NetBSD is a free, fast, secure and extremely portable UNIX-like operating system.
| Release | Released | Security Support | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 |
10 months ago (14 Feb 2022)
|
Yes |
9.3
(04 Aug 2022)
|
| 8 |
4 years ago (17 Jul 2018)
|
Yes |
8.2
(31 Mar 2020)
|
| 7 |
7 years ago (25 Sep 2015)
|
Ended
2 years and 5 months ago (30 Jun 2020)
|
7.2 |
| 6 |
10 years ago (17 Oct 2012)
|
Ended
4 years ago (17 Aug 2018)
|
6.1.5 |
| 5 |
13 years ago (29 Apr 2009)
|
Ended
7 years ago (25 Oct 2015)
|
5.2.3 |
NetBSD makes new major releases approximately every 2-3 years, with point releases occurring every 6-12 months for the latest and prior major release. One month after a new major release, support typically ends for the NetBSD major release 2 versions prior. NetBSD also releases daily snapshots of the development source code tree as NetBSD-current.
Supported Branches:
At any given time typically 3 branches of NetBSD are supported with security patches and bug fixes:
- NetBSD-current: Snapshots of the development branch.
- The Latest Major Release: The latest major formal release of NetBSD.
- The Prior Major Release: The previous major formal release of NetBSD. (The release before the previous release is typically supported for one month after a new major release, leading to 4 releases being currently supported.)
NetBSD publishes security advisories on the announcements mailing list, the security announcements mailing list, and the tech-security discussion mailing list. RSS feeds providing news and security information are also available.
More information is available on the NetBSD website.
You should be running one of the supported release numbers listed above in the rightmost column.
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This page was last updated on 09 November 2022.