So Debian 12 Security Support end in 2 weeks on 10 Jun 2026 . After that date security is being provided by Debian LTS, which is a separate group of volunteers and companies interested in making it a success.
I am thinking the transition will happen automatically as long as your sources.list is correct
However dont we need to be sure that the installed packages are supported by LTS ?
apt-get install debian-security-support
check-support-status
In my case there are 2 unsupported packages
- Source:intel-mediasdk, ended on 2024-11-21 at version 22.5.4-1
Details: abandoned upstream, upstream does not publish enough information to fix issues.
Affected binary package:- libmfx1:amd64 (installed version: 22.5.4-1)
- Source:binutils
Details: Only suitable for trusted content; see I Challenge Thee
libmfx is intel graphics related which could probably be removed . But it does look like ffmpeg relies on it though. Does hestia utilize ffmpeg ?
binutils isnt getting any support but apparently its been like that for a long time. Looks like you cant compile a kernel, at least the dkms way, without it. Gotta have my ZFS 
So is everyone reviewing the packages on their Debian installs of hestia and getting ready for LTS ?
What am i forgetting to do or what else do i need to do ?
Debian LTS support will run for 2 more years.
thanks