Latest News

[09 Nov 2024] Updated Debian 12: 12.8 released
[31 Aug 2024] Updated Debian 12: 12.7 released
[31 Aug 2024] Updated Debian 11: 11.11 released
[14 Aug 2024] Security support for Bullseye handed over to the LTS team
[11 Aug 2024] DebConf24 closes in Busan and DebConf25 dates announced
[25 Jul 2024] The Debian Project mourns the loss of Peter De Schrijver
[29 Jun 2024] Updated Debian 12: 12.6 released
[29 Jun 2024] Updated Debian 11: 11.10 released
[15 Jun 2024] Debian 10 Long Term Support reaching end-of-life
[06 Jun 2024] Statement on Daniel Pocock
[10 Feb 2024] Updated Debian 12: 12.5 released
[10 Feb 2024] Updated Debian 11: 11.9 released
[10 Dec 2023] Updated Debian 12: 12.4 released
[10 Dec 2023] Debian 12.4 to supersede Debian 12.3
[09 Dec 2023] Debian 12.3 image release delayed
[07 Oct 2023] Updated Debian 12: 12.2 released
[07 Oct 2023] Updated Debian 11: 11.8 released
[18 Sep 2023] DebConf23 closes in Kochi and DebConf24 location announced
[14 Sep 2023] The Debian Project mourns the loss of Abraham Raji
[22 Jul 2023] Updated Debian 12: 12.1 released
[10 Jun 2023] Debian 12 bookworm released
[29 Apr 2023] Updated Debian 11: 11.7 released


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