Re: Clarification regarding End-of-Life Date of Debian 12 (Bookworm)
Xavier <[email protected]> Wed, 20 May 2026 17:01:36 +0200
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Hi,
after full support, you have :
* LTS (by Debian) : https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
* Extended-LTS (by Freexian) : https://www.freexian.com/
So you have a LTS support until June 30, 2028
Best regards,
Xavier
Le 20/05/2026 à 14:48, Max Engel a écrit :
>
> Dear Sir or Madam,
>
> Dear Sir or Madam,
>
> I would like to inquire about the official End-of-Life (EOL) date of
> Debian 12 (“Bookworm”), as I have encountered conflicting information.
> According to statements from the Proxmox team, the Proxmox Virtual
> Environment reaches its End of Life alongside Debian 12, which they
> indicate is in August 2026.
> However, the following official Debian resources list the EOL date as
> June 10, 2026:
>
> * https://www.debian.org/releases/oldstable/
> * https://www.debian.org/releases/
> * https://wiki.debian.org/DebianReleases#Versions_of_Debian_stable
>
> After contacting Proxmox support, I received the following explanation:
>
> “Hello Max,
>
> Please see the footnote at the linked page:
> "Reminder: the EOL date for the stable release is the date of the next
> stable release plus one year. For example, Debian bullseye ("buster
> +1") was released on 2021-08-14 so Debian buster's EOL is around
> 2022-08."
>
> Best Regards, Proxmox Office Team”
>
> The footnote can be found in
> https://wiki.debian.org/DebianReleases#Versions_of_Debian_stable
>
> This information (also referenced in the Debian Wiki) seems to differ
> from the fixed date published on the Debian websites.
> Could you please clarify which date accurately reflects the End of
> Life for Debian 12?
> Specifically, I would like to understand whether the EOL is determined
> by a fixed schedule or dynamically based on the release date of the
> subsequent Debian version.
>
> Thank you very much for your assistance.
>
> Kind regards,
> *Max Engel*
>
> Junior Network Engineer
> Office Networks
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<p>Hi,</p>
<p>after full support, you have :</p>
<ul>
<li>LTS (by Debian) : <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://wiki.debian.org/LTS">https://wiki.debian.org/LTS</a></li>
<li>Extended-LTS (by Freexian) : <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.freexian.com/">https://www.freexian.com/</a></li>
</ul>
<p>So you have a LTS support until June 30, 2028</p>
<p>Best regards,<br>
Xavier</p>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Le 20/05/2026 à 14:48, Max Engel a
écrit :<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
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lang="EN-US">I would like to inquire about the official
End-of-Life (EOL) date of Debian 12 (“Bookworm”), as I have
encountered conflicting information.<br>
According to statements from the Proxmox team, the Proxmox
Virtual Environment reaches its End of Life alongside Debian
12, which they indicate is in August 2026. <br>
However, the following official Debian resources list the
EOL date as June 10, 2026:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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the following explanation:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
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<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:11.25pt"><span
lang="EN-US">Please see the footnote at the linked page: <br>
"Reminder: the EOL date for the stable release is the date
of the next stable release plus one year. For example,
Debian bullseye ("buster +1") was released on 2021-08-14 so
Debian buster's EOL is around 2022-08." <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:11.25pt"><span
lang="EN-US">Best Regards, Proxmox Office Team”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:11.25pt"><span
lang="EN-US">The footnote can be found in <a
href="https://wiki.debian.org/DebianReleases#Versions_of_Debian_stable"
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://wiki.debian.org/DebianReleases#Versions_of_Debian_stable</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:11.25pt"><span
lang="EN-US">This information (also referenced in the Debian
Wiki) seems to differ from the fixed date published on the
Debian websites.<br>
Could you please clarify which date accurately reflects the
End of Life for Debian 12? <br>
Specifically, I would like to understand whether the EOL is
determined by a fixed schedule or dynamically based on the
release date of the subsequent Debian version.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
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lang="EN-US">Thank you very much for your assistance.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:11.25pt">Kind
regards,<br>
<b><span lang="EN-US"
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