Debian 2.1 released | Linux Today

Debian 2.1 released

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 9, 1999

From the Debian website:

Exactly on the revised schedule, at 00:00 GMT, March 9, Debian
2.1 (codenamed slink) was released. Release information is
available here.

The bugs which delayed Debian for one week have been
satisfactorily resolved.

CD Images have gone final, and should be making their way to
distributors shortly – we have a list of debian vendors here.Up to date raw
images will be available in a few days from the SunSITE UK FTP
site
, which is also rsync accessible at
sunsite.org.uk::public/packages/debian-cd.

Debian can be downloaded for free from any of our mirrors.

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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