14 DAY TRIAL // The Debian Project announced the general availability of the sixth point release to the latest stable Debian GNU/Linux 9 "Stretch" operating system series.
Debian GNU/Linux 9.6 "Stretch" is here about four months after the 9.5 point release to offer users up-to-date installation and live mediums if they want to deploy the Linux-based operating system on new computers or want to reinstall without having to download hundreds of updates from the official software repositories. This release includes more than 270 updated packages.
"This point release mainly adds corrections for security issues, along with a few adjustments for serious problems," Laura Arjona Reina wrote in the mailing list announcement. "Please note that the point release does not constitute a new version of Debian 9 but only updates some of the packages included. There is no need to throw away old "stretch" media."
Debian GNU/Linux 9.6 "Stretch" now available for download
With the availability of the Debian GNU/Linux 9.6 "Stretch" point release, the Debian Project prepared updated installation and live images that you can download right now with the Xfce, Cinnamon, GNOME, KDE, MATE, and LXDE desktop environments from the official mirrors or via our Linux software portal if you want to deploy Debian Stretch on new computers.
On the other hand, if you're already running the Debian GNU/Linux 9 "Stretch" operating system series on your personal computer, all you have to do is run the "sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get full-upgrade" command in a terminal emulator app to install all available updates and security patches. We recommend all Debian Stretch users to update their installations as soon as possible.