Voyager 9 Linux Distro Enters Development, Now Based on Debian 9 "Stretch"

The developers of the Voyager Linux OS announced the availability of the first Beta build of the upcoming Voyager 9 release, which will be based on the soon-to-be-announced Debian GNU/Linux 9 "Stretch" operating system.

The Voyager 9 Beta experimental build is built around the latest Xfce 4.12 desktop environment and powered by a kernel from the long-term supported Linux 4.9 series. Previous Voyager releases were based on the Ubuntu Linux operating system, but they are still recommended for use until Voyager 9 gets promoted to stable later this year.

"Beware, this version can be unstable before the official release of Debian 9, scheduled for mid-2017. So it is not really for beginners except for the more reckless. The entire Voyager structure has been recoded and cleaned, scripts enhanced to accommodate the Xfce 4.12 environment and all its components," explained the developers.