Debian 7.0 "Wheezy"

[cobito]

A few hours ago, the latest stable version of Debian was released. As usual, it comes with software that cannot be considered new, with more than a year and a half of age: something that provides it with ideal stability to be used on servers, but which is not entirely recommended for desktop environments, although it is not invalid for these tasks.

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Software

· Linux 3.2
· Gnome 3.4
· KDE 4.8.4
· Xfce 4.8
· Xorg 7.7
· Libreoffice 3.5.4
· Iceweasel 10 (Firefox 10 which, due to Firefox trademark issues, has a name without any registration preserving the Firefox code intact).

The main advantage of Debian, as a result of its veteran status, is the availability of more than 36,000 packages compiled for 13 microprocessor architectures.

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i386 CDs
x86-64 CDs
i386 DVDs
x86-64 DVDs
i386 net install CD
x86-64 net install CD

[Elfo]

Happier than a Easter with Wheezy. Let's see if I can create a USB with the installer and make a HOWTO, because for computers with UEFI things are a bit complicated when it comes to booting if you don't have a CD-ROM (as is my case).

I managed it after several attempts with the beta installer, but I don't know why I can't do it with the frozen version...

Anyway, I already have it updated and I am thinking very much about staying in stable and not moving to testing, to see if with some specific backports (iceweasel beta on my PC is a must) it meets my expectations for a workstation

[cobito]

When you migrate to Grub2, the hassle of UEFI will be over.

I was on Wheezy testing until it moved to stable with a small server I have and so far no complaints.

[Elfo]

In case anyone feels like trying it out, here is the official documentation for creating a USB with the installer in 64bits (arch. amd64): 4.3. Preparing Files for USB Memory Stick Booting

I managed to do it with the third method explained there (the manual one, that is).