Please note: Starting with Debian 7, the minor number is not part of the Debian release number, and numbers with a minor component like 8.7 or 9.4 now indicate a point release. Basically, only security updates and major bug fixes, with new updated installation media images. This, 9.4, is not a new major release of Debian.
Thumbs up for Debian, the workhorse of the entire Linux ecosystem.
Debian for server, definitely.
Ubuntu for desktop, which is similar to Debian.
Openwrt for devices that has limited RAM.
FreeRTOS for MCUs with real-time needs.
That covers the universe for me, enjoy them all.
Can someone explain this to me? I've had an issue with Postgres on Debian stable because Postgres had to address a CVE which changed its dump format in a backwards-incompatible way. This meant that my local Debian on my laptop couldn't load a dump I created on a patched Ubuntu server. Postgres 9.6.8 is the one that fixes this CVE in the 9.6 series.
This says the stable package is still vulnerable:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-1058
But Postgres doesn't show up here:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/status/release/s...
The 9.6.8 version indeed isn't on stable yet. So is the latter link just buggy? Or is Postgres getting filtered out?
Edit: Never mind, after messing with the filter (guess there's no Debian Security Advisory for this CVE), I was able to get Postgres in the second link:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/status/release/s...
How is debian nowdays for setting up things like containers? I've tried lxc in the past few years ago and got it working but it was not a pleasant experience, templates were broken.
I would love them to gain back more server marketshare.
Depending on your use case, Debian Stable can be a great thing. If it worked great on a given computer (i.e. everything works), and I was just writing or using programs that were themselves fairly "stable," then it will work.
If you're a developer and don't mind older packages, or if you install and manage your dev tools from outside the distribution, it can also work for you. This is a lot of people.
But if you rely on your distribution to provide reasonably up-to-date packages (and for better or worse, that's me right now), then Debian Stable might not be the right choice. When I do development in Linux, I tend to be more comfortable in Fedora, which is much more aggressive when it comes to updating packages during the life of a release. I'm not crazy about major upgrades every 6 months, though you can do it once a year if you wish.
For better or worse, I think that Ubuntu + PPAs is the path of least resistance -- if you trust the maintainers of your PPAs, that is.
Frankly, I do not understand the fawning over Debian. It became the same kind of "try to be everything and do nothing well" distribution Slackware was.
Up until 8 it was still good for servers but 8 brought systemd, which maybe has a place on a Desktop, but is definitely not anything useful for servers. Ok, so lets pretend it is a desktop. Oh wait, it is a desktop that does not contain the lastest video drivers? It is a desktop that does not contain seamless switch between free nvidia and proprietary nvidia?
I'm a bit surprised that the Docker image is not released as part of the same release process.
They seem to be released by a separate project / org called "debuerreotype"[1].
Debian servers and mirrors still showing 9.3 (UK, 17:45 Saturday 10th March)
I just downloaded v9.3 DVD1/2 to make an offline installation.
Anyone know where the 9.4 upgrade iso is?
Obligatory reference to the list of platforms Debian has been ported to and the "blends" it can be customized to. https://www.debian.org/ports/index.en.html https://www.debian.org/blends/
BTW, many moons ago I used Red Hat on Alphas, so I know it's not the only one. Still it's impressive.
I realize the decision is said and done but can anyone share in easy to understand terms what the big deal is with systemd?
The fact that the vast majority of these bugfixes and CVEs are minor is a testament to the continuing stability and quality of Debian and its ecosystem. I've run Debian on several machines for years and have upgraded confidently without a hitch. A big thank you to the maintainers and developers for making this possible.