Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 Released

April 8th, 2007

The Debian Project is pleased to announce the official release of Debian GNU/Linux version 4.0 ,codenamed "etch", after 21 months of constant development. This release includes a number of updated software packages,

  1. Linux kernel version 2.6.18
  2. Apache 2.2.3
  3. PHP 4.4.4 and 5.2.0
  4. MySQL 5.0.32

It also features cryptographic software and compatibility with the FHS v2.3 and software developed for version 3.1 of the LSB. Also beginning with Debian GNU/Linux 4.0, the package management system has been improved regarding security and efficiency. Secure APT allows the verification of the integrity of packages downloaded from a mirror. Updated package indices won't be downloaded in their entirety, but instead patched with smaller files containing only differences from earlier versions.

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