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Debian Releases > Debian Bullseye
Bullseye is the development codename for Debian 11.
It is the current testing distribution.
Contents
Debian Bullseye Life cycle
Before the release
See Bullseye freeze timeline and policy for more information.
2016-07-06: Distribution codename announced
2019-07-06: buster is released, and bullseye becomes testing
- 2021-01-12: Transition and (build-)essentials Freeze
- 2021-02-12: Soft Freeze
- 2021-03-12: Hard Freeze - for key packages and packages without autopkgtests
- 2021-07-17: Full Freeze
Full Freeze date not yet determined.
Release and updates
Architectures
work in progress, Read "Bits from the release teams" emails and arch_qualify page
New Features
See New In Bullseye
Packages & versions
work in progress
Links
Download CD: http://www.debian.org/CD/
Package Repository: http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/bullseye/
Release information: http://www.debian.org/releases/bullseye/
FAQ
- Q) What should I use in sources.list for bullseye?
- There is a change in the security repository compared to prior releases.
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye main deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security bullseye-security main deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-updates main
You may of course add contrib and/or non-free if needed, or select a different mirror. The security and updates repositories will not become active until bullseye is released, but preparing for them in advance is wise.
- Q) Which ''Toy Story'' character is Bullseye?
see Wikipedia page
See also:
Debian Buster - The previous distribution.
Debian Bookworm - The next distribution.