Re: Version and Release
On Wed, Jun 08, 2016 at 12:20:48PM +0100, Brad Rogers wrote:
> On Wed, 8 Jun 2016 12:03:12 +0200
> "c.holper@ades.at" <c.holper@ades.at> wrote:
>
> Hello c.holper@ades.at,
>
> >I understand the versions have nicknames (8 = jessie, 7 = wheezy, 6 =
> >squeeze, ...).
> >I also understand there are 3 releases of every version (stable,
> >testing, unstable) and
>
> That's where the bulk of your problem lies; stable, testing and
> unstable are not three releases of every version. Currently,
> oldstable=7=wheezy, stable=8=jessie, testing is what will be the next
> stable version, is codenamed stretch, and will most likely be version
> number 9.
>
> When current testing becomes stable (i.e. when Debian release a new
> version), things will change such that stable=9=stretch,
> oldstable=8=jessie and testing will get a new, as yet undecided, release
> name. It will, of course, be a Toy Story character's name.
>
> So, whenever Debian release the next version (Stretch,v9), the
> oldstable, oldoldstable, stable and testing names will be pointed to
> their new positions.
>
> sid=unstable and never, AFAIAA, takes a version number.
>
> --
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As of today:
Squeeze-LTS - Debian 6.8 is history
Wheezy-LTS - Debian 7.11 - has a couple of years support as of a couple of days ago.
Jessie - Debian 8.5 - is current Stable
Stretch - Debian 9 - will be released early next year in all likelihood - is current Testing
Buster - Debian 10 - will be the release after Stretch
Sid == unstable, permanently
So when the next major release time comes round:
Jessie will become oldstable
Stretch will become stable
What is testing at that point will eventually be the release eventually called Buster
Sid == sid == unstable
Hope this helps,
Andy C
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