Debian 9 Stretch RC 3 Installer

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There is finally one more version that bears the name experimental (experimental) which is used only to prepare the packages that will be added to the unstable.

It is worth noting the release of the new Debian Installer for Stretch which is now in RC version 3. I tried a new installation and I found it perfect. It proceeded easily and without glitches, so much so that other distributions would well call the RC3 the final release. Of course, the Debian Project team intends to once again reach perfection before releasing the final version.

The new Installer for testing Stretch distribution in the RC 3 version was released in April that has passed us and brings a lot of improvements from the previous version.

You can read all the improvements for the 3rd release candidate of the installer on the official announcement page Debian 9 Stretch.

Stretch testing distribution comes with the 4.9 Linux Kernel and I have not experienced any problems at the moment.

If you want to try it below, you will find links to the Stretch RC3 Installer:

CD

debian-mac-stretch-dll-rc3-amd64-netinst.iso 2017-04-09 04:01 293M
debian-stretch-DI-rc3-amd64-netinst.iso 2017-04-09 04:00 290M
debian-stretch-ds-rc3-amd64-xfce-CD-1.iso 2017-04-09 04:02 633M

DVD

• You only need the first one to install

debian-stretch-DI-rc3-amd64-DVD-1.iso 2017-04-09 05:04 3.5G
debian-stretch-DI-rc3-amd64-DVD-2.iso 2017-04-09 05:04 4.4G
debian-stretch-DI-rc3-amd64-DVD-3.iso 2017-04-09 05:04 4.4G

• Distribution is not appropriate for novice users

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