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@@ -54,12 +54,13 @@ of Debian over time since data collection started in 2019.
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The above graph currently covers 5 different releases:
The above graph currently covers 5 different releases:
| Version | Suite | Start | End | Lifetime |
| Version | Suite | Start | End | Lifetime |
|---------|------------|------------|------------|-----------------------|
|---------|------------|------------|------------|-----------------------
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|
| 8 |
`jessie`
| N/A | 2020-04-15 | N/A |
| 8 |
`jessie`
| N/A | 2020-04-15 | N/A |
| 9 |
`stretch`
| N/A | 2021-11-17 | 2 years (28 months) |
| 9 |
`stretch`
| N/A | 2021-11-17 | 2 years (28 months) |
| 10 |
`buster`
| 2019-08-15 | 2024-11-14 | 5 years (63 months) |
| 10 |
`buster`
| 2019-08-15 | 2024-11-14 | 5 years (63 months) |
| 11 |
`bullseye`
| 2021-08-26 | 2024-12-10 | 3 years (40 months) |
| 11 |
`bullseye`
| 2021-08-26 | 2024-12-10 | 3 years (40 months) |
| 12 |
`bookworm`
| 2023-04-08 | TBD | 26 month and counting |
| 12 |
`bookworm`
| 2023-04-08 | TBD | 30 months and counting |
| 13 |
`trixie`
| 2025-04-16 | TBD | 6 months and counting |
We can also count the stretches of time we had to support multiple
We can also count the stretches of time we had to support multiple
releases at once:
releases at once:
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| 10 11 12 | 3 | 2023-04-08 | 19 months | Debian 12 start |
| 10 11 12 | 3 | 2023-04-08 | 19 months | Debian 12 start |
| 11 12 | 2 | 2024-11-14 | 1 month | Debian 10 retired |
| 11 12 | 2 | 2024-11-14 | 1 month | Debian 10 retired |
| 12 | 1 | 2024-12-10 | 5 months | Debian 11 retired |
| 12 | 1 | 2024-12-10 | 5 months | Debian 11 retired |
| 12 13 | 2 | 2025-04-16 |
3
months and counting | Debian 13 start |
| 12 13 | 2 | 2025-04-16 |
6
months and counting | Debian 13 start |
| 13 | 1 | TBD |
ETA end of 2025
| Debian 12 retirement |
| 13 | 1 | TBD |
TBD
| Debian 12 retirement |
Or, in total, as of 2025-0
4
-0
8
:
Or, in total, as of 2025-
1
0-0
9
:
| Count | Duration |
| Count | Duration |
|-------|-----------|
|-------|-----------
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|
| 3 | 30 months |
| 3 | 30 months |
| 2 | 3
6
months |
| 2 | 3
9
months
and counting
|
| 1 |
5
months |
| 1 |
11
months
and counting
|
In other words, since we've started tracking those metrics, we've
In other words, since we've started tracking those metrics, we've
spend 30 months supporting 3 Debian releases in parallel, and 42
spend 30 months supporting 3 Debian releases in parallel, and 42
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