Debian 7.1 released

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Updated Debian 7: 7.1 released

The Debian project is pleased to announce the first update of its stable distribution Debian 7 (codename wheezy). This update mainly adds corrections for security problems to the stable release, along with a few adjustments for serious problems. Security advisories were already published separately and are referenced where available.

Please note that this update does not constitute a new version of Debian 7 but only updates some of the packages included. There is no need to throw away 7 CDs or DVDs but only to update via an up-to-date Debian mirror after an installation, to cause any out of date packages to be updated.

Those who frequently install updates from security.debian.org won't have to update many packages and most updates from security.debian.org are included in this update.

New installation media and CD and DVD images containing updated packages will be available soon at the regular locations.

Upgrading to this revision online is usually done by pointing the aptitude (or apt) package tool (see the sources.list(5) manual page) to one of Debian's many FTP or HTTP mirrors. A comprehensive list of mirrors is available at:

http://www.debian.org/mirror/list

Source and full list of changes: Debian News

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It should be noted that this release is equivalent to the first point release of Debian Lenny or Squeeze, 5.0.1 and 6.0.1 respectively, but with a slightly different numbering scheme. If you are running Debian Wheezy - and have been keeping it up-to-date - you already have most of the patches in this release, with the exception of the kernel, system release information, and a few others that were targeted specifically at this update. This release is merely an update rollup from which new installation discs will be produced.

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Seems rather quick for a point release.

It's not that soon, especially considering the number of stability and security fixes that have been applied to Wheezy since its release. Inevitably new bugs are found that affect a very small number of users shortly after a new release of Debian is declared stable due to the immense number of upgrades that take place shortly thereafter. Debian developers cannot realistically test every possible upgrade scenario prior to release; this is a problem common to every major OS, with the possible exception of OS X. Security vulnerabilities are somewhat decoupled from this affect, but are still partially related as people look more closely at the default configuration of software in Debian since its stable releases are very popular on servers.

If we look at the point releases for the last version of Debian to EOL, Debian Lenny, we can see that Lenny had 9 point releases while it was still supported and one final point release shortly after support was dropped. Lenny was released on February 14, 2009. Its first point release, 5.0.1, was released on April 11, 2009 - about 2 months later. The second point release, 5.0.2, was released on June 27, 2009 - about 4 months after Lenny's initial release. The last point release while Lenny was still supported, 5.0.9, was released on October 1, 2011 - about 32 months after Lenny's initial release. The last point release, 5.0.10, was released on March 10, 2012 - about 37 months after Lenny was initially released and about 1 month after its support ended. (Debian releases are supported for 1 year after their successor is released.) As you can see, point releases for Lenny were much more frequent in the beginning and slowed down drastically as it matured. Debian Wheezy was released on May 4, 2013. Its first point release, 7.1, was released on June 15, 2013 - about 1 month later. While Wheezy's first point release is about a month sooner than Lenny's, all things considered the timing is fairly close. Expect another one or two point releases this year, then they will taper off as Wheezy matures.

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