I have some software packages customised for Ubuntu 10.04, 10.10 and 12.10, but now I have to install them on Debian Squeeze. I have been unable to Google for a mapping between specific Ubuntu and Debian versions. Can someone here help?
Specifically I want to know which Ubuntu version corresponds to Debian Squeeze.
You can find the Debian version on which your Ubuntu version is based in the file: /etc/debian_version
| Ubuntu | Debian |
|---|---|
| 22.10 kinetic | bookworm/ sid - 12 |
| 22.04 jammy | bookworm/ sid |
| 21.10 impish | bullseye/ sid - 11 |
| 21.04 hirsute | bullseye/ sid |
| 20.10 groovy | bullseye/ sid |
| 20.04 focal | bullseye/ sid |
| 19.10 eoan | buster / sid - 10 |
| 19.04 disco | buster / sid |
| 18.10 cosmic | buster / sid |
| 18.04 bionic | buster / sid |
| 17.10 artful | stretch / sid - 9 |
| 17.04 zesty | stretch / sid |
| 16.10 yakkety | stretch / sid |
| 16.04 xenial | stretch / sid |
| 15.10 wily | jessie / sid - 8 |
| 15.04 vivid | jessie / sid |
| 14.10 utopic | jessie / sid |
| 14.04 trusty | jessie / sid |
| 13.10 saucy | wheezy / sid - 7 |
| 13.04 raring | wheezy / sid |
| 12.10 quantal | wheezy / sid |
| 12.04 precise | wheezy / sid |
| 11.10 oneiric | wheezy / sid |
| 11.04 natty | squeeze / sid - 6 |
| 10.10 maverick | squeeze / sid |
| 10.04 lucid | squeeze / sid |
Sid is the development distribution of Debian. That's how, for example, Ubuntu 20.04, released in April 2020, can be based on Debian 11 "Bullseye", which was released in August 2021.
You can find out the contents of the file without installing an entire system by view the sources for the package basefiles on Launchpad.
