Debian Release Code Names - Aide Mémoire

The name series for Debian releases is taken from characters in the Pixar/Disney film Toy Story.

Sid

The unstable release is always called Sid as the character in the film took delight in breaking his toys.

A backronym: Still In Development.

Stretch

The current pending release is always called testing and will have been christened. At the time of writing the testing release is Stretch.

Jessie

Release 8.0

2015/04/26

Jessie is the current stable release.

After a considerable while a release will migrate from testing to stable, it will then become the Current Stable release and the previous version will join the (head) of the list of Obsolete Stable releases.

Wheezy

Release 7.0

2013/05/04

The current head of the list of Obsolete Stable releases.

Squeeze

Release 8.0

2011/02/06

Obsolete Stable release.

Lenny

Release 5.0

2009/02/14

Obsolete Stable release.

Etch

Release 4.0

2007/04/08

Obsolete Stable release.

Sarge

Release 3.1

2005/06/06

Obsolete Stable release.

Woody

Release 3.0

2002/07/19

Obsolete Stable release.

Potato

Release 2.2

2000/08/15

Obsolete Stable release.

Slink

Release 2.1

1999/03/09

Obsolete Stable release.

Hamm

Release 2.0

1998/07/24

Obsolete Stable release.

Bo

Release 1.3

1997/06/05

Obsolete Stable release.

Rex

Release 1.2

1996/12/12

Obsolete Stable release.

Buzz

Release 1.1

1996/06/17

Obsolete Stable release.

Previous versions did not have versions.