Debian GNU/Linux 12 Bookworm with Linux 6.1 LTS and many extras

The Debian Project has announced today the availability for public testing of the second alpha version of the Debian Installer for the upcoming Debian GNU/Linux 12 “Bookworm” series, suggesting that the final version will ship with the long-term supported Linux 6.1 kernel.

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With three to four months to go until Debian GNU/Linux 12 “Bookworm” is released, the development team is preparing the Debian Installer with new features and improvements. The biggest changes so far are the inclusion of non-free firmware by default and the switch to the Linux 6.1 LTS kernel in the official ISO images.

This of course is very good news for fans of the Debian GNU/Linux operating system aiming to install the Bookworkm series this summer. The pro of non-free firmware packages but also the long-term supported Linux 6.1 LTS kernel, which will receive updates until December 2026, will certainly make new installations very tempting.

“Θα συμπεριλάβουμε μη δωρεάν πακέτα firmware από την ενότητα “non-free-firmware του Debian archive στις επίσημες εικόνες μας (installer images και live images). Τα firmware binaries θα συμπεριλαμβάνονται κανονικά και θα είναι ενεργοποιημένα από προεπιλογή όπου το σύστημα κρίνει ότι απαιτούνται, αλλά και όπου είναι δυνατόν θα συμπεριλάβουμε τρόπους για τους to disable them at boot (boot menu option, kernel command line, etc.)”, reports the Debian Project.

The upcoming Debian GNU/Linux 12 “Bookworm” release also promises Windows 11 detection for dual-boot installations, support for all amd64 installation images to boot on amd64 machines using UEFI firmware without needing the multi-arch installer, netboot images for ChromeOS and EFI zboot support on AArch64 (ARM64).

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