Debian GNU/Linux 7 "Wheezy" Has Become an LTS Release, Supported Until May 2018 | Linux Today

Debian GNU/Linux 7 “Wheezy” Has Become an LTS Release, Supported Until May 2018

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Marius Nestor
Apr 27, 2016

What this means exactly is that the security support for the entire Debian GNU/Linux 7 “Wheezy” series has been handed over to the Debian LTS (Long Term Support) Team, which will provide critical security patches and software updates for users for the next two years, starting today, April 26, 2016, until May 31, 2018.

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Marius Nestor

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