Debian 12 (Bookworm) Enters Long Term Support: Timeline, Architecture Coverage, and Upgrade Guidance
Debian 12’s regular support ended on 12 July 2026. The Debian LTS team now provides security updates until 30 June 2028, adding ppc64el to the supported architectures. Learn what this means for users, how to identify unsupported packages, and why upgrading to Debian 13 (Trixie) is recommended.