what ubuntu version is based on what debian version

01.Oct.2018

You can find the Debian version on which your Ubuntu version is based in the file: /etc/debian_version

From 10.04 up to 17.04:

   Ubuntu      |       Debian  
18.04  bionic     buster  / sid   - 10
17.10  artful     stretch / sid   - 9
17.04  zesty      stretch / sid
16.10  yakkety    stretch / sid
16.04  xenial     stretch / sid
15.10  wily       jessie  / sid   - 8
15.04  vivid      jessie  / sid
14.10  utopic     jessie  / sid
14.04  trusty     jessie  / sid
13.10  saucy      wheezy  / sid   - 7
13.04  raring     wheezy  / sid
12.10  quantal    wheezy  / sid
12.04  precise    wheezy  / sid
11.10  oneiric    wheezy  / sid
11.04  natty      squeeze / sid   - 6
10.10  maverick   squeeze / sid
10.04  lucid      squeeze / sid

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Debian Releases Production Releases:

Version	Code name	Release date	End of life date
12	?Bookworm
11	Bullseye
10	Buster
9	Stretch	June 17th 2017	approx. 2020 (full) / approx. 2022 (LTS)
8	Jessie	April 25th 2015	~June 6th 2018 (full) / ~June 6th 2020 (LTS)
7	Wheezy	May 4th 2013	April 26th 2016 (full) / May 2018 (LTS)
6.0	Squeeze	February 6th 2011	May 31st 2014 (full) / February 29th 2016 (LTS)
5.0	Lenny	February 14th 2009	February 6th 2012
4.0	Etch	Apr 8th 2007	February 15th 2010
3.1	Sarge	June 6th 2005	March 31st 2008
3.0	Woody	July 19th 2002	June 30th 2006
2.2	Potato	August 15th 2000	June 30th 2003
2.1	Slink	March 9th 1999	September 30th 2000 (full) / October 30th 2000 (limited)
2.0	Hamm	July 24th 1998	–
1.3	Bo	July 2nd 1997	–
1.2	Rex	December 12th 1996	–
1.1	Buzz	June 17th 1996	–
0.93R6		October 26 1995	–
0.93R5		March 1995	–
0.91		January 1994	–

Note: the point releases (like 7.1 and 7.2) are detailed in each distribution’s page.

Release statistics

Version	Code name	Freeze length	Time from previous release	Time from next release up to EOL	Total lifetime
1.2	Rex		178 days
1.3	Bo		175 days
2.0	Hamm	171 days	414 days
2.1	Slink	125 days	228 days	76 days	601 days
2.2	Potato	212 days	525 days	346 days	1049 days
3.0	Woody	383 days	703 days	389 days	1442 days
3.1	Sarge	34 days	1053 days	357 days	1028 days
4.0	Etch	258 days	671 days	366 days	1044 days
5.0	Lenny	202 days	678 days	365 days	1087 days
6.0	Squeeze	184 days	722 days	391 days
7.0	Wheezy	308 days	818 days	367 days
8.0	Jessie	171 days	721 days
9.0	Stretch	224 days	784 days

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