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Debian GNU/Linux 8.8 Released With Tons Of Updates And Fixes

Short Bytes: The Debian Project has announced the release of eight stable update of Debian 8 jessie. Debian GNU/Linux 8.8 comes with many package updates, 60+ bug fixes, and 90 security fixes. As it’s not a new major version release, the existing users who are already having all the latest security updates installed don’t need to do anything. […]

Debian GNU/Linux 8.7 Released (Update: ISOs Now Available)

Short Bytes: The Debian Project has released the seventh update of Debian 8 Jessie. This release ships with tons of security updates, bug fixes, and updated packages. The existing users of Debian 8 need to point the apt package tool to one of the updated Debian mirrors and get the update. The new installation media and ISO images […]

Debian Is Dropping Support For Older 32-bit Hardware In Debian 9

Short Bytes: In an announcement post, Debian project has revealed that Debian GNU/Linux operating system is dropping support for older 32-bit CPUs. The users using the older i486 or i586 architectures are advised to move to Debian 8 “Jessie”, which should support the older processors until 2020.  Ben Hutchings, a Debian developer and Linux kernel maintainer, has […]