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Debian May Consider Including Non-Free Firmware in Official Releases
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Debian is one of the most loved Linux distributions for its approach to stability and a balance between new features.
Also, it does not come with any non-free firmware.
However, that is becoming an issue for users who want to use Debian on newer hardware.
Most of the latest devices and configurations need non-free firmware to make things work, which includes Wi-Fi, graphics, and more.
And to address that, **Steve McIntyre**, a Debian developer and a former Debian project leader, has been actively discussing the issue for a while.
At the **DebConf 22 conference**, Steve recently talked about fixing the firmware mess to highlight this better to users and developers, as spotted by [Geeker’s Digest][1].
### Including Non-Free Firmware in Official Releases
As for the current situation, you can find an unofficial Debian image with non-free firmware.
However, not every user is aware of it, and even if it is promoted on Debian’s download page, “unofficial” is not something a user will prefer over the recommended image.
Also, it is counter-intuitive to expect users to install non-free firmware when they can choose any Ubuntu-based distribution or Ubuntu as an alternative.
Not just limited to these issues, Steve mentions a few other problems with it in his [blog][2] that include:
* Maintaining separate non-free images is time-consuming.
* The official images are not preferred by many users because of the lack of non-free firmware.
Steve proposes that this mess be fixed sooner than later if we want more users to use Debian on common hardware.
Potentially through a prompt in the installer for users to install non-free firmware, similar to what Ubuntu does.
Furthermore, in his talk at DebConf 22, it seems that most of the developers voted to add non-free firmware in official Debian images.
And with the recent highlight, Steve has gotten more attention from users/developers to find a solution to this problem as a community.
**The easy/convenient way out**: adding non-free firmware in official release images.
_So, will Debian finally add support for non-free firmware in its newer releases? Will Debian 12 make this a reality?_
_Share your thoughts in the comments down below._
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[1]: https://www.geekersdigest.com/debian-on-the-verge-to-include-non-free-firmware-in-official-releases/
[2]: https://blog.einval.com/2022/04/19#firmware-what-do-we-do