Debian GNU/Linux 9.5 is out today as the latest stable update to the "Stretch" series.

Collabora has announced their latest project as Debos, a new way for building Debian operating system images.

For those still using the Debian 8 GNU/Linux "Jessie" release, the 8.11 point release is now available and it's also the last planned update.

The third alpha release of the Debian Installer to be used by Debian 10 "Buster" is now available for testing.

If you are more the artistic type than a software developer, Debian is looking for your help. They are soliciting proposals for the artwork/theme for next year's Debian 10 "Buster" release.

Devuan 2.0 has now been released as stable, the downstream of Debian GNU/Linux that aims for "init freedom" by decoupling the packages from being dependent upon systemd.

Devuan remains the prominent Debian fork that is focused on "init freedom" by stripping out Debian's dependence on systemd.

UEFI SecureBoot support didn't make it for Debian 9.0 "Stretch" but progress is now being made on this "security" feature and it's looking like it could be squared away for the Debian 10.0 release expected next year.

The Debian release team has put out their latest information concerning the upcoming Debian 10 "Buster" release.

Following the very short RC period, the lightweight Slax 9.4 distribution is now available.

The first release candidate of the Debian-based Slax Linux distribution is now available.

It looks like current Debian Project Leader Chris Lamb will be serving another term.

Debian 9.4 is now available as the latest maintenance release for the Stretch release series.

It's been a while since last having anything to report on Devuan, the Debian derivative focused on "init freedom" by shipping the Debian packages without any dependence on systemd. But just in time for Valentine's Day, Devuan 2.0 Beta is now available.

Rolling out as beta this Christmas is Debian Salsa.

The Debian project had a very successful year with the release of Debian 9 "Stretch" and let's not forget about Debian GNU/Hurd 2017, the installer alpha test releases beginning for Buster, Devuan 1.0 as Debian without systemd, and the continued maintenance releases.

Debian 9.3 is the latest update to "Stretch" to provide various bug fixes and security updates while Debian 8.10 was also released today as the newest version of their older "Jessie" release.

The Debian project has issued the second alpha release of the Debian Installer that eventually will be used by Debian 10.0 "Buster".

For those wanting to easily browse the source-code to all Debian packages, it can now be trivially done so from your hardware.

The Debian project this week has announced the release of Debian GNU/Linux 9.2.

For those not riding the in-development Debian "Buster" packages or the "Sid" bleeding-edge packages, the default desktop GNOME session is using Wayland by default.

While it will be quite some time before Debian 10 "Buster" is released, the first alpha of its installer is now available.

Yesterday marked GNOME turning 20 while today Debian developers and users have its 24th birthday of the project to celebrate.

Debian developers are still hoping they will be able to remove the Qt4 tool-kit during the Debian 10 "Buster" development cycle.

If you have extra time this weekend, you may be interested in watching videos from DebConf17, the annual Debian Developers' conference.

Debian developers are evaluating whether to continue producing "Debian Live" images or not. Should they go away, there would no longer be a Live DVD/CD/USB environment to try out the operating system short of going through the Debian Installer process.

Debian GNU/Linux 9.1 and 8.9 were both released today.

Not only is Debian 9.0 released as the main GNU/Linux OS, but also Debian GNU/Hurd is now out with a major release as their pairing of the GNU user-land with Hurd in place of the Linux kernel.

Debian 9 "Stretch" is now officially available.

In prepping for the Debian 9.0 release in a few days, developers have uploaded Debian Installer Stretch RC5 that also serves as the installer's final release candidate.