Debian 12 (bookworm)
Debian 12 (bookworm) reaches end of life on June 30, 2028; extended support runs until June 30, 2033.
- Status
- Security fixes only
- Released
- June 10, 2023
- Active support until
- July 11, 2026
- Security updates until
- June 30, 2028
- Extended support until
- June 30, 2033
- Extended support program
- Freexian Extended LTS, paid
- Official lifecycle page
- debian.org
- Checked on
Debian 12 (bookworm) gets security fixes only; active support ended on July 11, 2026. Security updates continue until June 30, 2028. The Debian project released it on June 10, 2023. Support from Debian’s security team ended on July 11, 2026. Debian 12 is now covered by Debian LTS until June 30, 2028, on the i386, amd64, armhf, arm64 and ppc64el architectures. After that, Extended LTS from the third-party company Freexian is a paid option until June 30, 2033.
- Product
- Debian
- Version
- 12 (bookworm)
- Sources
Page URL Debian releases https://www.debian.org/releases/
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Sources
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