Debian: DSA-3148-1: chromium-browser end of life
Debian: DSA-3148-1: chromium-browser end of life
Security support for the chromium web browser is now discontinued for the stable distribution (wheezy). Chromium upstream stopped supporting wheezy's build environment (gcc 4.7, make, etc.), so there is no longer any practical way to continue building security
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3148-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/security/ Michael Gilbert January 31, 2015 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : chromium-browser Security support for the chromium web browser is now discontinued for the stable distribution (wheezy). Chromium upstream stopped supporting wheezy's build environment (gcc 4.7, make, etc.), so there is no longer any practical way to continue building security updates. Chromium users that desire continued security updates are encouraged to upgrade early to the upcoming stable release (jessie), Debian 8. An alternative is to switch to the iceweasel web browser, which will continue to recieve security updates in wheezy for some time. Note that until the official release happens, chromium package updates for jessie may have a larger than usual delay due to possible bugs and testing migration rules. Also, there will be no more DSAs announcing chromium package updates until jessie becomes officially released. Instructions for upgrading from Debian 7 to 8 are available at: https://www.debian.org/releases/jessie/amd64/release-notes/ch-upgrading.en.html Media for installing Debian 8 from scratch are also available (the release candidate media, jessie_di_rc1, are recommended): https://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/jessie_di_rc1 Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.