The Debian Project has officially released Debian 12.11, a significant update for the Debian GNU/Linux 12 "Bookworm" series. This release, coming just two months after Debian 12.10, addresses a total of 81 bug fixes and incorporates 45 security updates.
This launch is noteworthy as it marks the tenth point release of the Debian Bookworm series, although due to the non-release of Debian 12.3, it is technically the ninth update made available. Debian 12.3 was not released because of an issue with the EXT4 file system that caused data corruption.
Debian 12.11 serves as an updated installation medium for users looking to install the latest Debian Bookworm on new systems or to avoid lengthy update downloads from repositories after an installation.
The release includes installation images compatible with various hardware architectures, such as 64-bit (amd64), 32-bit (i386), PowerPC, IBM System z, and others. Live images will also be available for the 64-bit systems, preinstalled with desktop environments including KDE Plasma, GNOME, Xfce, Cinnamon, MATE, LXQt, and LXDE. A "Standard" live ISO image will be offered as well, which does not come with any graphical environment.
For existing Debian 12 "Bookworm" users, upgrading can be accomplished by executing the commands sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade in a terminal emulator or through a graphical package manager like Synaptic. More details about the updates and fixes can be found on the release announcement page.