# Mobian releases its first stable Bookworm-based release

DevFeed: [Mobian releases its first stable Bookworm-based release](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/the-bookworm-has-landed-34235.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.mobian.org/posts/2023/06/10/bookworm/>)

Author: Mobian team

Published: 2023-06-10T12:00:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Mobian's Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/mobian-s-blog.md>)

Topics: [Debian](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/debian.md>), [Mobile](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mobile.md>), [upgrade](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/upgrade.md>), [Testing](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/testing.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>)

Tags: [debian](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/debian.md>), [mobile](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mobile.md>), [release](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/release.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [testing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/testing.md>), [upgrade](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/upgrade.md>), [version](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/version.md>)

## AI overview

Mobian announces its first stable release, based on Debian Bookworm, which it considers sufficiently mobile-friendly. The release provides a fixed set of tested software components and targeted updates for major bugs or security vulnerabilities, while new functionality remains in the testing repositories.

## Source excerpt

Debian has released "Bookworm" and so has Mobian! According to schedule and on time Debian has managed to put out the Bookworm release. Congratulations! In step with that release, Mobian is herewith officially releasing its first stable release, codenamed ... tadaa ... "Bookworm"! What does this mean? A lot has happened since the release of the Mobian community edition PinePhone. But ever since its inception, Mobian has been tracking the testing repository of Debian. The previous release - Bullseye - was just not deemed suitable for mobile devices yet. Fortunately, a lot has happened since then, and we can proudly claim that Debian Bookworm is the first release that we deem to be mobile-friendly enough. It is used as the base for our stable Mobian release. This means that, from now on, you will have the choice between sticking with the first ever stable release or switching over to the next development "branch". Which release is the right one for me? If you stick with Bookworm you will be getting a stable system, not in the sense of bug-free, never-crashing software (does that even exist?), but as a fixed set of software components that are known to work well together and don't rely on undefined behavior. The only updates you will receive will be targeted ones, fixing either a major bug or a security vulnerability, and will be thoroughly tested to minimize the risk of regression. With Bookworm, you can depend on your device (to the extent permitted by the stability of the included software) without having to fear that an upgrade might alter its behavior in a negative way. This approach has one downside, though: version numbers for Bookworm packages will be mostly frozen (except for aforementioned targeted updates) and you will not receive any update bringing new functionality to your applications. New features will only be arriving in the testing repositories of both Debian and Mobian, as they convey the risk of introducing major bugs, and as such should be reserved to