Debian 13 arrives with major updates for Linux users - what's new in 'Trixie'

• The latest Debian Linux comes with multiple improvements.
• Debian will no longer support old 32-bit x86 architectures.
• Debian supports essentially all Linux desktop interfaces.

Debian Linux is everywhere. Debian may only be ranked fifth on the DistroWatch list of Linux distributions, but other Linux distros, such as Mint, MX Linux, and Ubuntu, are built on its strong foundation. 

The latest release, Debian 13, codenamed Trixie, released on Aug. 9. 

What's new with Trixie?

This latest version features numerous updates and introduces some notable changes. Perhaps the one alteration that will hit old-time Linux users the hardest is that Debian will no longer support the 32-bit x86 architecture.

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