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HardSun

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Registered: 2025-07-29

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Old Stable Devuan 5 (daedalus)

Hi,
Just want to ask when devuan 5 (daedalus) will be considered old stable?
I dont plan to upgrade to the excalibur release for atleast another 12 to 18 months, would this be ok and will devuan 5 old stable still receive security updates?

Last edited by HardSun (2025-08-24 23:32:04)

g4sra

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Re: Old Stable Devuan 5 (daedalus)

Devuan follows Debian, so you need to know the Debian release timetable.

greenjeans

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Re: Old Stable Devuan 5 (daedalus)

The current Devuan Daedalus will be moved to oldstable when ready, it may be a while. Even after, it has been my experience with Devuan that updates, especially security updates will continue for a long time to come. I plan on using daedalus for several more years. I used the original Devuan 1 (Jessie) for over 6 years.

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HardSun

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Re: Old Stable Devuan 5 (daedalus)

@g4sra
I come from debian or I used debian from stretch up until bookworm and then i found devuan. I just had too many issues with systemd and switched over. I was just unsure how set in stone releases are with devuan.
@greenjeans
got it, its a "ready when its ready" type thing, cool bananas with me, id be happy if daedalus was stable for another 2 years.