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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 12.8. 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

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


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