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*#* Wishing you a Merry Christmas
*###* and a very Happy New Year 2026!
*#####* We hope Christmas fills every corner
*#######* of your home and your heart with joy.
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*Merry Xmas* All the best from the DietPi support team =))
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2025 Retrospective & The Road to DietPi v10
As we approach the end of 2025, the DietPi team wants to take a moment to look back and, more importantly, look forward with gratitude. This year has been one of incredible growth, refined stability, and hardware expansion - none of which would have been possible without this community.
To Our Contributors
Whether you submitted a pull request on GitHub, helped squash a persistent bug, or improved our documentation, your technical expertise is the engine of this project. You’ve helped us keep DietPi lean and accessible across an ever-growing list of SBCs. Your commitment to open-source excellence inspires us daily.
To Our Supporters & Donors
To everyone who donated via Patreon or PayPal: thank you. Your financial support ensures that DietPi remains independent and free for everyone, allowing us to prioritize the needs of users over everything else.
To Our Users
Thank you for choosing DietPi for your home labs, media servers, and DIY projects. Your feedback and your enthusiasm for every new release drive us to keep innovating. Seeing the creative ways you implement DietPi is the greatest reward we could ask for.
Outlook 2026: The Road to DietPi v10
As we move into 2026, we are preparing for a major milestone: the release of DietPi v10.
To ensure we can continue to offer a modern, secure, and high-performance environment, DietPi v10 will officially remove support for Debian 11 (Bullseye). Focusing our resources on recent Debian branches allows us to optimize for newer kernels and streamline our development for the hardware of tomorrow.
Important for Bullseye Users
If you are still running a system based on Debian 11 (Bullseye), it is now time to take action. While we have supported this transition for a long time, v10 will be the final cutoff point.
Fortunately, the migration path is already well-tested and available. DietPi fully supports Debian 12 (Bookworm) and Debian 13 (Trixie). You have two main options to get ready for v10:
- Fresh Start: Backup your configuration and flash a new Bookworm or even better a Trixie image.
- In-place Upgrade: Use our automated migration script to move your current Bullseye system to Bookworm and Trixie.
To start the migration to Bookworm, run the following command:
sudo bash -c "$(curl -sSf 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MichaIng/DietPi/master/.meta/dietpi-bookworm-upgrade')"
We are excited to step into this next era of DietPi with you. Thank you for keeping your systems updated, secure, and lean!
Wishing you all a peaceful end to the year and a productive 2026!
— The DietPi Team