Devuan was announced in 2014 by a group calling itself the Veteran Unix Admins, in protest at Debian’s decision to make systemd its default init system. It tracks Debian stable closely but removes the dependency on systemd and lets you choose sysvinit, OpenRC or runit. Releases are named after minor planets, and each one follows the matching Debian release.
Devuan
A fork of Debian without systemd that offers sysvinit, OpenRC or runit instead.
- Active project
- Latest 6.1.1Apr 2026
- Latest LTS 5 LTS
- Supported 2 versions
At a glance
- Type
- Linux distribution
- Developer
- Veteran Unix Admins collective
- Based on
- Debian
- First release
- 25 May 2017
- Release cadence
- Follows Debian stable
- OS family
- Linux
- Package format
- .deb (APT)
- Init system
- sysvinit, OpenRC or runit (no systemd)
- Architectures
- amd64, i386, arm64, armhf
- License
- Free software
- Website
- devuan.org
Newest release
Devuan 6
Released 2 Nov 2025 · latest update 6.1.1
Recommended for servers
Devuan 5 LTS
Supported until 10 Jun 2028
Support status
Release history
| Version | Name | Released | Latest | End of life | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Excalibur | 2 Nov 2025 | 6.1.1 | 30 Jun 2030 | Supported |
| 5 LTS | Daedalus | 14 Aug 2023 | 5.0.0 | 10 Jun 2028 | Supported |
| 4 LTS | Chimaera | 14 Oct 2021 | 4.0.0 | 15 Aug 2026 | End of life |
| 3 LTS | Beowulf | 1 Jun 2020 | 3.1.0 | 1 Jun 2024 | End of life |
| 2 LTS | ASCII | 8 Jun 2018 | 2.1 | 30 Jun 2022 | End of life |
| 1 LTS | Jessie | 25 May 2017 | 1.0.0 | 30 Jun 2020 | End of life |
Release data: endoflife.date and vendor announcements, checked 13 Nov 2026. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.
Support timeline
The 6 most recent releases, from release day to the end of support.
- Active support
- Today
6
5 LTS
4 LTS
3 LTS
2 LTS
1 LTS
History
Milestones
- 2014Developers fork Debian after it adopts systemd
- 2017Devuan 1.0 "Jessie" is released
- 2025Devuan 6 "Excalibur" is released, based on Debian 13
Frequently asked questions
What is the latest version of Devuan?
The newest Devuan release is Devuan 6, released on 2 Nov 2025. Its latest update is 6.1.1 (25 Apr 2026).
What is the latest LTS version of Devuan?
Devuan 5 LTS is the newest long-term support release (released 14 Aug 2023), supported until 10 Jun 2028.
Which Devuan versions are still supported?
As of 13 Nov 2026, 2 versions are supported: Devuan 6 (until 30 Jun 2030); Devuan 5 LTS (until 10 Jun 2028).
Is Devuan 4 LTS still supported?
No. Devuan 4 LTS reached end of life on 15 Aug 2026 and no longer gets free security updates. Upgrade to Devuan 5 LTS.