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Adapt to Debian 11 (bullseye) EOL LTS exit on 2026-08-31 #2561

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Situation

Debian distro parameters

Debian bullseye reaches the end of its 5-year lifecycle on Aug 31, 2026.

Docker node usage

versions.json defines usage of bullseye in Node.js 22, 24 and 26.

Change needed

Deprecation

Deprecate bullseye Docker images in documentation.

Removal

After the end of bullseye LTS on 2026-08-31, wait for each of the release lines Node.js 22, 24 and 26 to produce releases, then:

  • remove bullseye from versions.json
  • remove 22/bullseye* 24/bullseye* 26/bullseye* directories to remove bullseye and bullseye-slim
  • remove bullseye from documentation

This will leave images / tags for bullseye that were published before 2026-08-31 and remove any later ones.

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