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Debian 13 Installer Now Supports Rescuing of Btrfs Systems Installed via Calamares
The Debian Installer Trixie RC2 release is here with support for rescuing Btrfs systems installed via the Calamares installer, adds support for installing systemd-cryptsetup alongside cryptsetup-initramfs, and adds support for Apple MTP and Apple SPI keyboards as found on ARM-based laptops like M1 MacBook Pro and M2 MacBook Air.
Debian Installer Trixie RC2 also adds drivers/pinctrl/intel to kernel-image udeb, adds support for installing shim-signed on AMD64 and ARM64 systems to enable Secure Boot, adds a new mechanism that ensures systemd-cryptsetup is available, and allows preseeding extra options for the local sources.list lines.
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Debian 13 (Trixie) Installer RC2 Now Available
Debian 13 is nearing its final stable release, expected to arrive probably this month. In the meantime, the second release candidate of the Trixie installer is now available. Here’s a look at what’s new.
First off, a notable tweak in the apt-setup component now disables CD-ROM sources automatically when the installation medium isn’t an actual CD—such as USB sticks, SD cards, or ISO files—addressing previous challenges where APT struggled post-installation.
Additionally, Debian users can now preseed extra options directly into local “sources.list” lines, streamlining system configurations. Plus, the Linux kernel was updated to version 6.12.33.