[:DebianReleases:Debian Releases] > Debian Lenny
Lenny is the development codename for the next version of Debian. It is the current [:DebianTesting:testing] distribution.
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Debian/Lenny NON Released Information : [http://www.debian.org/releases/lenny/] |
Debian/Lenny Life cycle
According to a rough schedule posted on debian-devel-announce [http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2007/06/msg00005.html #1] [http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2008/03/msg00001.html #2], Debian 5.0, codename Lenny, should be released in the second half of 2008 (probably around September).
Current status : Frozen ?BR The purpose of the freeze time is to improve the quality of the archive by fixing [http://bts.turmzimmer.net/details.php?bydist=lenny&sortby=packages&ignhinted=on&ignclaimed=on&ignnew=on&ignpending=on&ignbritney=on&ignotherfixed=on&new=7&refresh=1800 RC-bugs].?BR (Basically, no new package and no new upstream version of existing package will enter DebianTesting. Only non-invasives changes are allowed if justified. read the [http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2008/09/msg00000.html freeze announcement] "2nd stage" for more information).
Release Candidate 1 is now available for testing (read the [http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2008/09/msg00005.html announcement]).
Architectures
Lenny's supported architecture re qualification is on its way : [http://release.debian.org/lenny/arch_policy.html criteria], and [http://release.debian.org/lenny/arch_qualify.html status].
For prevision of supported architecture see ["CategoryLennyReleaseRecertification"]
New Features
[:LennyReleaseGoals:Release goals] ([http://release.debian.org/lenny/goals.txt official list] ; [http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2007/07/msg00013.html announcement] ; [http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2008/02/msg00002.html last update])
Packages & versions
- apt 0.7.14+b1
- kernel : linux 2.6.26
- libc : libc6 2.7-13
- gcc : 4:4.3.1-2
- X-server : Xorg 7.3
Testing packages, as of August 29th, 2008.
links
Download CD : [http://www.debian.org/CD/] (use jigdo or bittorrent : raw image not available)
Package Repository : [http://ftp.debian.org/dists/lenny/]
- Installation :
Upgrade from Etch: ["Etch2LennyUpgrade"]
FAQ
- Release Critical Issues
Lenny's [http://release.debian.org/lenny/rc_policy.txt RC Policy] and current [http://bugs.debian.org/release-critical/ RC bugs].
See also :
[:DebianEtch:Debian/Etch] - The current stable release.
[:DebianTesting:Debian/Testing] - More information on the testing distribution.
http://release.debian.org/ - Debian Release Management