Debian 12, code-named Bookworm is the next Debian release. It is currently in the testing phase. So, not out yet. But, going by the previous release cycles it would perhaps be out by mid of 2023.
Debian Release Cycle
The current Debian Stable release is code-named Debian Bullseye, it will be supported till July, 2024. Upcoming stable release is code-named Bookworm. The current LTS release is Debian 10, code-named Buster. It will supported till June, 2024.
A Stable version for Debian distribution is released every two years and LTS (Long-term support) version is supported for a period of 5 years. Furthermore, Releases are classified as old-stable, stable, testing, unstable and experimental. There is one interesting fact: Code-names of all the releases of Debian are based on characters of Pixar/Disney’s movie Toy Story.
Debian Project was founded by Ian Murdock on August 16, 1993 and the first stable version was released on June 17, 1996. Being based on an open-source model, Debian contains packages that are available for free. Although, you can install non-free packages from its repositories. There are three components of Debian’s packages: main, contrib & non-free.
