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arm* architectures have been evaluated for wheezy: armel is not used heavily in server context and big armhf deployments are new enough that they are not using wheezy yet. armhf/arm64 is likely to be of interest for Jessie/Stretch LTS however. arm* architectures have been evaluated for wheezy: armel is not used heavily in server context and big armhf deployments are new enough that they are not using wheezy yet. armhf/arm64 is likely to be of interest for Jessie LTS however.

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Debian squeeze (6.0) LTS FAQ

What architectures are supported?

Only i386 and amd64.

Additionally, a few packages will not be supported in the LTS version of the release, primarily some web-based applications which cannot be supported for the additional timeframe. The tool check-support-status from the package debian-security-support helps to detect such unsupported packages.

What about architectures other than i386/amd64?

Those architectures are currently not supported by the Debian LTS team. If you have computers using those architectures you should always use the latest stable release of Debian.

The LTS team supports architectures that provide value to classes of users interested in LTS support. Currently this means that the architecture must have significant server deployments or must be used in big (desktop) deployments.

arm* architectures have been evaluated for wheezy: armel is not used heavily in server context and big armhf deployments are new enough that they are not using wheezy yet. armhf/arm64 is likely to be of interest for Jessie LTS however.

How much resources does the LTS team have?

The work is handled by volunteers and by paid contributors. The latter rely mainly on sponsorship collected through Freexian. Freexian's reports show how much hours are sponsored and what has been done during those hours.

What is the time frame for Squeeze/Wheezy/Jessie LTS?

See dates on the main page.

Who will provide updates for LTS?

The release will not be handled by the Debian security team, but by a separate group of volunteers and companies interested in making it a success (with some overlap in people involved). Companies using Debian who are interested in aiding this effort should contact the mailing list debian-lts.

Where can bugs be reported?

Please report bugs that you found in the packages to the debian-lts mailing list. The bar for severity will be raised (minor issues will no longer be fixed).

What are the reasons for not using security.debian.org for the squeeze LTS security updates?

security.debian.org is (reasonably enough) quite locked down, and wasn't built for adding new suites as easily as the main archive. (from https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts/2014/06/msg00065.html)

For Wheezy LTS, no separate repository will be used and all updates will be made available via security.debian.org instead.

Who fixes security issues with packages in squeeze-backports?

Backports isn't LTS-land. The backporter is responsible in updating his backport if needed [1]. Security issues in squeeze-backports are handled the very same way they were handled when squeeze was stable and supported directly. (Source)

[1] Basic Rules for Non Debian Developer: http://backports.debian.org/Contribute/#index4h3

I am getting "Install these packages without verification [y/N]" although worked before etc.

Try disabling in apt/apt-get update/re-enabling in apt/apt-get update in your APT configuration (Source)

Can unattended upgrades be used on LTS after it stops being oldstable?

UnattendedUpgrades should work, but you should make sure, that all your installed packages are supported. If you want to know, how to check if packages get updates see LTS/FAQ#What_architectures_are_supported? for details. To get more informations about updates for packages from the backports see LTS/FAQ#Who_fixes_security_issues_with_packages_in_squeeze-backports?

I have a another question about LTS. Whom can I ask?

Have a look at the CategoryLts in this wiki, join the mailing list debian-lts, join #debian-lts in the IRC or if the questions suits in here, write it to this wiki page.


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