Debian Plans to Remove GTK2 Before Debian 14
Debian maintainers argue that shipping dead upstream software, such as GTK2, is a growing security and stability risk.
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Debian 13.3 Released with Security Fixes and Stability Updates
Debian 13 "Trixie" receives its third refresh (13.3), featuring 108 bug fixes and 37 security updates. Here's more on that.
Debian Urgently Seeks Volunteers After Data Protection Team Resigns
Debian seeks contributors interested in privacy to restore its Data Protection Team after all members stepped back, shifting responsibilities temporarily to the project leader.
Debian Officially Welcomes Loong64 as a Supported Architecture
Debian has officially promoted loong64 from Debian Ports, confirming it will ship as a supported architecture in Debian 14 Forky.
Debian Gets Its Own PPA-Like System as Debusine Repositories Launch
Debian introduces Debusine repositories, allowing developers to publish PPA-like add-on packages with integrated builds, testing, signing, and snapshots.
Debian Libre Live Images Debut for Fully Free Debian Installations
The Debian Libre Live project releases its first free-only amd64 live ISOs, removing all non-free components from the installation media.
Debian 13.2 Released with Security Fixes and Stability Updates
Debian 13 "Trixie" receives its second refresh (13.2), featuring 123 bug fixes and 55 security updates. Here's more on that.
Debian’s APT Package Manager to Integrate Rust Code by May 2026
Debian developers confirm that Rust will become a hard dependency for APT starting May 2026, aligning with modern development practices.
Debian TC Overrules systemd Maintainers on /var/lock Permissions
Debian’s Technical Committee overrules systemd maintainers, requiring /var/lock to remain writable in line with Debian Policy.
Mobian Trixie Officially Released with Broader Device Support
The Mobian team releases Trixie, a Debian-based mobile OS update featuring PipeWire, Linux kernel 6.12, and new signing keys.