Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 -- Errata
Security issues
Debian security team issues updates to packages in the stable release in which they've identified problems related to security. Please consult the security pages for information about any security issues identified in ‘sarge’.
If you use APT, add the following line to /etc/apt/sources.list to be able to access the latest security updates:
deb http://security.debian.org/ sarge/updates main contrib non-free
After that, run apt-get update followed by apt-get upgrade.
Point releases
Sometimes, in the case of several critical problems or security updates, the released distribution is updated. Generally, these are indicated as point releases.
- The first point release, 3.1r1, was released on December 20, 2005.
- The second point release, 3.1r2, was released on April 19, 2006.
- The third point release, 3.1r3, was released on September 1, 2006.
- The fourth point release, 3.1r4, was released on November 6, 2006.
- The fifth point release, 3.1r5, was released on February 18, 2007.
- The sixth point release, 3.1r6, was released on April 7, 2007.
- The seventh point release, 3.1r7, was released on December 28, 2007.
- The eighth point release, 3.1r8, was released on April 13, 2008.
See the ChangeLog for details on changes between 3.1r0 and 3.1r8.
Fixes to the released stable distribution often go through an extended testing period before they are accepted into the archive. However, these fixes are available in the dists/sarge-proposed-updates directory of any Debian archive mirror.
If you use apt to update your packages, you can install the proposed updates by adding the following line to /etc/apt/sources.list:
# proposed additions for a 3.1 point release deb http://archive.debian.org/debian proposed-updates main contrib non-free
After that, run apt-get update followed by apt-get upgrade.
Installation system
For information about errata and updates for the installation system, see the installation information page.