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Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 updated

December 28th, 2007

The Debian project is pleased to announce the seventh update of its old stable distribution Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 (codename sarge). This is the first time we update the old stable distribution during the lifetime of the stable distribution. This update mainly adds corrections for security problems to the oldstable release, along with a few adjustments to serious problems.

Please note that this update does not constitute a new version of Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 but only updates some of the packages included. There is no need to throw away 3.1 CDs or DVDs but only to update against ftp.debian.org after an installation, in order to incorporate those late changes.

Those who frequently install updates from security.debian.org won't have to update many packages and most updates from security.debian.org are included in this update.

New CD and DVD images containing updated packages and the regular installation media accompanied with the package archive respectively will be available soon at the regular locations.

Upgrading to this revision online is usually done by pointing the aptitude (or apt) package tool (see the sources.list(5) manual page) to one of Debian's many FTP or HTTP mirrors. A comprehensive list of mirrors is available at:

Debian-Installer Update

With this release the installation system for sarge gains full support for installing oldstable from network mirrors. This includes base-config.

The installer also uses and supports the updated kernels included in this revision. This causes old netboot and floppy images to stop working, updated versions are available from the regular locations.

Other changes are a final fix to prevent leakage of sensitive data through saved log files and a minor fix in the partman-jfs component.

Miscellaneous Bugfixes

This update adds several binary-only updates for various architectures to packages whose version was not synchronised across all architectures. It also adds a few important corrections to the following packages:

Security Updates

This revision adds the following security updates to the old stable release. The Security Team has already released an advisory for each of these updates:

A complete list of all accepted and rejected packages together with rationale is on the preparation page for this revision:

URLs

The complete lists of packages that have changed with this release:

The current old stable distribution:

Proposed updates to the oldstable distribution:

Sarge distribution information (release notes, errata, etc.):

Security announcements and information:

About Debian

The Debian Project is an association of Free Software developers who volunteer their time and effort in order to produce the completely free operating system Debian GNU/Linux.

Contact Information

For further information, please visit the Debian web pages at https://www.debian.org/, send mail to <press@debian.org>, or contact the stable release team at <debian-release@lists.debian.org>.