Updated Debian 10: 10.6 released

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From: Laura Arjona Reina <larjona@debian.org>

Date: Sep 26, 2020 8:29PM

The Debian project is pleased to announce the sixth update of its stable

distribution Debian 10 (codename "buster"). This point release mainly

adds corrections for security issues, along with a few adjustments for

serious problems. Security advisories have already been published

separately and are referenced where available.

The complete lists of packages that have changed with this revision:

http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/buster/ChangeLog

The current stable distribution:

http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/

Proposed updates to the stable distribution:

http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/proposed-updates

stable distribution information (release notes, errata etc.):

https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/

Security announcements and information:

https://www.debian.org/security/

About Debian

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The Debian Project is an association of Free Software developers who

volunteer their time and effort in order to produce the completely free

operating system Debian.

DebConf20 online closes

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From: Laura Arjona Reina <larjona@debian.org>

Date: Aug 30, 2020 8:27AM

On Saturday 29 August 2020, the annual Debian Developers and

Contributors Conference came to a close.

DebConf20 has been held online for the first time, due to the

coronavirus (COVID-19) disease pandemic.

All of the sessions have been streamed, with a variety of ways of

participating: via IRC messaging, online collaborative text documents,

and video conferencing meeting rooms.

With more than 850 attendees from 80 different countries and a total of

over 100 event talks, discussion sessions, Birds of a Feather (BoF)

gatherings and other activities, DebConf20 [1] was a large success.

REF: https://debconf20.debconf.org

Updated Debian 10: 10.5 released

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From: Donald Norwood <donald@debian.org>

Date: Aug 1, 2020 11:34PM

The Debian project is pleased to announce the fifth update of its stable

distribution Debian 10 (codename "buster"). This point release mainly

adds corrections for security issues, along with a few adjustments for

serious problems. Security advisories have already been published

separately and are referenced where available.

This point release also addresses Debian Security Advisory: DSA-4735-1

grub2 -- security update [1] which covers multiple CVE issues regarding

the GRUB2 UEFI SecureBoot 'BootHole' vulnerability [2].

    1: https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4735

    2: https://www.debian.org/security/2020-GRUB-UEFI-SecureBoot/

Please note that the point release does not constitute a new version of

Debian 10 but only updates some of the packages included. There is no

need to throw away old "buster" media. After installation, packages can

be upgraded to the current versions using an up-to-date Debian mirror.

Those who frequently install updates from security.debian.org won't have

to update many packages, and most such updates are included in the point

release.

New installation images will be available soon at the regular locations.

Upgrading an existing installation to this revision can be achieved by

pointing the package management system at one of Debian's many HTTP

mirrors. A comprehensive list of mirrors is available at:

https://www.debian.org/mirror/list

Updated Debian 9: 9.13 released

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From: Laura Arjona Reina <larjona@debian.org>

Date: Jul 19, 2020 3:41AM

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The Debian Project                               https://www.debian.org/

Updated Debian 9: 9.13 released                         press@debian.org

July 18th, 2020                https://www.debian.org/News/2020/20200718

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The Debian project is pleased to announce the thirteenth (and final)

update of its oldstable distribution Debian 9 (codename "stretch"). This

point release mainly adds corrections for security issues, along with a

few adjustments for serious problems. Security advisories have already

been published separately and are referenced where available.

After this point release, Debian's Security and Release Teams will no

longer be producing updates for Debian 9. Users wishing to continue to

receive security support should upgrade to Debian 10, or see

https://wiki.debian.org/LTS for details about the subset of

architectures and packages covered by the Long Term Support project.

Please note that the point release does not constitute a new version of

Debian 9 but only updates some of the packages included. There is no

need to throw away old "stretch" media. After installation, packages can

be upgraded to the current versions using an up-to-date Debian mirror.

Those who frequently install updates from security.debian.org won't have

to update many packages, and most such updates are included in the point

release.

New installation images will be available soon at the regular locations.

Upgrading an existing installation to this revision can be achieved by

pointing the package management system at one of Debian's many HTTP

mirrors. A comprehensive list of mirrors is available at:

https://www.debian.org/mirror/list

Updated Debian 10: 10.4 released

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From: Laura Arjona Reina
Date: May 9, 2020 9:06PM

The Debian project is pleased to announce the fourth update of its
stable distribution Debian 10 (codename "buster"). This point release
mainly adds corrections for security issues, along with a few
adjustments for serious problems. Security advisories have already been
published separately and are referenced where available.

Please note that the point release does not constitute a new version of
Debian 10 but only updates some of the packages included. There is no
need to throw away old "buster" media. After installation, packages can
be upgraded to the current versions using an up-to-date Debian mirror.

Those who frequently install updates from security.debian.org won't have
to update many packages, and most such updates are included in the point
release.

New installation images will be available soon at the regular locations.

Upgrading an existing installation to this revision can be achieved by
pointing the package management system at one of Debian's many HTTP
mirrors. A comprehensive list of mirrors is available at:

https://www.debian.org/mirror/list

About Debian
------------
The Debian Project is an association of Free Software developers who
volunteer their time and effort in order to produce the completely free
operating system Debian.


Contact Information
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For further information, please visit the Debian web pages at
https://www.debian.org/, send mail to , or contact the
stable release team at .

Updated Debian 10: 10.3 released

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Date: Feb 9, 2020 4:47AM
To:

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The Debian Project                               https://www.debian.org/
Updated Debian 10: 10.3 released                        press@debian.org
February 8th, 2020             https://www.debian.org/News/2020/20200208
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The Debian project is pleased to announce the third update of its stable
distribution Debian 10 (codename "buster"). This point release mainly
adds corrections for security issues, along with a few adjustments for
serious problems. Security advisories have already been published
separately and are referenced where available.

Please note that the point release does not constitute a new version of
Debian 10 but only updates some of the packages included. There is no
need to throw away old "buster" media. After installation, packages can
be upgraded to the current versions using an up-to-date Debian mirror.

Those who frequently install updates from security.debian.org won't have
to update many packages, and most such updates are included in the point
release.

New installation images will be available soon at the regular locations.

Upgrading an existing installation to this revision can be achieved by
pointing the package management system at one of Debian's many HTTP
mirrors. A comprehensive list of mirrors is available at:

https://www.debian.org/mirror/list

Updated Debian 9: 9.12 released

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From: Ana Guerrero Lopez
Date: Feb 9, 2020 4:51AM

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The Debian Project                               https://www.debian.org/
Updated Debian 9: 9.12 released                         press@debian.org
February 8th, 2020           https://www.debian.org/News/2020/2020020802
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The Debian project is pleased to announce the twelth update of its
oldstable distribution Debian 9 (codename "stretch"). This point release
mainly adds corrections for security issues, along with a few
adjustments for serious problems. Security advisories have already been
published separately and are referenced where available.

Please note that the point release does not constitute a new version of
Debian 9 but only updates some of the packages included. There is no
need to throw away old "stretch" media. After installation, packages can
be upgraded to the current versions using an up-to-date Debian mirror.

Those who frequently install updates from security.debian.org won't have
to update many packages, and most such updates are included in the point
release.

New installation images will be available soon at the regular locations.

Upgrading an existing installation to this revision can be achieved by
pointing the package management system at one of Debian's many HTTP
mirrors. A comprehensive list of mirrors is available at:

https://www.debian.org/mirror/list

LM: Debian 10 "Buster"

Debian 10 "Buster"

The legendary Debian is an independent, community-based distro with an impressive worldwide network of volunteers. Careful testing and an extra-long development cycle give Debian a reputation for stability. Debian, which contains no proprietary components, serves as the basis for several popular Linux systems, including Ubuntu, Knoppix, and more. The latest release comes with both Wayland and Xorg display servers. AppArmor and the nftables firewall are included by default, along with simplified UEFI support and updates to thousands of packages in the vast Debian repositories.

REF: http://www.linux-magazine.com/Issues/2019/227/This-Month-s-DVD

Updated Debian 9: 9.10 released

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From Donald Norwood
Date: Sep 8, 2019 2:23AM
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The Debian Project                               https://www.debian.org/
Updated Debian 9: 9.10 released                         press@debian.org
September 7th, 2019          https://www.debian.org/News/2019/2019090702
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The Debian project is pleased to announce the tenth update of its
oldstable distribution Debian 9 (codename "stretch"). This point release
mainly adds corrections for security issues, along with a few
adjustments for serious problems. Security advisories have already been
published separately and are referenced where available.
...
About Debian
------------
The Debian Project is an association of Free Software developers who
volunteer their time and effort in order to produce the completely free
operating system Debian.

Contact Information
-------------------
For further information, please visit the Debian web pages at
https://www.debian.org/, send mail to , or contact the
stable release team at .

Updated Debian 10: 10.1 released

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From: Donald Norwood
Date: Sep 8, 2019 2:20AM
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The Debian Project                               https://www.debian.org/
Updated Debian 10: 10.1 released                        press@debian.org
September 7th, 2019            https://www.debian.org/News/2019/20190907
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The Debian project is pleased to announce the first update of its stable
distribution Debian 10 (codename "buster"). This point release mainly
adds corrections for security issues, along with a few adjustments for
serious problems. Security advisories have already been published
separately and are referenced where available.
...
About Debian
------------
The Debian Project is an association of Free Software developers who
volunteer their time and effort in order to produce the completely free
operating system Debian.

Contact Information
-------------------
For further information, please visit the Debian web pages at
https://www.debian.org/, send mail to , or contact the
stable release team at .

$200 Linux Laptop Pinebook Pro is Available for Pre-order

REF: https://itsfoss.com/pinebook-pro/

Distribution Release: Debian 10

...it now includes GNOME 3.30, KDE Plasma 5.14, LXDE 10, LXQt 0.14, MATE 1.20 and Xfce 4.12. With buster, Debian brings a mandatory access control framework enabled by default. New installations of Debian buster will have AppArmor installed and enabled.

REF: https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=10602

Updated Debian 9: 9.9 released

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From: Laura Arjona Reina
Date: Apr 27, 2019 9:52PM
Subject: Updated Debian 9: 9.9 released

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The Debian Project                               https://www.debian.org/
Updated Debian 9: 9.9 released                          press@debian.org
April 27th, 2019               https://www.debian.org/News/2019/20190427
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The Debian project is pleased to announce the ninth update of its stable
distribution Debian 9 (codename "stretch"). This point release mainly
adds corrections for security issues, along with a few adjustments for
serious problems. Security advisories have already been published
separately and are referenced where available.

Please note that the point release does not constitute a new version of
Debian 9 but only updates some of the packages included. There is no
need to throw away old "stretch" media. After installation, packages can
be upgraded to the current versions using an up-to-date Debian mirror.

Those who frequently install updates from security.debian.org won't have
to update many packages, and most such updates are included in the point
release.

New installation images will be available soon at the regular locations.

Upgrading an existing installation to this revision can be achieved by
pointing the package management system at one of Debian's many HTTP
mirrors. A comprehensive list of mirrors is available at:

https://www.debian.org/mirror/list


As a special case for this point release, those using the "apt-get" tool
to perform the upgrade will need to ensure that the "dist-upgrade"
command is used, in order to update to the latest kernel packages. Users
of other tools such as "apt" and "aptitude" should use the "upgrade"
command.

LM: the decentralized nature of the Debian development process

The general theme is that Debian development methods are antiquated, and the decentralized nature of the Debian development process creates headaches for developers. Stapelberg's detailed commentary is organized by topic:

• Change process: He writes, "While it is great to have a lint tool (for quick, local/offline feedback), it is even better to not require a lint tool at all. The team conducting the change (e.g., the C++ team introduces a new hardening flag for all packages) should be able to do their work transparent to me."
• Fragmented workflow and infrastructure: "Debian generally seems to prefer decentralized approaches over centralized ones…non-standard hosting options are used rarely enough to not justify their cost, but frequently enough to be a huge pain when trying to automate changes to packages."
• Package Uploads: Package uploads occur through a system of batch jobs. Stapelberg claims that, depending on timing, you might wait for over seven hours before your package is actually installable.
• Bug tracker: The Debbugs bug tracker was created in 1994 and lacks some important features available with contemporary tools.
• Email archive: Stapelberg laments that Debian still doesn't have a conveniently browsable threaded archive of mailing list discussions.
• Machine readability: According to Stapelberg, "While it is obviously possible to deal with Debian packages programmatically, the experience is far from pleasant."

REF: http://www.linux-magazine.com/Issues/2019/222/Welcome

Updated Debian 9: 9.8 released

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From: Donald Norwood
Date: Feb 17, 2019 Sun 2:05AM

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The Debian Project                               https://www.debian.org/
Updated Debian 9: 9.8 released                          press@debian.org
February 16th, 2019            https://www.debian.org/News/2019/20190216
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The Debian project is pleased to announce the eighth update of its
stable distribution Debian 9 (codename "stretch"). This point release
mainly adds corrections for security issues, along with a few
adjustments for serious problems. Security advisories have already been
published separately and are referenced where available.

Please note that the point release does not constitute a new version of
Debian 9 but only updates some of the packages included. There is no
need to throw away old "stretch" media. After installation, packages can
be upgraded to the current versions using an up-to-date Debian mirror.

Updated Debian 9: 9.6 released

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From: Laura Arjona Reina
Date: 2018年11月10日 週六 下午11:54

The Debian project is pleased to announce the sixth update of its stable
distribution Debian 9 (codename "stretch"). This point release mainly
adds corrections for security issues, along with a few adjustments for
serious problems. Security advisories have already been published
separately and are referenced where available.

Please note that the point release does not constitute a new version of
Debian 9 but only updates some of the packages included. There is no
need to throw away old "stretch" media. After installation, packages can
be upgraded to the current versions using an up-to-date Debian mirror.

Those who frequently install updates from security.debian.org won't have
to update many packages, and most such updates are included in the point
release.

New installation images will be available soon at the regular locations.

Upgrading an existing installation to this revision can be achieved by
pointing the package management system at one of Debian's many HTTP
mirrors. A comprehensive list of mirrors is available at:

https://www.debian.org/mirror/list

Debian won Linux Journal's Readers' Choice Award for Best Linux Distribution!

REF: https://bits.debian.org/2018/02/debian-linuxjournal-readers-choice-award.html

DebConf18 in Hsinshu

The organisation of DebConf18 (Hsinshu, Taiwan, 29 July–5 August 2018)
is going on. DebConf18 will be preceded by one week of DebCamp,
Saturday, July 21 through Friday, July 27. The Call for Proposals [39]
was published on 7 February 2018. You can now sign into the website [40]
and submit an event, or write to the content team at
<content@debconf.org> [41] to suggest an invited speaker. Talk proposals
must be submitted by Sunday 17 June 2018 at the latest. Registration
will open soon and you can subscribe to debconf-announce [42] to be
notified when registration opens. Bursary applications will be available
together with registration and must be submitted by 13 April. As of now,
eleven companies or organisations have decided to support the event, and
DebConf18 is still accepting [43] sponsors; visit its website [44] for
more details.

   39: https://bits.debian.org/2018/02/debconf18-cfp.html
   40: https://debconf18.debconf.org/
   41: content@debconf.org
   42: https://debconf18.debconf.org/about/registration/
   43: https://bits.debian.org/tag/debconf18.html
   44: https://debconf18.debconf.org

Debian Contributors list

This is a list of all the 1808 people and 21 teams whose most recent contribution to Debian was in 2017.
The information is based on our current knowledge, which you can help us improve.
REF: https://contributors.debian.org/

Knoppix 8.1

The latest Knoppix comes with a new I/O scheduler, and the new hybrid ISO image format allows you to boot from either a DVD or USB stick. Klaus talks about the changes with the latest edition of Knoppix, and offers a glimpse at some of the problems he faces when producing a new Knoppix version.

REF: http://www.linux-magazine.com/Issues/2017/205/Professor-Knopper-s-Lab-Knoppix-8.1