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A moment of silence, please, for the final release of Debian on x86-32

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New Debian versions hit FOSSland in the form of 13.6 and 12.15

This week brings two point releases for both Debian 13 - aka “Trixie” - and Debian 12 - “Bookworm,” the latter now shuffling off into long-term support.

Debian 13.6 and Debian 12.15 are just the latest point releases of Trixie and Bookworm, but Debian 12.15 is also significant in another way: it marks the end of regular support for Debian 12, which is being handed over to the LTS team. That reduced level of support is scheduled to last until mid-2028.

That means Debian 12.15 is the last point release of Debian 12. There won’t be a Debian 12.16. In turn, that means mainstream support for Debian on 32-bit x86 is over. (Debian 13 does still support some 32-bit Arm CPUs via the armhf port.)

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Microsoft deletes man&rsquo;s hacked OneDrive with 25 years of photos and games &mdash; as 'irreversible' action prompts him to bemoan &lsquo;I relied on Microsoft to keep that safe&rsquo;

China enacts rules forbidding companionship chatbots from encouraging emotional reliance, banning virtual relationships with minors, and more

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Microsoft deletes man’s hacked OneDrive with 25 years of photos and games — as 'irreversible' action prompts him to bemoan ‘I relied on Microsoft to keep that safe’