Parsix GNU/Linux 8.5 "Atticus" also received new updates

Sep 26, 2016 00:20 GMT  ·  By

A few minutes ago, the development team behind the Debian-based Parsix GNU/Linux computer operating system announced that new security fixes are now available for the Parsix GNU/Linux 8.10 "Erik" release.

Parsix GNU/Linux 8.10 "Erik" is currently the latest, most advanced version of the distribution, and it's based on the stable Debian GNU/Linux 8 "Jessie" series, which means that it always receives its newest security and software updates as soon as they are released upstream.

The last update for Parsix GNU/Linux 8.10 "Erik" was on August 29, and since then many important applications and components have been updated, including Mozilla Firefox ESR, ImageMagick, OpenSSL, Irssi, libarchive, Wireshark, Apache Tomcat, Mailman, Chromium, MySQL, Xen, libidn, and Linux kernel.

Users are urged to update their systems as soon as possible

In addition to the security updates mentioned above, Parsix GNU/Linux 8.10 "Erik" also received new, improved versions of the InspIRCd IRC daemon., Charybdis IRC server, PowerDNS DNS software, Tryton high-level general purpose application platform, unADF unzip-like tool for .ADF files, and OpenJPEG 2 open-source JPEG 2000 codec.

Therefore, you need to update your system as soon as possible. All the details about the new Debian security updates that have just landed in the Parsix GNU/Linux 8.10 "Erik" repositories are available at http://www.parsix.org/wiki/Security, where you'll also learn how to keep your Parsix installation up to date and secure at all times.

In related news, the Parsix GNU/Linux team informs the community that the Parsix GNU/Linux 8.5 "Atticus" release also received the security and software updates mentioned above, and reminds them that the distro will reach end of life at the end of the month, on September 30, 2016, so you'd better upgrade to the Erik release soon!