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https://www.debian.org/releases - Official information about Debian releases


Introduction

Debian is under continual development. The latest release is Debian 12.9. It is also (currently) known as stable or by its codename "Bookworm".

Each version also corresponds to a set of named software repositories (at least one per CPU architecture).

At any given time, there is one stable release of Debian, which has the support of the Debian security team. When a new stable version is released, the security team will usually cover the previous version for a year or so, while they also cover the new/current version. Only stable is recommended for production use.

There are also two main development repositories unstable and testing which are continually updated during the development of the next stable release. The latest packages arrive in unstable (which always has the codename "Sid"). Packages are automatically copied from unstable to testing when they meet criteria such as lack of release-critical bugs, and dependencies being satisfied by other packages in testing.

Choosing

End users should generally choose to run either stable or testing. Stable is recommended for applications requiring production-level stability and security (servers, firewalls etc) and is also recommended for those who are new to Linux. Testing is recommended for advanced users who want new software on their desktops and who are capable of reporting and fixing bugs to help Debian.

Choosing a debian distribution discusses the pros and cons of choosing one Debian distribution over another. And the overview of software for Debian Stable describes common ways Debian stable is enhanced with newer software or otherwise given extended capabilities.

The Debian FTP archives chapter of the Debian FAQ has even more information.

Current Releases/Repositories

Also:

Production Releases

Version

Code name

Release date

End of life date

EOL LTS

EOL ELTS

15

Duke

14

Forky

13

Trixie

12

Bookworm

2023-06-10

2026-06-10

2028-06-30

2033-06-30

11

Bullseye

2021-08-14

2024-08-14

2026-08-31

2031-06-30

10

Buster

2019-07-06

2022-09-10

2024-06-30

2029-06-30

9

Stretch

2017-06-17

2020-07-18

2022-07-01

2027-06-30

8

Jessie

2015-04-25

2018-06-17

2020-06-30

2025-06-30

7

Wheezy

2013-05-04

2016-04-25

2018-05-31

~2020-06-30

6.0

Squeeze

2011-02-06

2014-05-31

2016-02-29

5.0

Lenny

2009-02-14

2012-02-06

4.0

Etch

2007-04-08

2010-02-15

3.1

Sarge

2005-06-06

2008-03-31

3.0

Woody

2002-07-19

2006-06-30

2.2

Potato

2000-08-15

2003-06-30

2.1

Slink

1999-03-09

2000-09-30

2000-10-30

2.0

Hamm

1998-07-24

-

1.3

Bo

1997-07-02

-

1.2

Rex

1996-12-12

-

1.1

Buzz

1996-06-17

-

0.93R6

1995-10-26

-

0.93R5

~1995-03-01

-

0.91

~1994-01-01

-

Reminder: the EOL date for the stable release is the date of the next stable release plus one year. For example, Debian bullseye ("buster +1") was released on 2021-08-14 so Debian buster's EOL is around 2022-08.

Note: the point releases (like 7.1 and 7.2) are detailed in each distribution's page.

Release statistics

Version

Code name

Freeze length

Time from previous release

Time from next release up to EOL

Total lifetime

1.2

Rex

178 days

1.3

Bo

175 days

2.0

Hamm

171 days

414 days

2.1

Slink

125 days

228 days

76 days

601 days

2.2

Potato

212 days

525 days

346 days

1049 days

3.0

Woody

383 days

703 days

389 days

1442 days

3.1

Sarge

34 days

1053 days

357 days

1028 days

4.0

Etch

258 days

671 days

366 days

1044 days

5.0

Lenny

202 days

678 days

365 days

1087 days

6.0

Squeeze

184 days

722 days

391 days

1209 days

7

Wheezy

308 days

818 days

366 days

1087 days

8

Jessie

171 days

721 days

365 days

1149 days

9

Stretch

224 days

784 days

366 days

1115 days

10

Buster

185 days

749 days

392 days

1162 days

11

Bullseye

28 days

770 days

431 days

1096 days

12

Bookworm

101 days

665 days

In the above array, data closely following "current" releasing tendencies have been highlighted in green. What can be deduced from those data is that the "most-typical" Debian release:

http://debian.semistable.com/releases.gif

Workflow

Here's a diagram describing how packages flow between archives:

https://salsa.debian.org/debian/package-cycle/raw/master/package-cycle.svg

The above graphic is generated from a dot file in the package-cycle git repository.

See also the various software powering that archive.

Codenames

Releases of the Debian distribution have both traditional version numbers and codenames based on characters from the Pixar/Disney movie "Toy Story" (1995). Sid, as you may recall, was the evil neighbor kid who broke all the toys. Additionally, the codename for the Experimental repository, RC-Buggy, was Andy's toy car, and is a pun on 'Release Critical' and 'Remote Control.'

See also

Wiki pages

All wiki pages about Debian releases:

  1. Backports
  2. CategoryRelease
  3. DebianBo
  4. DebianBookworm
  5. DebianBullseye
  6. DebianBuster
  7. DebianBuzz
  8. DebianDuke
  9. DebianEdu/HowTo/LtspBootchart (ltsp-build-client.log-0.82-2-20060309.txt)
  10. DebianEtch
  11. DebianEvents/fr/2024/Toulouse/Rincon2 (Toulouse_mini_DebConf_2024.odp)
  12. DebianExperimental
  13. DebianForky
  14. DebianHamm
  15. DebianJessie
  16. DebianLenny
  17. DebianOldOldStable
  18. DebianOldStable
  19. DebianPotato
  20. DebianReleases
  21. DebianRex
  22. DebianSarge
  23. DebianSlink
  24. DebianSqueeze
  25. DebianStable
  26. DebianStretch
  27. DebianTesting
  28. DebianTrixie
  29. DebianUnstable
  30. DebianWheezy
  31. DebianWoody
  32. ReleasePartyBookworm/India/Online
  33. Sprints/2016/DebianCloudNov2016 (Minutes.txt)
  34. ar/DebianSqueeze
  35. de/Backports
  36. de/DebianBookworm
  37. de/DebianForky
  38. de/DebianLenny
  39. de/DebianSqueeze
  40. de/DebianStretch
  41. es/Backports
  42. es/DebianBookworm
  43. es/DebianBullseye
  44. es/DebianBuster
  45. es/DebianJessie
  46. es/DebianSqueeze
  47. es/DebianStretch
  48. es/DebianTrixie
  49. fr/Backports
  50. fr/DebianBo
  51. fr/DebianBookworm
  52. fr/DebianBullseye
  53. fr/DebianBuster
  54. fr/DebianDuke
  55. fr/DebianEtch
  56. fr/DebianExperimental
  57. fr/DebianForky
  58. fr/DebianHamm
  59. fr/DebianJessie
  60. fr/DebianLenny
  61. fr/DebianOldOldStable
  62. fr/DebianOldStable
  63. fr/DebianReleases
  64. fr/DebianSarge
  65. fr/DebianSlink
  66. fr/DebianSqueeze
  67. fr/DebianStable
  68. fr/DebianStretch
  69. fr/DebianTesting
  70. fr/DebianTrixie
  71. fr/DebianUnstable
  72. fr/DebianWheezy
  73. fr/DebianWoody
  74. he/DebianBuster
  75. id/DebianBullseye
  76. id/DebianStretch
  77. it/Backports
  78. it/DebianBo
  79. it/DebianBookworm
  80. it/DebianBullseye
  81. it/DebianBuster
  82. it/DebianBuzz
  83. it/DebianDuke
  84. it/DebianEtch
  85. it/DebianExperimental
  86. it/DebianForky
  87. it/DebianHamm
  88. it/DebianJessie
  89. it/DebianLenny
  90. it/DebianOldOldStable
  91. it/DebianOldStable
  92. it/DebianPotato
  93. it/DebianReleases
  94. it/DebianRex
  95. it/DebianSarge
  96. it/DebianSlink
  97. it/DebianSqueeze
  98. it/DebianStable
  99. it/DebianStretch
  100. it/DebianTesting
  101. it/DebianUnstable
  102. it/DebianWheezy
  103. it/DebianWoody
  104. ko/DebianBookworm
  105. ko/DebianBullseye
  106. ko/DebianBuster
  107. ko/DebianForky
  108. ko/DebianStretch
  109. ko/DebianTesting
  110. ko/DebianTrixie
  111. ko/DebianUnstable
  112. pl/DebianReleases
  113. pt_BR/Backports
  114. pt_BR/DebianBo
  115. pt_BR/DebianBookworm
  116. pt_BR/DebianBullseye
  117. pt_BR/DebianBuster
  118. pt_BR/DebianBuzz
  119. pt_BR/DebianEtch
  120. pt_BR/DebianExperimental
  121. pt_BR/DebianForky
  122. pt_BR/DebianHamm
  123. pt_BR/DebianJessie
  124. pt_BR/DebianLenny
  125. pt_BR/DebianOldStable
  126. pt_BR/DebianPotato
  127. pt_BR/DebianReleases
  128. pt_BR/DebianRex
  129. pt_BR/DebianSarge
  130. pt_BR/DebianSlink
  131. pt_BR/DebianStable
  132. pt_BR/DebianStretch
  133. pt_BR/DebianTesting
  134. pt_BR/DebianTrixie
  135. pt_BR/DebianUnstable
  136. pt_BR/DebianWheezy
  137. pt_BR/DebianWoody
  138. ru/Backports
  139. ru/DebianBullseye
  140. ru/DebianBuster
  141. ru/DebianJessie
  142. ru/DebianRex
  143. ru/DebianSqueeze
  144. ru/DebianStretch
  145. ru/DebianWheezy
  146. sv/DebianJessie
  147. sv/DebianLenny
  148. sv/DebianReleases
  149. sv/DebianSqueeze
  150. sv/DebianWheezy
  151. uk/DebianBookworm
  152. uk/DebianBullseye
  153. uk/DebianBuster
  154. uk/DebianEtch
  155. uk/DebianHamm
  156. uk/DebianJessie
  157. uk/DebianLenny
  158. uk/DebianOldStable
  159. uk/DebianPotato
  160. uk/DebianReleases
  161. uk/DebianSarge
  162. uk/DebianSlink
  163. uk/DebianSqueeze
  164. uk/DebianStable
  165. uk/DebianStretch
  166. uk/DebianTesting
  167. uk/DebianTrixie
  168. uk/DebianWheezy
  169. uk/DebianWoody
  170. vi/DebianReleases
  171. zh_CN/Backports
  172. zh_CN/DebianWheezy


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