of Debian

|publisher = The Debian Project

|url = https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/project-history/

|access-date = 23 November 2015

|url-status = live

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151221235522/http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/project-history/

|archive-date = 21 December 2015

|quote = Debian 4.0 Etch (8 April 2007): named for the sketch toy in the movie. One architecture was added in this release: AMD64, and official support for m68k was dropped. This release continued using the debian-installer, but featuring in this release a graphical installer, cryptographic verification of downloaded packages, more flexible partitioning (with support for encrypted partitions), simplified mail configuration, a more flexible desktop selection, simplified but improved localization and new modes, including a rescue mode. New installations would not need to reboot through the installation process as the previous two phases of installation were now integrated. This new installer provided support for scripts using composed characters and complex languages in its graphical version, increasing the number of available translations to over fifty. Sam Hocevar was appointed Project Leader the very same day, and the project included more than one thousand and thirty Debian developers. The release contained around 18,000 binary packages over 20 binary CDs (3 DVDs) in the official set. There were also two binary CDs available to install the system with alternate desktop environments different from the default one.

}}{{cite web

| title = Debian "etch" Release Information

| publisher = The Debian Project

| url = https://www.debian.org/releases/etch/

| access-date = 23 November 2015

| url-status = live

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151222000852/http://www.debian.org/releases/etch/

| archive-date = 22 December 2015

}} This version introduced utf-8 and udev device management by default.

Point releases:

• 4.0r1 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2007|08|17}}){{cite web |date=17 August 2007 |title=Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 updated |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2007/20070817 |access-date=6 May 2021}}{{cite web |title=Index of /mirror/cdimage/archive/4.0_r1 | url=http://cdimage.debian.org/mirror/cdimage/archive/4.0_r1 | access-date=6 May 2021}}
• 4.0r2 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2007|12|27}}){{cite web |date=27 December 2007 |title=Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 updated |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2007/20071227 |access-date=6 May 2021}}{{cite web |title=Index of /mirror/cdimage/archive/4.0_r2 | url=http://cdimage.debian.org/mirror/cdimage/archive/4.0_r2 | access-date=6 May 2021}}
• 4.0r3 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2008|02|17}}){{cite web |date=17 February 2008 |title=Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 updated |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2008/20080217 |access-date=6 May 2021}}{{cite web |title=Index of /mirror/cdimage/archive/4.0_r3 | url=http://cdimage.debian.org/mirror/cdimage/archive/4.0_r3 | access-date=6 May 2021}}
• 4.0r4 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2008|07|26}}){{cite web |date=26 July 2008 |title=Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 updated and support for newer hardware added |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2008/20080726 |access-date=6 May 2021}}{{cite web |title=Index of /mirror/cdimage/archive/4.0_r4 | url=http://cdimage.debian.org/mirror/cdimage/archive/4.0_r4 | access-date=6 May 2021}}
• 4.0r5 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2008|10|23}}){{cite web |date=23 October 2008 |title=Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 updated |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2008/20081023 |access-date=6 May 2021}}{{cite web |title=Index of /mirror/cdimage/archive/4.0_r5 | url=http://cdimage.debian.org/mirror/cdimage/archive/4.0_r5 | access-date=6 May 2021}}
• 4.0r6 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2008|12|18}}){{cite web |date=18 December 2008 |title=Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 updated |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2008/20081218 |access-date=6 May 2021}}{{cite web |title=Index of /mirror/cdimage/archive/4.0_r6 | url=http://cdimage.debian.org/mirror/cdimage/archive/4.0_r6 | access-date=6 May 2021}}
• 4.0r7 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2009|02|10}}){{cite web |date=18 February 2009 |title=Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 updated |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2009/20090210 |access-date=6 May 2021}}{{cite web |title=Index of /mirror/cdimage/archive/4.0_r7 | url=http://cdimage.debian.org/mirror/cdimage/archive/4.0_r7 | access-date=6 May 2021}}
• 4.0r8 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2009|04|08}}){{cite web |date=8 April 2009 |title=Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 updated |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2009/20090408 |access-date=6 May 2021}}{{cite web |title=Index of /mirror/cdimage/archive/4.0_r8 | url=http://cdimage.debian.org/mirror/cdimage/archive/4.0_r8 | access-date=6 May 2021}}
• 4.0r9 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2010|05|22}}) this is the final update for codename Etch{{cite web |date=22 May 2010 |title=Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 updated |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2010/20100522 |access-date=6 May 2021}}{{cite web |title=Index of /mirror/cdimage/archive/4.0_r9 | url=http://cdimage.debian.org/mirror/cdimage/archive/4.0_r9 | access-date=6 May 2021}}

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File:DebianLenny.png

Debian 5.0 (Lenny), released 14 February 2009, contained more than 23,000 packages. Debian was ported to the ARM EABI (armel) architecture.{{cite web

|url = https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/project-history/

|title = A Brief History of Debian

|publisher = The Debian Project

|access-date = 23 November 2015

|quote = Debian 5.0 Lenny (February 2009): named for the wind up binoculars in the Toy Story movies. One architecture was added in this release: ARM EABI (or armel), providing support for newer ARM processors and deprecating the old ARM port (arm). The m68k port was not included in this release, although it was still provided in the unstable distribution. This release did not feature the FreeBSD port, although much work on the port had been done to make it qualify it did not meet yet the qualification requirements for this release.

|archive-date = 21 December 2015

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151221235522/http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/project-history/

|url-status = live

}}{{cite web

| url = https://www.debian.org/releases/lenny/

| title = Debian "lenny" Release Information

| publisher = The Debian Project

| access-date = 23 November 2015

| archive-date = 27 November 2015

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151127011450/http://www.debian.org/releases/lenny/

| url-status = live

}}{{cite web

| url = https://www.debian.org/News/2009/20090214

| title = Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 released

| publisher = The Debian Project

| access-date = 23 November 2015

| archive-date = 23 November 2015

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151123142106/https://www.debian.org/News/2009/20090214

| url-status = live

}}

Point releases:

• 5.0.1 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2009|04|11}}){{cite web |date=11 April 2009 |title=Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 updated |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2009/20090411 |access-date=5 May 2021}}{{cite web |title=Index of /mirror/cdimage/archive/5.0.1 | url=http://cdimage.debian.org/mirror/cdimage/archive/5.0.1/ | access-date=5 May 2021}}
• 5.0.2 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2009|06|27}}){{cite web |date=27 June 2009 |title=Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 updated |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2009/20090627 |access-date=5 May 2021}}{{cite web |title=Index of /mirror/cdimage/archive/5.0.2 | url=http://cdimage.debian.org/mirror/cdimage/archive/5.0.2/ | access-date=5 May 2021}}
• 5.0.3 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2009|09|05}}){{cite web |date=5 September 2009 |title=Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 updated |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2009/20090905 |access-date=5 May 2021}}{{cite web |title=Index of /mirror/cdimage/archive/5.0.3 | url=http://cdimage.debian.org/mirror/cdimage/archive/5.0.3/ | access-date=5 May 2021}}
• 5.0.4 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2010|01|30}}){{cite web |date=30 January 2010 |title=Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 updated |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2010/20100130 |access-date=5 May 2021}}{{cite web |title=Index of /mirror/cdimage/archive/5.0.4 | url=http://cdimage.debian.org/mirror/cdimage/archive/5.0.4/ | access-date=5 May 2021}}
• 5.0.5 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2010|07|26}}){{cite web |date=26 June 2010 |title=Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 updated |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2010/20100626 |access-date=5 May 2021}}{{cite web |title=Index of /mirror/cdimage/archive/5.0.5 | url=http://cdimage.debian.org/mirror/cdimage/archive/5.0.5/ | access-date=5 May 2021}}
• 5.0.6 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2010|09|04}}){{cite web |date=4 September 2010 |title=Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 updated |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2010/20100904 |access-date=5 May 2021}}{{cite web |title=Index of /mirror/cdimage/archive/5.0.6 | url=http://cdimage.debian.org/mirror/cdimage/archive/5.0.6/ | access-date=5 May 2021}}
• 5.0.7 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2010|11|27}}){{cite web |date=27 November 2010 |title=Updated Debian GNU/Linux: 5.0.7 released |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2010/20101127 |access-date=5 May 2021}}
• 5.0.8 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2011|01|22}}){{cite web |date=22 January 2011 |title=Updated Debian GNU/Linux: 5.0.8 released |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2011/20110122 |access-date=5 May 2021}}
• 5.0.9 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2011|01|22}}){{cite web |date=1 October 2011 |title=Updated Debian GNU/Linux 5.0: 5.0.9 released |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2011/20111001 |access-date=5 May 2021}}
• 5.0.10 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2012|03|10}}) this is the final update for codename Lenny.{{cite web |date=10 March 2012 |title=Updated Debian 5.0: 5.0.10 released |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2012/20120310 |access-date=5 May 2021}}

{{Clear}}

File:Debian 6.0.2.1.png

Debian 6.0 (Squeeze), released 6 February 2011, contained more than 29,000 packages. The default Linux kernel included was deblobbed beginning with this release. The web browser Chromium was introduced and Debian was ported to the kfreebsd-i386 and kfreebsd-amd64 architectures (while that port was later discontinued), and support for the Intel 486, Alpha, and PA-RISC (hppa) architectures was dropped.{{cite web

|url = https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2016/05/msg00001.html

|title = Debian i386 architecture now requires a 686-class processor

|publisher = The Debian Project

|access-date = 18 June 2017

|quote = Support for 486-class processors was dropped, somewhat accidentally, in squeeze.

|archive-date = 17 May 2017

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170517202412/https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2016/05/msg00001.html

|url-status = live

}}{{cite web

|url = https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/project-history/

|title = A Brief History of Debian

|publisher = The Debian Project

|access-date = 23 November 2015

|quote = Debian 6.0 Squeeze (February 2011): named for the green three-eyed aliens. The release was frozen on 6 August 2010, with many of the Debian developers gathered at the 10th Debconf at New York City. While two architectures (alpha and hppa) were dropped, two architectures of the new FreeBSD port (kfreebsd-i386 and kfreebsd-amd64) were made available as technology preview, including the kernel and userland tools as well as common server software (though not advanced desktop features yet). This was the first time a Linux distribution has been extended to also allow use of a non-Linux kernel.

|archive-date = 21 December 2015

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151221235522/http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/project-history/

|url-status = live

}}{{cite web

| url = https://www.debian.org/releases/squeeze/

| title = Debian "squeeze" Release Information

| publisher = The Debian Project

| access-date = 23 November 2015

| archive-date = 23 November 2015

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151123142320/https://www.debian.org/releases/squeeze/

| url-status = live

}}{{cite web

| url = https://www.debian.org/News/2011/20110205a

| title = Debian 6.0 Squeeze released

| publisher = The Debian Project

| access-date = 23 November 2015

| archive-date = 21 February 2011

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110221183035/http://www.debian.org/News/2011/20110205a

| url-status = live

}}

Squeeze was the first release of Debian in which non-free firmware components (aka "binary blobs") were excluded from the "main" repository as a matter of policy.{{cite web|url=http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Debian-aims-for-FSF-endorsement-1632789.html|title=Debian aims for FSF endorsement - The H Open: News and Features|website=H-online.com|access-date=8 September 2018|archive-date=9 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170409065830/http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Debian-aims-for-FSF-endorsement-1632789.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.debian.org/News/2010/20101215|title=Debian -- News -- Debian 6.0 "Squeeze" to be released with completely free Linux Kernel|website=Debian.org|access-date=8 September 2018|archive-date=1 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180801111622/https://www.debian.org/News/2010/20101215|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.itworld.com/article/2723388/it-management/debian-gnu-linux-seeks-alignment-with-free-software-foundation.html|title=Debian GNU/Linux seeks alignment with Free Software Foundation|first=Brian|last=Proffitt|date=12 July 2012 |access-date=8 September 2018|archive-date=9 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180909041220/https://www.itworld.com/article/2723388/it-management/debian-gnu-linux-seeks-alignment-with-free-software-foundation.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://upsilon.cc/~zack/blog/posts/2010/12/squeeze_your_non-free_firmware_away/|title=squeeze your non-free firmware away|website=Upsilon.cc|access-date=8 September 2018|archive-date=9 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180909040404/https://upsilon.cc/~zack/blog/posts/2010/12/squeeze_your_non-free_firmware_away/|url-status=live}}

Point releases:

• 6.0.1 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2011|03|19}}){{cite web |date=19 March 2011 |title=Updated Debian 6: 6.0.1 released |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2011/20110319 |access-date=4 May 2021}}
• 6.0.2 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2011|06|25}}){{cite web |date=25 June 2011 |title=Updated Debian 6: 6.0.2 released |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2011/20110625 |access-date=4 May 2021}}
• 6.0.3 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2011|10|08}}){{cite web |date=8 October 2011 |title=Updated Debian 6: 6.0.3 released |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2011/20111008 |access-date=4 May 2021}}
• 6.0.4 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2012|01|28}}){{cite web |date=28 January 2012 |title=Updated Debian 6: 6.0.4 released |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2012/20120128 |access-date=4 May 2021}}
• 6.0.5 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2012|05|12}}){{cite web |date=12 May 2012 |title=Updated Debian 6: 6.0.5 released |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2012/20120512 |access-date=4 May 2021}}
• 6.0.6 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2012|09|29}}){{cite web |date=29 September 2012 |title=Updated Debian 6: 6.0.6 released |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2012/20120929 |access-date=4 May 2021}}
• 6.0.7 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2013|02|23}}){{cite web |date=23 February 2013 |title=Updated Debian 6: 6.0.7 released |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2013/20130223 |access-date=4 May 2021}}
• 6.0.8 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2013|10|20}}){{cite web |date=20 October 2013 |title=Updated Debian 6: 6.0.8 released |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2013/20131020 |access-date=4 May 2021}}
• 6.0.9 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2014|02|15}}){{cite web |date=15 February 2014 |title=Updated Debian 6: 6.0.9 released |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2014/20140215 |access-date=4 May 2021}}
• 6.0.10 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2014|06|19}}) this is the final update for codename Squeeze.{{cite web |date=19 July 2014 |title=Updated Debian 6: 6.0.10 released |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2014/20140719 |access-date=4 May 2021}}
• Squeeze long term support reached end-of-life ({{release date and age|df=yes|2016|02|29}}){{cite web |date=12 February 2016 |title=Debian 6.0 Long Term Support reaching end-of-life |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2016/20160212 |access-date=13 May 2021}}

{{Clear}}

File:Screenshot-debian wheezy ja.png

Debian 7 (Wheezy), released 4 May 2013, contained more than 36,000 packages. Support for UEFI was added and Debian was ported to the armhf and IBM z/Architecture (s390x) architectures.{{cite web

|url = https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/project-history/

|title = A Brief History of Debian

|publisher = The Debian Project

|access-date = 23 November 2015

|quote = Debian 7.0 Wheezy (May 2013): named for the rubber toy penguin with a red bow tie. One architecture was included in this release (armhf) and this release introduced multi-arch support, which allowed users to install packages from multiple architectures on the same machine. Improvements in the installation process allowed visually impaired people to install the system using software speech for the first time. This was also the first release that supported the installation and booting in devices using UEFI firmware.

|archive-date = 21 December 2015

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151221235522/http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/project-history/

|url-status = live

}}{{cite web

| url = https://www.debian.org/releases/wheezy/

| title = Debian "wheezy" Release Information

| publisher = The Debian Project

| access-date = 23 November 2015

| archive-date = 3 November 2015

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151103173130/https://www.debian.org/releases/wheezy/

| url-status = live

}}{{cite web

| url = https://www.debian.org/News/2013/20130504

| title = Debian 7.0 Wheezy released

| publisher = The Debian Project

| access-date = 23 November 2015

| archive-date = 22 December 2015

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151222015735/http://www.debian.org/News/2013/20130504

| url-status = live

}}{{cite web

|url = https://wiki.debian.org/UEFI#debian-installer_support

|title = UEFI

|publisher = The Debian Project

|access-date = 1 January 2020

|quote = The initial support to make UEFI amd64 systems directly installable in Debian was added in Wheezy (7.0). Support was later added for i386 and arm64 systems for Jessie (8.0), along with a number of quirks and bug workarounds. Support for armhf was added in Buster (10.0).

|archive-date = 14 November 2019

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191114091005/https://wiki.debian.org/UEFI#debian-installer_support

|url-status = live

}}

Point releases:

• 7.1 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2013|06|15}}){{cite web |date=15 June 2013 |title=Updated Debian 7: 7.1 released |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2013/20130615 |access-date=4 May 2021}}
• 7.2 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2013|10|12}}){{cite web |date=12 October 2013 |title=Updated Debian 7: 7.2 released |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2013/20131012 |access-date=4 May 2021}}
• 7.3 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2013|12|14}}){{cite web |date=14 December 2013 |title=Updated Debian 7: 7.3 released |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2013/20131214 |access-date=4 May 2021}}
• 7.4 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2014|02|08}}){{cite web |date=8 February 2014 |title=Updated Debian 7: 7.4 released |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2014/20140208 |access-date=4 May 2021}}
• 7.5 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2014|04|26}}){{cite web |date=26 April 2014 |title=Updated Debian 7: 7.5 released |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2014/20140426 |access-date=4 May 2021}}
• 7.6 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2014|07|12}}){{cite web |date=12 July 2014 |title=Updated Debian 7: 7.6 released |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2014/20140712 |access-date=4 May 2021}}
• 7.7 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2014|10|18}}){{cite web |date=18 October 2014 |title=Updated Debian 7: 7.7 released |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2014/20141018 |access-date=4 May 2021}}
• 7.8 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2015|01|10}}){{cite web |date=10 January 2015 |title=Updated Debian 7: 7.8 released |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2015/20150110 |access-date=4 May 2021}}
• Debian 8.0 codename Jessie releases, Wheezy becomes oldstable ({{release date and age|df=yes|2015|04|25}})
• 7.9 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2015|09|05}}){{cite web |date=5 September 2015 |title=Updated Debian 7: 7.9 released |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2015/2015090502 |access-date=4 May 2021}}
• 7.10 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2016|04|02}}){{cite web |date=2 April 2016 |title=Updated Debian 7: 7.10 released |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2016/2016040202 |access-date=4 May 2021}}
• 7.11 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2016|06|04}}) this is the final update for codename Wheezy.{{cite web |date=4 June 2016 |title=Updated Debian 7: 7.11 released |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2016/2016060402 |access-date=17 November 2019 |archive-date=22 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191222032442/https://www.debian.org/News/2016/2016060402 |url-status=live }}
• Debian 9.0 codename Stretch releases, Wheezy becomes oldoldstable ({{release date and age|df=yes|2017|06|17}})
• Wheezy long term support reached end-of-life ({{release date and age|df=yes|2018|06|01}}){{cite web |date=4 June 2016 |title=Debian 7 Long Term Support reaching end-of-life |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2018/20180601 |access-date=13 May 2021}}
• Wheezy extended long term support reached end-of-life ({{release date and age|df=yes|2020|06|30}}).{{Cite web |title=LTS/Extended - Debian Wiki |url=https://wiki.debian.org/LTS/Extended |access-date=2022-01-16 |website=wiki.debian.org}}

{{Clear}}

File:Debian 8.2 GNOME desktop.png

Debian 8 (Jessie), released 25 April 2015, contained more than 43,000 packages, with systemd installed by default instead of init. (sysvinit and upstart packages are provided as alternatives.) Debian was ported to the ARM64 and ppc64le architectures, while support for the IA-64, kfreebsd-amd64 and kfreebsd-i386, IBM ESA/390 (s390) (only the 31-bit variant; the newer 64-bit s390x was retained) and SPARC architectures were dropped.{{cite web

|url = https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/project-history/

|title = A Brief History of Debian

|publisher = The Debian Project

|access-date = 23 November 2015

|quote = Debian 8 Jessie (April 2015): named for the cowgirl doll who first appeared in Toy Story 2.

|archive-date = 21 December 2015

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151221235522/http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/project-history/

|url-status = live

}}{{cite web

| url = https://www.debian.org/releases/jessie/

| title = Debian "jessie" Release Information

| publisher = The Debian Project

| access-date = 23 November 2015

| archive-date = 15 November 2015

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151115195044/http://www.debian.org/releases/jessie/

| url-status = live

}}{{cite web

| url = https://www.debian.org/News/2015/20150426

| title = Debian 8 Jessie released

| publisher = The Debian Project

| access-date = 23 November 2015

| archive-date = 18 June 2017

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170618152940/https://www.debian.org/News/2015/20150426

| url-status = live

}}

Long term support ended June 2020.{{cite web |title=Debian "jessie" Release Information |url=https://www.debian.org/releases/jessie/ |access-date=21 November 2015 |archive-date=15 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151115195044/http://www.debian.org/releases/jessie/ |url-status=live }}

Point releases:

• 8.1 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2015|06|06}}){{cite web |date=6 June 2015 |title=Updated Debian 8: 8.1 released |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2015/20150606 |access-date=4 May 2021}}
• 8.2 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2015|09|05}}){{cite web |date=5 September 2015 |title=Updated Debian 8: 8.2 released |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2015/20150905 |access-date=4 May 2021}}
• 8.3 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2016|01|23}}){{cite web |date=23 January 2016 |title=Updated Debian 8: 8.3 released |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2016/20160123 |access-date=4 May 2021}}
• 8.4 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2016|04|02}}){{cite web |date=2 April 2016 |title=Updated Debian 8: 8.4 released |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2016/20160402 |access-date=4 May 2021}}
• 8.5 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2016|06|04}}){{cite web |date=4 June 2016 |title=Updated Debian 8: 8.5 released |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2016/20160604 |access-date=4 May 2021}}
• 8.6 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2016|09|17}}){{cite web |date=17 September 2016 |title=Updated Debian 8: 8.6 released |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2016/20160917 |access-date=4 May 2021}}
• 8.7 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2017|01|14}}){{cite web |date=14 January 2017 |title=Updated Debian 8: 8.7 released |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2017/20170114 |access-date=4 May 2021}}
• 8.8 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2017|05|06}}){{cite web |date=6 May 2017 |title=Updated Debian 8: 8.8 released |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2017/20170506 |access-date=4 May 2021}}
• Debian 9.0 codename Stretch releases, Jessie becomes oldstable ({{release date and age|df=yes|2017|06|17}})
• 8.9 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2017|07|22}}){{cite web |date=22 July 2017 |title=Updated Debian 8: 8.9 released |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2017/2017072202 |access-date=28 March 2020 |archive-date=12 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171212203214/https://www.debian.org/News/2017/2017072202 |url-status=live }}
• 8.10 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2017|12|09}}){{cite web |date=9 December 2017 |title=Updated Debian 8: 8.10 released |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2017/20171209 |access-date=14 February 2020 |archive-date=12 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171212203158/https://www.debian.org/News/2017/20171209 |url-status=live }}
• Regular security support updates have been discontinued ({{release date and age|df=yes|2018|06|17}})
• 8.11 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2018|06|23}}) this is the final update for codename Jessie.{{cite web |date=23 June 2018 |title=Updated Debian 8: 8.11 released |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2018/20180623 |access-date=15 May 2019 |archive-date=7 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190707051702/https://www.debian.org/News/2018/20180623 |url-status=live }}
• Debian 10.0 codename Buster releases, Jessie becomes oldoldstable ({{release date and age|df=yes|2019|07|06}})
• Jessie long term support reached end-of-life ({{release date and age|df=yes|2020|06|30}})
• Jessie extended long term support reaches end-of-life ({{release date and age|df=yes|2025|06|30}})

{{Clear}}

File:Debian 9 (Stretch) with GNOME Shell 3.22.png

Debian 9 (Stretch) was released on 17 June 2017, two years and two months after Debian 8.0, and contained more than 51,000 packages.{{cite web|url=https://www.debian.org/News/2017/20170617|title=Debian 9 "Stretch" released|website=Debian.org|date=17 June 2017|access-date=2017-08-28|archive-date=18 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170618145125/https://www.debian.org/News/2017/20170617|url-status=live}} The final minor update, called a "point release", is version 9.13,{{cite web|url=http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/stretch/ChangeLog|title=ChangeLog|work=stretch|publisher=Debian|date=2020-07-18|access-date=2020-07-21|archive-date=8 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181008045120/http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/stretch/ChangeLog|url-status=live}} released on {{release date and age|df=yes|2020|07|18}}. Major upgrades include the Linux kernel going from version 3.16 to 4.9, GNOME desktop version going from 3.14 to 3.22, KDE Plasma 4 was upgraded to Plasma 5, LibreOffice 4.3 upgraded to 5.2 and Qt upgraded from 4.8 to 5.7. LXQt has been added as well.

The Intel i586 (Pentium), i586/i686 hybrid and PowerPC architectures are no longer supported as of Stretch.{{cite web

| url = https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2016/05/msg00001.html

| title = Debian i386 architecture now requires a 686-class processor

| quote = Last year it was decided to increase the minimum CPU features for the i386 architecture to 686-class in the stretch release cycle. This means dropping support for 586-class and hybrid 586/686 processors[1].(Support for 486-class processors was dropped, somewhat accidentally, in squeeze.) This was implemented in the Linux kernel packages starting with Linux 4.3, which was uploaded to unstable in December last year. In case you missed that change, gcc for i386 has recently been changed to target 686-class processors and is generating code that will crash on other processors. Any such systems still running testing or unstable will need to be switched to run stable (jessie). The older processors will continue to be supported in jessie until at least 2018, and until 2020 if i386 is included in jessie LTS. The following processors, supported in jessie, are now unspported: * AMD K5, K6, K6-2, (aka K6 3D), K6-3 * DM&P/SiS Vortex86, Vortex86SX * Cyrix III, MediaGX, MediaGXm * IDT Winchip C6, Winchip 2 * Intel Pentium, Pentium with MMX * Rise mP6 * VIA C3 'Samuel 2', C3 'Ezra'

| access-date = 18 June 2017

| archive-date = 17 May 2017

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170517202412/https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2016/05/msg00001.html

| url-status = live

}}{{cite web

| url = https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2016/10/msg00008.html

| title = Release architectures for Debian 9 'Stretch'

| quote = The only change from Jessie is the removal of powerpc as a release architecture. We discussed this at length, and eventually took the view that the least disservice to users of that port is to provide reasonable notice of its discontinuation. We recognise and acknowledge that discontinuing any port is unavoidably disruptive. The question of whether powerpc remains an architecture in the main archive or moves to ports is one for FTP masters, not the release team.

| access-date = 28 May 2017

| archive-date = 6 November 2016

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161106161122/https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2016/10/msg00008.html

| url-status = live

}}{{cite web

| url = https://news.softpedia.com/news/debian-is-dropping-support-for-older-32-bit-hardware-architectures-in-debian-9-503832.shtml

| title = Debian Is Dropping Support for Older 32-bit Hardware Architectures in Debian 9

| date = 9 May 2016

| quote = The change has already been implemented to the Linux kernel 4.3 packages, which have been uploaded to the Debian Unstable repositories last year. And today users are being informed to move to Debian GNU/Linux 8 "Jessie" if they're still using Debian on older computers powered by i586 or i486 processors. If i386 support is to be included in the Debian GNU/Linux 8 "Jessie" release, which should enter LTS (Long Term Support) stage from May 2018, the operating system will then support older 32-bit processors until the year 2020.

| access-date = 9 February 2020

| archive-date = 31 October 2019

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191031050340/https://news.softpedia.com/news/debian-is-dropping-support-for-older-32-bit-hardware-architectures-in-debian-9-503832.shtml

| url-status = live

}}

Point releases:

• 9.1 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2017|07|22}}){{cite web |date=22 July 2017 |title=Updated Debian 9: 9.1 released |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2017/20170722 |access-date=14 February 2020 |archive-date=27 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170727172647/http://www.debian.org/News/2017/20170722 |url-status=live }}
• 9.2 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2017|10|07}}){{cite web |date=7 October 2017 |title=Updated Debian 9: 9.2 released |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2017/20171007 |access-date=14 February 2020 |archive-date=9 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171009083115/https://www.debian.org/News/2017/20171007 |url-status=live }}
• 9.3 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2017|12|09}}){{cite web |date=9 December 2017 |title=Updated Debian 9: 9.3 released |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2017/2017120902 |access-date=14 February 2020 |archive-date=26 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226211256/https://www.debian.org/News/2017/2017120902 |url-status=live }}
• 9.4 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2018|03|10}}){{cite web |date=10 March 2018 |title=Updated Debian 9: 9.4 released |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2018/20180310 |access-date=8 October 2019 |archive-date=1 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191001213430/https://www.debian.org/News/2018/20180310 |url-status=live }}
• 9.5 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2018|07|14}}){{cite web |date=14 July 2018 |title=Updated Debian 9: 9.5 released |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2018/20180714 |access-date=14 February 2020 |archive-date=14 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714165136/https://www.debian.org/News/2018/20180714 |url-status=live }}
• 9.6 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2018|11|10}}){{cite web |date=10 November 2018 |title=Updated Debian 9: 9.6 released |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2018/20181110 |access-date=14 February 2020 |archive-date=22 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191222032255/https://www.debian.org/News/2018/20181110 |url-status=live }}
• 9.7 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2019|01|23}}){{cite web |date=23 January 2019 |title=Updated Debian 9: 9.7 released |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2019/20190123 |access-date=14 February 2020 |archive-date=22 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191222003344/https://www.debian.org/News/2019/20190123 |url-status=live }}
• 9.8 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2019|02|16}}){{cite web |date=16 February 2019 |title=Updated Debian 9: 9.8 released |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2019/20190216 |access-date=14 February 2020 |archive-date=25 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191225170544/https://www.debian.org/News/2019/20190216 |url-status=live }}
• 9.9 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2019|04|27}}){{cite web |date=27 April 2019 |title=Updated Debian 9: 9.9 released |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2019/20190427 |access-date=14 February 2020 |archive-date=11 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200311103254/https://www.debian.org/News/2019/20190427 |url-status=live }}
• Stretch becomes oldstable, Buster becomes stable release ({{release date and age|df=yes|2019|07|06}})
• 9.10 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2019|09|07}}){{cite web |date=7 September 2019 |title=Updated Debian 9: 9.10 released |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2019/2019090702 |access-date=14 February 2020 |archive-date=10 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200210223747/https://www.debian.org/News/2019/2019090702 |url-status=live }}
• 9.11 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2019|09|08}}){{cite web |date=8 September 2019 |title=Updated Debian 9: 9.11 released |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2019/20190908 |access-date=17 November 2019 |archive-date=15 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115223003/https://www.debian.org/News/2019/20190908 |url-status=live }}
• 9.12 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2020|02|08}}){{cite web |date=8 February 2020 |title=Updated Debian 9: 9.12 released |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2020/2020020802 |access-date=14 February 2020 |archive-date=10 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200210223738/https://www.debian.org/News/2020/2020020802 |url-status=live }}
• 9.13 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2020|07|18}}) this is the final update for codename Stretch.{{cite web |date=18 July 2020 |title=Updated Debian 9: 9.13 released |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2020/20200718 |access-date=20 July 2020 |archive-date=20 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200720153407/https://www.debian.org/News/2020/20200718 |url-status=live }}
• Stretch long term support reached end-of-life ({{release date and age|df=yes|2022|06|30}}){{cite web |date=29 October 2020 |title=Debian Long Term Support|url=https://wiki.debian.org/LTS |access-date=15 July 2021 }}
• Stretch extended long term support reaches end-of-life ({{release date and age|df=yes|2027|06|30}})

{{Clear}}

File:Debian 10 Buster GNOME.png

Debian 10 (Buster) was released on {{release date and age|df=yes|2019|07|06}}. It was two years and a month after Debian 9 (Stretch).{{cite web|title=Debian 10 "buster" released|url=https://www.debian.org/News/2019/20190706|access-date=7 July 2019|date=6 July 2019|archive-date=7 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190707003108/https://www.debian.org/News/2019/20190706|url-status=live}} Debian 10 contains 57,703 packages, supports UEFI Secure Boot,{{cite web|url=https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Debian-UEFI-SecureBoot-2018|title=Debian Making Progress on UEFI SecureBoot Support in 2018|last=Larabel|first=Michael|date=30 April 2018|website=Phoronix|publisher=Phoronix Media|access-date=23 May 2018|archive-date=2 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180502064154/https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Debian-UEFI-SecureBoot-2018|url-status=live}} has AppArmor enabled by default, uses LUKS2 as the default LUKS format, and uses Wayland for GNOME by default.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}}

Debian 10 ships with Linux kernel version 4.19.{{cite web|url=https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=debian|title=DistroWatch.com: Debian|date=23 May 2018|website=DistroWatch.com|publisher=Unsigned Integer Limited|access-date=9 February 2020|archive-date=27 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200127203153/https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=debian|url-status=live}} Available desktops include Cinnamon 3.8, GNOME 3.30, KDE Plasma 5.14, LXDE 0.99.2, LXQt 0.14, MATE 1.20, Xfce 4.12. Key application software includes LibreOffice 6.1 for office productivity, VLC 3.0 for media viewing, and Firefox ESR for web browsing.{{Cite web|last=Staff|first=Ars|date=2019-09-11|title=Debian 10: Playing catch-up with the rest of the Linux world (that's a good thing)|url=https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/09/debian-10-playing-catch-up-with-the-rest-of-the-linux-world-thats-a-good-thing/|access-date=2021-07-11|website=Ars Technica|language=en-us}}

Point releases:

• 10.1 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2019|09|07}}){{cite web|date=7 September 2019|title=Updated Debian 10: 10.1 released|url=https://www.debian.org/News/2019/20190907|access-date=8 October 2019|archive-date=8 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191008214906/https://www.debian.org/News/2019/20190907|url-status=live}}{{cite web|date=2019-09-07|title=ChangeLog|work=buster|publisher=Debian|url=http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/buster/ChangeLog|access-date=2019-09-18|archive-date=10 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910005749/http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/buster/ChangeLog|url-status=live}}
• 10.2 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2019|11|16}}){{cite web|date=16 November 2019|title=Updated Debian 10: 10.2 released|url=https://debian.org/News/2019/20191116|access-date=5 December 2020|archive-date=28 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128055830/https://www.debian.org/News/2019/20191116|url-status=live}}
• 10.3 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2020|02|08}}){{cite web|date=8 February 2020|title=Updated Debian 10: 10.3 released|url=https://debian.org/News/2020/20200208|access-date=5 December 2020|archive-date=27 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127111246/https://www.debian.org/News/2020/20200208|url-status=live}}
• 10.4 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2020|05|09}}){{cite web|date=9 May 2020|title=Updated Debian 10: 10.4 released|url=https://debian.org/News/2020/20200509|access-date=5 December 2020|archive-date=29 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129141612/https://www.debian.org/News/2020/20200509|url-status=live}}
• 10.5 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2020|08|01}}){{cite web|date=1 Aug 2020|title=Updated Debian 10: 10.5 released|url=https://debian.org/News/2020/20200801|access-date=5 December 2020|archive-date=2 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202223656/https://www.debian.org/News/2020/20200801|url-status=live}}
• 10.6 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2020|09|26}}){{cite web|date=26 Sep 2020|title=Updated Debian 10: 10.6 released|url=https://debian.org/News/2020/20200926|access-date=5 December 2020|archive-date=2 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202223639/https://www.debian.org/News/2020/20200926|url-status=live}}
• 10.7 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2020|12|05}}){{cite web|date=5 Dec 2020|title=Updated Debian 10: 10.7 released|url=https://debian.org/News/2020/20201205|access-date=5 December 2020|archive-date=5 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205181929/https://www.debian.org/News/2020/20201205|url-status=live}}
• 10.8 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2021|02|06}}){{cite web|date=6 Feb 2021|title=Updated Debian 10: 10.8 released|url=https://debian.org/News/2021/20210206|access-date=7 February 2021|archive-date=7 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210207025053/https://www.debian.org/News/2021/20210206|url-status=live}}
• 10.9 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2021|03|27}}){{cite web|date=27 March 2021|title=Updated Debian 10: 10.9 released|url=https://www.debian.org/News/2021/20210327|access-date=7 February 2021}}
• 10.10 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2021|06|19}}){{cite web|date=27 March 2021|title=Updated Debian 10: 10.10 released|url=https://www.debian.org/News/2021/20210619|access-date=20 June 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210619161115/https://www.debian.org/News/2021/20210619 |archive-date=19 June 2021 }}
• Buster becomes oldstable, Bullseye is the current stable release ({{release date and age|df=yes|2021|08|14}})
• 10.11 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2021|10|09}}){{cite web|date=9 October 2021|title=Updated Debian 10: 10.11 released|url=https://www.debian.org/News/2021/2021100902|access-date=10 October 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211009163656/https://www.debian.org/News/2021/2021100902 |archive-date=9 October 2021 }}
• 10.12 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2022|03|26}}){{cite web|date=26 March 2022|title=Updated Debian 10: 10.12 released|url=https://www.debian.org/News/2022/2022032602|access-date=5 April 2022|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220402025201/https://www.debian.org/News/2022/2022032602 |archive-date=2 April 2022 }}
• 10.13 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2022|09|10}}) this is the final update for codename Buster{{cite web |date=10 September 2022 |title=Updated Debian 10: 10.13 released |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2022/20220910 |access-date=11 September 2022}}
• Buster long term support reached end-of-life ({{Release date and age|2024|6|30|df=y}}){{cite web |title=Debian Long Term Support |url=https://wiki.debian.org/LTS}}
• Buster extended long term support reaches end-of-life ({{Release date and age|2029|6|30|df=y}}){{Cite web |title=LTS/Extended - Debian Wiki |url=https://wiki.debian.org/LTS/Extended |access-date=2024-08-04 |website=wiki.debian.org}}

File:Debian 11 with GNOME desktop.png

Debian 11 (Bullseye) was released on 14 August 2021. It is based on the Linux 5.10 LTS kernel and will be supported for five years.{{cite web |date=August 14, 2021 |title=Debian 11 'bullseye' released |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2021/20210814}}

On 12 November 2020, it was announced that "Homeworld", by Juliette Taka, will be the default theme for Debian 11, after winning a public poll held with eighteen choices.{{cite web |date=2020-11-12 |title="Homeworld" will be the default theme for Debian 11 |url=https://bits.debian.org/2020/11/homeworld-will-be-the-default-theme-for-debian-11.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113170838/https://bits.debian.org/2020/11/homeworld-will-be-the-default-theme-for-debian-11.html |archive-date=2020-11-13}}

Bullseye dropped the remaining Qt4/KDE 4 libraries and Python 2,{{cite web

| title = Qt4Removal

| website = wiki.debian.org

| url = https://wiki.debian.org/Qt4Removal

| access-date = 2020-01-01

| archive-date = 27 September 2019

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190927163405/https://wiki.debian.org/Qt4Removal

| url-status = live

}}{{cite web

| title = Python 2 and PyPy module removal from Debian

| website = lists.debian.org

| url = https://lists.debian.org/debian-python/2019/07/msg00080.html

| access-date = 2020-01-01

| archive-date = 25 September 2019

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190925154305/https://lists.debian.org/debian-python/2019/07/msg00080.html

| url-status = live

}}

and shipped with Qt 5.15 KDE Plasma 5.20.{{Cite web |url=https://www.preining.info/blog/2020/10/plasma-5-20-coming-to-debian/ |title=Plasma 5.20 coming to Debian | There and back again |date=October 2020 |access-date=30 October 2020 |archive-date=30 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030154811/https://www.preining.info/blog/2020/10/plasma-5-20-coming-to-debian/ |url-status=live }} Available desktops include Gnome 3.38, KDE Plasma 5.20, LXDE 11, LXQt 0.16, MATE 1.24, and Xfce 4.16.{{Cite web|date=2021-08-15|title=7 New Features in the Newly Released Debian 11 'Bullseye' Linux Distro|url=https://news.itsfoss.com/debian-11-feature/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20211228142454/https://news.itsfoss.com/debian-11-feature/|archive-date=2021-12-28|access-date=2021-12-28|website=It's FOSS News|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Tung|first=Liam|title=Linux: Stable Debian 11 'bullseye' arrives with five years of support|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/linux-stable-debian-11-bullseye-arrives-with-five-years-of-support/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20211228142352/https://www.zdnet.com/article/linux-stable-debian-11-bullseye-arrives-with-five-years-of-support/|archive-date=2021-12-28|access-date=2021-12-28|website=ZDNet|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Debian -- News -- Debian 11 "bullseye" released|url=https://www.debian.org/News/2021/20210814.en.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210820002522/https://www.debian.org/News/2021/20210814#selection-163.94-201.10|archive-date=2021-08-20|access-date=2021-12-28|website=www.debian.org}}

Bullseye does not support the older big-endian 32-bit MIPS architectures.{{cite web |title=Debian Guts Support For Old MIPS CPUs - Phoronix |website=www.phoronix.com |url=https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Debian-Drops-Old-32-Bit-MIPS |access-date=2019-11-13 |archive-date=31 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191031050335/https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Debian-Drops-Old-32-Bit-MIPS |url-status=live }} This is not to be confused with the more common i386 32-bit architecture which is still supported.

The first of the code freezes, readying Debian 11 for release, began on 12 January 2021.{{cite mailing list |url=https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2021/01/msg00002.html |title=bits from the release team: bullseye freeze started and its architectures |date=January 13, 2021 |access-date=April 29, 2021 |mailing-list=debian-devel-announce |last=Gevers |first=Paul |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127132828/https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2021/01/msg00002.html |archive-date=January 27, 2021 |url-status=live}}

Development freeze timetable:

• 12 January, 2021: transition freeze
• 12 February, 2021: soft freeze{{cite mailing list |url=https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2021/02/msg00002.html |title=bits from the RT: bullseye froze softly |date=February 13, 2021 |access-date=April 29, 2021 |mailing-list=debian-devel-announce |last=Gevers |first=Paul |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225095503/https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2021/02/msg00002.html |archive-date=February 25, 2021 |url-status=live}}
• 12 March, 2021: hard freeze{{cite mailing list |url=https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2021/03/msg00006.html |title=Bits from the Release Team: frozen hard to get hot |date=March 20, 2021 |access-date=April 29, 2021 |mailing-list=debian-devel-announce |last=Gevers |first=Paul |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210322044858/https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2021/03/msg00006.html |archive-date=March 22, 2021 |url-status=live}}
• 17 July, 2021: full freeze
• 14 August, 2021: release

Point releases:

• 11.1 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2021|10|09}}){{cite web |date=9 October 2021 |title=Updated Debian 11: 11.1 released |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2021/20211009 |access-date=10 October 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211009134818/https://www.debian.org/News/2021/20211009 |archive-date=9 October 2021}}
• 11.2 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2021|12|18}}){{cite web |date=18 December 2021 |title=Updated Debian 11: 11.2 released |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2021/20211218 |access-date=20 December 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211218153712/https://www.debian.org/News/2021/20211218 |archive-date=18 December 2021}}
• 11.3 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2022|3|26}}){{cite web |date=26 March 2022 |title=Updated Debian 11: 11.3 released |website=www.debian.org |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2022/20220326 |access-date=2022-04-01}}
• 11.4 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2022|7|09}}){{cite web |date=9 July 2022 |title=Updated Debian 11: 11.4 released |website=www.debian.org |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2022/20220709 |access-date=2022-07-09}}
• 11.5 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2022|9|10}}){{cite web |date=10 September 2022 |title=Updated Debian 11: 11.5 released |website=www.debian.org |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2022/2022091002 |access-date=2022-09-10}}
• 11.6 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2022|12|17}}){{cite web |date=17 December 2022 |title=Updated Debian 11: 11.6 released |website=www.debian.org |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2022/20221217 |access-date=2022-12-19}}
• 11.7 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2023|04|29}}){{cite web |date=29 April 2023 |title=Updated Debian 11: 11.7 released |website=www.debian.org |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2023/20230429 |access-date=2023-05-02}}
• Bullseye becomes oldstable, Bookworm is the current stable release ({{release date and age|df=yes|2023|06|10}})
• 11.8 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2023|10|07}}){{cite web |date=2023-10-07 |title=Updated Debian 11: 11.8 released |website=www.debian.org |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2023/2023100702 |access-date=2023-10-09}}
• 11.9 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2024|02|10}}){{cite web |date=2024-02-10 |title=Updated Debian 11: 11.9 released |website=www.debian.org |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2024/2024021002 |access-date=2024-02-10}}
• 11.10 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2024|06|29}}){{cite web |date=2024-06-29 |title=Updated Debian 11: 11.10 released |website=www.debian.org |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2024/2024062902 |access-date=2024-06-29}}
• 11.11 ({{Release date and age|df=yes|2024|8|31}}); this is the final point release for Bullseye{{Cite mailing list |last=Wiltshire |first=Jonathan |title=Upcoming oldstable point release (11.11) |mailing-list=debian-release |date=2024-07-16 |url=https://lists.debian.org/debian-release/2024/07/msg00231.html}}

File:Debian 12 (Bookworm) - GNOME desktop.png

Debian 12 (Bookworm) was released on 10 June 2023. It is based on Linux kernel v6.1 LTS, and uses GNOME 43 as its default desktop environment, but as usual many other desktops are available, such as KDE Plasma 5.27, LXDE 11, LXQt 1.2.0, MATE 1.26, and Xfce 4.18.{{Cite web |title=Chapter 2. What's new in Debian 12 |url=https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/amd64/release-notes/ch-whats-new.en.html#major-packages |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=www.debian.org}}

Bookworm raised the compatibility level of its 32 bit x86 PC port from i586 to i686 compatibility.{{cite web |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2023/20230610 |title=Debian 12 "bookworm" released |date=2023-06-10 |access-date=2024-12-21 |quote=32-bit PC (i386) no longer covers any i586 processor; the new minimum processor requirement is i686. If your machine is not compatible with this requirement, it is recommended that you stay with bullseye for the remainder of its support cycle.}}{{cite web |url=https://www.debian.org/releases/bookworm/i386/ch02s01.en.html#idm265 |title= 2.1. Supported Hardware |date=2023-05-08 |access-date=2024-12-21 |quote= However, Debian GNU/Linux bookworm will not run on 586 (Pentium) or earlier processors.}}

Debian 12 (Bookworm) is the last version of Debian with KDE Plasma 5.

Starting with Debian 12, non-free firmware packages from the "non-free-firmware" section of the Debian archive was enabled by default in the official installer and live images if and when the system determines that these packages are required, such as with modern Wi-Fi cards and modern graphics cards.{{Cite web |date=2023-11-02 |title=General Resolution: non-free firmware: results |url=https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2022/10/msg00001.html |access-date=2025-01-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231102171923/https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2022/10/msg00001.html |archive-date=2 November 2023 }} A change was also made to the Debian Social Contract to allow for this change to be made.{{Cite web |title=General Resolution: non-free firmware |url=https://www.debian.org/vote/2022/vote_003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231104202242/https://www.debian.org/vote/2022/vote_003 |archive-date=November 4, 2023}}

On 13 October 2022, the Release Team announced the freeze development milestone timeline for this release:{{Cite mailing list |url=https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2022/10/msg00004.html |title=bits from the release team: are you ready to skate yet? |date=13 October 2022 |access-date=1 January 2022 |mailing-list=debian-devel-announce |last=Gevers |first=Paul |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127101844/https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2022/10/msg00004.html |archive-date=27 November 2022 |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |title=bookworm Freeze Timeline and Policy |language=English |url=https://release.debian.org/testing/freeze_policy.html |access-date=1 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221215192801/https://release.debian.org/testing/freeze_policy.html |archive-date=15 December 2022 |url-status=live}}

• 12 January 2023: transition and toolchain
• 12 February 2023: soft freeze
• 12 March 2023: hard freeze

Point releases:

• 12.1 ({{release date and age|df=yes|2023|07|22}}){{cite web |date=22 July 2023 |title=Updated Debian 12: 12.1 released |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2023/20230722 |access-date=23 July 2023 }}
• 12.2 ({{Release date and age|df=yes|2023|10|7}}){{Cite web |date=7 October 2023 |title=Updated Debian 12: 12.2 released |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2023/20231007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008021101/https://www.debian.org/News/2023/20231007 |archive-date=8 October 2023 |access-date=}}
• 12.3 (Cancelled, was intended to be released {{Release date and age|df=yes|2023|12|09}}){{cite web|title=Debian 12.4 to supersede Debian 12.3|url=https://www.debian.org/News/2023/2023121002|access-date=13 December 2023}}
• 12.4 ({{Release date and age|df=yes|2023|12|10}}){{cite web |title=Updated Debian 12: 12.4 released |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2023/20231210 |access-date=12 December 2023}}
• 12.5 ({{Release date and age|df=yes|2024|02|10}}){{Cite web |title=Updated Debian 12: 12.5 released |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2024/20240210}}
• 12.6 ({{Release date and age|df=yes|2024|6|29}} (delayed from {{Release date and age|df=yes|2024|4|6}})){{Cite mailing list |title=Re: Upcoming stable point release (12.6) |url=https://lists.debian.org/debian-release/2024/03/msg00517.html |access-date=2024-02-05 |mailing-list=debian-release |first=Adam D. |last=Barratt |date=2024-03-29}}{{Cite mailing list|title=Upcoming stable point release (12.6)|first=Jonathan|last=Wiltshire|date=2024-06-12|url=https://lists.debian.org/debian-live/2024/06/msg00001.html|mailing-list=debian-release}}
• 12.7 ({{Release date and age|2024|8|31|df=yes}}){{Cite mailing list |last=Wiltshire |first=Jonathan |title=Upcoming stable point release (12.7) |mailing-list=debian-release |date=2024-07-16 |url=https://lists.debian.org/debian-release/2024/07/msg00230.html}}
• 12.8 ({{Release date and age|2024|11|9|df=yes}}){{Cite web |title=Planning for 12.7 and 12.8 |url=https://lists.debian.org/debian-release/2024/09/msg00046.html |access-date=2024-09-10 |website=lists.debian.org}}{{Cite web |title=Debian Release Management |url=https://release.debian.org/ |access-date=2024-09-10 |website=release.debian.org}}{{Cite web |title=Upcoming stable point releases: 12.8 and 12.9 |url=https://lists.debian.org/debian-release/2024/10/msg00151.html |access-date=2024-10-13 |website=lists.debian.org}}
• 12.9 ({{Release date and age|2025|1|11|df=yes}}){{Cite web |title=Re: Planning for 12.8 and 12.9 |url=https://lists.debian.org/debian-release/2024/09/msg00078.html |access-date=2024-09-10 |website=lists.debian.org}}{{Cite web |date=11 Jan 2025 |orig-date=Sat, 11 Jan 2025 12:30:07 GMT |title=Updated Debian 12: 12.9 released |url=https://www.debian.org/News/2025/20250111 |access-date=12 Jan 2025}}
• 12.10 ({{Release date and age|2025|3|15}}){{Cite web |title=Upcoming stable point release: 12.10 |url=https://lists.debian.org/debian-release/2025/02/msg00160.html |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=lists.debian.org}}

File:Debian Trixie, 2024.12.12.png

With the release of Debian 12 on June 10, 2023, testing is now also known by the codename Trixie which is anticipated to be released as Debian 13 in 2025.{{cite web | url=https://wiki.debian.org/DebianTrixie | title=DebianTrixie - Debian Wiki }} It is likely to use the v6.12 LTS kernel.

Debian 13 will add support for RISC-V, definitely in the 64 bit version riscv64 and only possibly in the 32 bit version riscv32.{{cite web | url=https://wiki.debian.org/RISC-V | title=RISC-V Debian wiki}}{{cite web | url=https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-Official-RISC-V | title=Phoronix: RISC-V Is Now An Official Debian Architecture}}{{cite web | url=https://hackaday.com/2023/07/25/debian-officially-adds-risc-v-support/ | title=Hackaday: Debian Officially Adds RISC-V Support| date=25 July 2023}}{{cite web | url=https://www.omglinux.com/debian-makes-risc-v-support-official/ | title=Omglinux: Debian 13 Will Officially Support 64-Bit RISC-V| date=8 August 2023}}{{cite web | url=https://forum.rvspace.org/t/risc-v-is-now-an-official-debian-architecture/3244 | title=Rvspace: RISC-V Is Now An Official Debian Architecture| date=23 July 2023}}

Debian 13 will drop support for the mipsel architecture,{{cite web |url=https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-Dropping-MIPSEL |title=Debian Dropping Its 32-bit MIPS Little Endian "mipsel" Port |date=2 September 2023 |author=Michael Larabel |website=Phoronix }} and drop the installers for the i386 and armel architectures.{{cite web |url=https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-Installer-Trixie-Alpha-1 |title=Debian Installer Trixie Alpha 1 Brings RISC-V & Drops i386 Installer |date=31 December 2024 |author=Michael Larabel |website=Phoronix }}

Debian 13 will feature KDE Plasma 6.{{Cite web |last=Borisov |first=Bobby |date=2025-03-12 |title=Debian 13 to Offer KDE Plasma 6.3.5 Desktop Environment |url=https://linuxiac.com/debian-13-to-offer-kde-plasma-6-3-5-desktop-environment/ |access-date=2025-03-16 |website=Linuxiac |language=en-US}}

Key release dates:{{Cite web |title=Debian Release Management |url=https://release.debian.org/ |access-date=2024-09-10 |website=release.debian.org}}

• [31th December 2024]: Debian Installer Trixie Alpha 1 release https://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/News/2024/20241231
• [2025-03-15]: Transition and Toolchain Freeze
• [2025-04-15]: Soft Freeze
• [2025-05-15]: Hard Freeze - for key packages and packages without autopkgtests
• [TBA]: Full Freeze
• [TBA]: Deadline for unblock requests

Following the release of Debian 13 (Trixie), testing will also be known by the codename Forky which is anticipated to be released as Debian 14 in 2027.{{cite web | url=https://wiki.debian.org/DebianForky | title=DebianForky - Debian Wiki }}

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