Sarge and later releases (2005–15) Debian
debian 4.0 etch (2007)
the 3.1 sarge release made in june 2005. release updated 73% of software , included on 9,000 new packages. new installer modular design, debian-installer, allowed installations raid, xfs , lvm support, improved hardware detection, made installations easier novice users, , translated forty languages. installation manual , release notes in ten , fifteen languages respectively. efforts of skolelinux, debian-med , debian-accessibility raised number of packages educational, had medical affiliation, , ones made people disabilities.
iceweasel logo
in 2006, result of much-publicized dispute, mozilla software rebranded in debian, firefox forked iceweasel , thunderbird icedove. mozilla corporation stated software unapproved modifications not distributed under firefox trademark. 2 reasons debian modifies firefox software change non-free artwork , provide security patches. in february 2016, announced mozilla , debian had reached agreement , iceweasel revert name firefox; similar agreement anticipated icedove/thunderbird.
a fund-raising experiment, dunc-tank, created solve release cycle problem , release managers paid work full-time; in response, unpaid developers slowed down work , release delayed. debian 4.0 (etch) released in april 2007, featuring x86-64 port , graphical installer. debian 5.0 (lenny) released in february 2009, supporting marvell s orion platform , netbooks such asus eee pc. release dedicated thiemo seufer, developer died in car crash.
debian 6.0 squeeze (2011)
in july 2009, policy of time-based development freezes on two-year cycle announced. time-based freezes intended blend predictability of time based releases debian s policy of feature based releases, , reduce overall freeze time. squeeze cycle going short; however, initial schedule abandoned. in september 2010, backports service became official, providing more recent versions of software stable release.
debian 6.0 (squeeze) released in february 2011, introduced debian gnu/kfreebsd technology preview, featured dependency-based boot system, , moved problematic firmware non-free area. debian 7.0 (wheezy) released in may 2013, featuring multiarch support , debian 8.0 (jessie) released in april 2015, using systemd new init system. debian 9.0 (stretch) released in june 2017. @ present, debian still in development , new packages uploaded unstable every day.
throughout debian s lifetime, both debian distribution , website have won various awards different organizations, including server distribution of year 2011, best linux distro of 2011, , best of net award october 1998.
on december 2, 2015, microsoft announced offer debian gnu/linux endorsed distribution on azure cloud platform.
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