Debian Officially Adds loong64 Architecture Support
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Summary
The Debian Project has officially added loong64 as a supported architecture after more than two years of development in Debian Ports. This announcement confirms that loong64 packages are now available in the main Debian archive, marking a significant milestone for the architecture's integration into the Debian ecosystem. The announcement was made to the Debian development community, highlighting the completion of the architecture's transition from experimental status to full official support.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledI am happy to announce that a little more than two years after the initial bootstrap in Debian Ports, loong64 has become an official architecture.
loong64 packages are now available in the main Debian archive.
This marks a significant milestone for the architecture and the Debian project.
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