Re: Debian versions

[Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com>]

On Mon, Jul 21, 2025 at 2:49 AM Paul Scott <waterhorsemusic@aol.com> wrote:
>
> I have run sid/unstable for about 20 years. The only active line in my
> /etc/apt/sources.list is
>
> deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ sid main non-free-firmware
>
> cat /etc/os-release gives"
>
> PRETTY_NAME="Debian GNU/Linux 13 (trixie)"
> NAME="Debian GNU/Linux"
> VERSION_ID="13"
> VERSION="13 (trixie)"
> VERSION_CODENAME=trixie
> DEBIAN_VERSION_FULL=13.0
> ID=debian
> HOME_URL="https://www.debian.org/";
> SUPPORT_URL="https://www.debian.org/support";
> BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.debian.org/";
>
> Shouldn't it show sid or unstable or forky?
>
> TIA for any help understanding this,

Trixie has not been released yet. Seeing the name Trixie used in
/etc/os-release seems expected (to me). That should change to Forky
once Trixie is released circa August 2025. See
<https://wiki.debian.org/DebianReleases>.

Jeff