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Debian isn't waiting for 2038 to blow up, switches to 64-bit time for everything

Friday July 25, 2025. 03:45 PM , from TheRegister
We say everything... just not the oldest hardware. Unix Epochalypse less than 13 years away
Venerable Linux distribution Debian is side-stepping the Y2K38 bug – also known as the Unix Epochalypse – by switching to 64-bit time for everything but the oldest of supported hardware, starting with the upcoming Debian 13 'Trixie' release.…
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