Parsix GNU/Linux 8.10 “Erik” is currently the latest, most advanced version of the distribution, and it’s based on the stable Debian GNU/Linux 8 “Jessie” series, which means that it always receives its newest security and software updates as soon as they are released upstream. The last update for Parsix GNU/Linux 8.10 “Erik” was on August 29, and since then many important applications and components have been updated, including Mozilla Firefox ESR, ImageMagick, OpenSSL, Irssi, libarchive, Wireshark, Apache Tomcat, Mailman, Chromium, MySQL, Xen, libidn, and Linux kernel.