Debian Versions 1–14

Release & Support Timeline

Version Codename Release Date End of Security Support End of LTS Support
1.1Buzz1996-06-171996-12-12
1.2Rex1996-12-121997-10-23
1.3Bo1997-07-021998-12-08
2.0Hamm1998-07-241999-02-15
2.1Slink1999-03-092000-10-30
2.2Potato2000-08-152003-06-30
3.0Woody2002-07-192006-06-30
3.1Sarge2005-06-062008-03-31
4.0Etch2007-04-082010-02-15
5.0Lenny2009-02-142012-02-06
6.0Squeeze2011-02-062014-05-312016-02-29
7.0Wheezy2013-05-042016-04-252018-05-31
8.0Jessie2015-04-252018-06-172020-06-30
9.0Stretch2017-06-172020-07-182022-07-01
10.0Buster2019-07-062022-09-102024-06-30
11.0Bullseye2021-08-142024-08-142026-08-31
12.0Bookworm2023-06-102026-06-102028-06-30
13.0Trixie2025-08-092028-08-092030-06-30
14.0ForkyEst. mid–2027Est. mid–2030Est. mid–2032

🟢 Stable: Trixie

Current stable release as of August 2025. Receives full security updates.

🟡 Testing: Forky

Next stable candidate. Receives updates after Sid, but before Stable.

🔴 Unstable: Sid

Permanent development branch. No version number. Always rolling.