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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 11.7. It is also (currently) known as stable or by its codename "Bullseye".

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

14

Forky

13

Trixie

12

Bookworm

11

Bullseye

2021-08-14

~2024-07

10

Buster

2019-07-06

2022-09-10

2024-06-30

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

7.0

Wheezy

308 days

818 days

366 days

1087 days

8.0

Jessie

171 days

721 days

365 days

1149 days

9.0

Stretch

224 days

784 days

366 days

1115 days

10.0

Buster

185 days

749 days

11.0

Bullseye

28 days

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


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