debian

docker13.5glibcsupported until 2028-08-091642M pulls

Official Debian operating system image, providing a stable base for containerized applications.

operating-systems

Usage

Recommended variant

docker pull debian:13.5-slim

slim = Debian-based, glibc, smaller than full — good default for production

Variants

Available tags

debian:full

debian:slimglibc

Lifecycle

Support & EOL

latest13.5

pull size30MB compressed

OS EOLsupported until 2028-08-09

Known issues

Gotchas

slim variant lacks many common tools — install build-essential if needed

avoid :latest in production — pulls breaking major version changes

full variant is large; prefer slim for smaller images

Resources