Debian 13 “Trixie” Installer Alpha Released with Linux 6.12 LTS, RISCV64 Support
While work on the Debian Trixie series kicked off a few months ago, there wasn’t an official installer available until now. The first alpha version of the Debian 13 Installer is finally here for early adopters and Linux/Debian enthusiasts who want a taste of the new features and improvements.
The Debian 13 “Trixie” installer comes with support for the latest Linux 6.12 LTS kernel series, which could be the default kernel used in the final release. It also introduces various hardware improvements, starting with support for the RISCV64 architecture, a 64-bit variant of RISC-V.
Update (by Roy)
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Debian 13 Alpha Installer Debuts with Improved Partitioning and Localization
Regarding hardware support, armel, and i386 remain in the Debian archive but will no longer have dedicated installer builds. The mipsel architecture, removed from the archive last year, is also absent from this installer, while riscv64 steps into the spotlight as a brand-new architecture.