Debian 13 “Trixie” RC3: A quick look at what’s new, installation, and more

One of the best-known, most used, and most respected projects in the Linuxverse, recently gave us the good news and confirmation of the availability of the latest ISO test, and of course, we weren't going to leave this news out, that is, not comment on it. More specifically, the Debian project, this August 4th, has surprised us with the good news of the release of the ISO corresponding to «Debian 13 “Trixie” RC3». Which was to be expected, since we are only a few days away (August 9) from the definitive release of the long-awaited new stable version of the operating system. In order to faithfully fulfill its current development roadmap for this version.

And as usual, being “Debian GNU/Linux” a meta-distribution, and the basis for many other distros and projects, as many are eagerly awaiting this final release so they can also permanently migrate their projects using this solid, reliable, and popular base. For example, and in my very particular case, as MX Linux user for many years, I hope to see very soon (a few days) the release of MX Linux 25 based on «Debian 13 “Trixie”.

But, before starting to comment on the latest news contained and known within this release of «Debian GNU/Linux 13 “Trixie” RC3», we recommend you explore and read a useful previous related post with our practical tutorials and quick guides on Debian GNU/Linux 12 “Bookworm”, at the end of it:

Debian 13 “Trixie” RC3: The latest test ISO is now available!

Before commenting on the few technical innovations included inside and showing you what it looks like on the outside «Debian 13 “Trixie” RC3», which, in itself, represents a kind of preview of what will ultimately be and already is, this latest stable version of Debian GNU/LinuxI would like to point out something interesting.

And this is that, as I said at the beginning, as a user of MX Linux based on Debian GNU/LinuxI'm eagerly awaiting the final release. Not only to enjoy and share the new features (improvements, changes, and fixes) of this version as a user, but also to be able to release a new version of my small and humble personal project. Respin MX Linux called Miracles GNU / Linux. Which, I invite you to know and try if you are passionate about it Distrohooping.

New technical features included in Debian 13 “Trixie” RC3

According to official launch announcement from «Debian 13 “Trixie” RC3» The few technical improvements included focus mainly on the Calamares Installer and the installation process. In short, they are all as follows:

• In the choose-mirror program: Improvements to be able to update the system better (Mirrors.masterlist).
• In the available ISOs (debian-cd): The linux-image-powerpc64le-64k package has now been included in the ppc64el images, and more udebs have been excluded, allowing for more space savings in the ISO images.
• In the debian-installer program: Now, it allows to increase the ABI (Application Binary Interface) of the Linux Kernel 6.12.38+deb13 and improve the depth loading of ISO images.
• In the hw-detect program: Now, it prevents systematic copying of firmware files embedded in the installer's initramfs file.

Last but not least, it is worth noting that this version is supports 78 languages, highlighting that it offers a complete translation for 32 of them.

But, if what you want is delve deeper into all the new features contained throughout the development For this new version (13/Trixie) of Debian GNU/Linux, we invite you to explore and read the latest official documentation available. To do so, simply click on the following link: link in Spanish, or failing that, in the following link in English. While, if you want to download and test this RC3 version before the final and stable release, you just have to click here, choosing the best download method for you. Or more directly, in the following link.

Screenshots of the installation process and the graphical desktop interface

Debian 13 “Trixie” It includes much more software than its predecessor, Bookworm; the distribution includes over 14116 new packages, for a total of over 69830. Most of the distribution's software has been updated: over 44326 packages (63% of Bookworm's total packages). In addition, a significant number of packages (over 8844, or 12% of Bookworm's) have been removed from the distribution for various reasons. You won't see any updates for these packages, and they will be marked as "obsolete" in package management interfaces. Finally, Debian 13 Trixie now includes the GNOME 48, KDE Plasma 6.3, LXDE 13, LXQt 2.1.0. 4.20, and XFCE 6.12 desktop environments. In addition to the Linux 5.2.37 LTS kernel, Bash 25. XNUMX, and LibreOffice XNUMX. About what's new in Debian 13 “Trixie”

Summary

In short, we hope that this latest testing or development version of the Debian GNU/Linux operating system under the name «Debian 13 “Trixie” RC3», not only the new technical features included, but also its final graphical interface, that you liked, or at least that it was useful, informative, and technically sound. So that you can continue using, supporting, and motivating others to use Debian GNU/Linux as an excellent universal operating system. Especially for those taking their first steps into the vast and growing Linuxverse.

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