The Debian developers are moving very fast

Apr 26, 2015 17:34 GMT  ·  By

A new stable Debian release has been made available to the community, and the developers are already talking about the first point release for the 8.0 branch, which should arrive in about a month.

A development cycle has ended, and the next one is already beginning. Now the Debian GNU/Linux 8 (Jessie) has been pushed out the door; the team is already looking forward to the future and towards the next Debian GNU/Linux 9 (Stretch). This is not all that surprising, but it's happening a lot faster than many users would imagine.

Debian has a pretty solid base, but the operating system is also being used a base itself by many other distros as well, including Ubuntu and Linux Mint. These two OSes are the most popular among Linux users, so it's easy to understand why people pay a really close attention when a Debian edition makes an appearance.

Debian GNU/Linux 9 (Stretch) will soon be in the works

The Debian team has already informed its developers to start pushing their changes and features that didn't make it in time for the Debian 8.0 branch, which means that we'll soon have the first version in the new Stretch branch.

"The release of Jessie also means that you can now upload to unstable those changes you've been holding off during the freeze.  Please do not rush to upload everything all at once, in order to reduce load on the builds etc.  Automatic testing migration is not yet re-enabled, but that will happen during the next day or so," wrote Niels Thykier from the Debian Jessie Release Team.

The devs also said that the first point release for Jessie will most likely land in about a month, which is actually quite fast. The Debian distro is not known for its speed, so a major update in such a short time is a surprise.

More details about the latest Debian GNU/Linux 8 (Jessie) release can be found in our initial report.