Debian 13 is out [Solved]

[sisqonrw]

Hi Debian 13 is out.
when will the new version or upgrade of MX Linux be out or available?

[Eadwine Rose]

It'll be ready when it is ready.

[sisqonrw]

can you say when it will be nearly ready. i do not need a exact date. 1 week, 1 month, 3 month, 6 month?

[Eadwine Rose]

I can't. Check on the release dates on Sourceforge.. that'll give you an idea. But then still.. when it is not out by then.. don't complain that it is not. We're a small team, and having it out with as little issues as possible takes time.

[AK-47]

There are a lot of factors that will affect this, but usually expect several months (could be 3 months, could be 6 months, could be 9 months) for a release. This is why we do not give out release dates, because we don't have any, and we won't have any until fairly close to release time. We still have to do betas and RCs, how many betas and RCs before we are satisfied with a release will depend on any issues found during these stages.

Tight and defined release schedules work fine if the team is very large and has a structure pertinent to a large team, but even that doesn't go to plan all the time. Fedora is notorious for not heeding their own release schedule, so when a Fedora release is on time it actually is a pleasant surprise.

[entropyfoe]

The dev team has working alphas.

But remember MX is Debian stable polished to a shining gem.

Debian, like diamonds are hard, so polishing takes some time and work.
It will be worth it.

I am excited to get the first betas. That where the excitement comes in for me, the test installs, finding missing bits...

As AK-47 wrote, then RCs, though many have installed these with no problems for long term, they are that good at that point !

[sisqonrw]

OK Danke für die Info.

[AK-47]

As AK-47 wrote, then RCs, though many have installed these with no problems for long term, they are that good at that point !

That doesn't mean you should. True the RCs are generally extremely close to a release (and in most instances the RC right at the end ultimately becomes the release) but it's not a release until it's a release.
Betas and RCs receive zero support beyond its testing period, which ends the moment it is superseded by another beta or RC or by the release itself. That said, usually if you have an RC that is fairly late, migrating to the final is often (but not guaranteed to be) a case of simply running the updater.

[Eadwine Rose]

OK Danke für die Info.

Please be mindful, the forum language is English, please write your forum posts in English. Thanks.

[sisqonrw]

OK thank you for the information.