Debian Outs First Release Candidate of Debian GNU/Linux 9 "Stretch" Installer

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Work on the upcoming Debian GNU/Linux 9 “Stretch” operating system is ongoing, and Debian Project’s Cyril Brulebois announced today the availability of the first Release Candidate of the Debian Installer for Stretch.

A lot of things have been implemented since the eighth and last Alpha development release of the Debian Stretch Installer, but the most important changes outlined in the announcement for the RC1 build are the revert of the switch to merged-/usr as default setting for debootstrap and disablement of Debian Pure Blends support.

“As noted in the Stretch Alpha 6 release announcement, Debian Pure Blends appeared in the Software selection screen. Unfortunately, concerns voiced back then weren’t worked on until after the freeze started, and a freeze isn’t the time where critical screens should be revamped. Support was disabled accordingly,” said Cyril Brulebois.

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