Debian GNU/Linux 9 "Stretch" Operating System Officially Released, Download Now | Linux Today

Debian GNU/Linux 9 “Stretch” Operating System Officially Released, Download Now

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Marius Nestor
Jun 18, 2017

As of a few minutes ago, Debian Stretch or Debian 9 has been declared stable and ready for deployment in production environments. It’s one of the most anticipated GNU/Linux distributions of 2017, on which numerous upcoming Linux distros will be rebased in the months to come. Debian GNU/Linux 9 “Stretch” is a major release that includes better support for modern hardware components and architectures, up-to-date core components and applications, as well as dozens of other new features, stability and security improvements, and countless bug fixes.

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Marius Nestor

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