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News and Announcements about Debian
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17January2025
[The Debian Project mourns the loss of Steve Langasek (vorlon)](News/2025/20250117)
11January2025
[Updated Debian 12: 12.9 released](News/2025/20250111)
19November2024
[The Debian Project mourns the loss of Jérémy Bobbio (Lunar)](News/2024/20241119)
31August2024
[Updated Debian 11: 11.11 released](News/2024/2024083102)
14August2024
[Security support for Bullseye handed over to the LTS team](News/2024/20240814)
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