Debian 12.9 “Bookworm” Arrives with 72 Bug Fixes and 38 Security Updates

posted by Marius Nestor on Jan 11, 2025,
updated Jan 12, 2025

Coming a little over two months after Debian 12.8 and powered the Linux 6.1 LTS series, Debian 12.9 is the eighth point release of Debian Bookworm. Yes, eighth, because Debian 12.3 was never released due to an issue in the EXT4 file system leading to data corruption so it doesn’t count.

As with previous updates, Debian 12.9 is here to provide updated installation media to those who want to deploy the latest Debian Bookworm operating system on new hardware and they had issues with previous Debian 12 versions or don’t want to download hundreds of updates from the repositories after the installation.

Read on

Original Post and Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac):

• Debian -- News -- Updated Debian 12: 12.9 released

  The Debian project is pleased to announce the ninth update of its stable distribution Debian 12 (codename "bookworm"). This point release mainly adds corrections for security issues, along with a few adjustments for serious problems. Security advisories have already been published separately and are referenced where available.

  Please note that the point release does not constitute a new version of Debian 12 but only updates some of the packages included. There is no need to throw away old "bookworm" media. After installation, packages can be upgraded to the current versions using an up-to-date Debian mirror.

  Those who frequently install updates from security.debian.org won't have to update many packages, and most such updates are included in the point release.

  New installation images will be available soon at the regular locations.

• Debian 12.9 Rolls Out with Security and Stability Improvements

  Two months after its previous 12.8 release, the Debian Project rolled out the ninth update of its stable 12 “Bookworm” series, primarily focusing on improving security and addressing bugs across various packages.

  If you’ve been keeping your system updated through security.debian.org, there’s not much to do with this release—most of the fixes were already included in earlier updates. 12.9 just brings them together in one place. However, if you’re doing a fresh install, this is the version to download and set up.

More here:

• Andrew Cater: 20250111 Release media testing for Debian 12.9

   We're part way through the testing of release media.