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Feb 27

Java and Nodejs images on Debian12 deprecated

All java-debian12 and nodejs-debian12 images are deprecated and no longer updated. You should switch

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Java and Nodejs images on Debian12 deprecated

All java-debian12 and nodejs-debian12 images are deprecated and no longer updated. You should switch

Feb 27

Feb 12

distroless image defaults are now debian13

All default images for example gcr.io/distroless/static (vs static-debian13 or static-debian12) now

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distroless image defaults are now debian13

All default images for example gcr.io/distroless/static (vs static-debian13 or static-debian12) now

Feb 12

ZHAFRAN DZAKY, … Andrew Latham4

Jan 30

Trusted TLS Man‑in‑the‑Middle via Static CA Bundle Injection in Distroless Base Images

Sorry sir, I'm really not focused :), please give me access to delete this chat Pada Jumat, 30

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Trusted TLS Man‑in‑the‑Middle via Static CA Bundle Injection in Distroless Base Images

Sorry sir, I'm really not focused :), please give me access to delete this chat Pada Jumat, 30

Jan 30

Appu Goundan, Nicolás Georger2

12/8/25

Debian 13 images are GA

Thanks a lot! I've been using them for a couple of weeks, I'm going to check the details now.

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Debian 13 images are GA

Thanks a lot! I've been using them for a couple of weeks, I'm going to check the details now.

12/8/25

Simon Klakegg, Andrew Latham2

9/17/25

Creating Class Data Sharing (CDS) archive with distroless

Simon So the Java command is the problem not Distroless or Docker. Do you need to configure -Xlog:

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Creating Class Data Sharing (CDS) archive with distroless

Simon So the Java command is the problem not Distroless or Docker. Do you need to configure -Xlog:

9/17/25

Berry, … Evan Jones4

8/25/25

It is similarly a requirement for the JVM itself, as shown by the Debian package requirements [1]. I

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It is similarly a requirement for the JVM itself, as shown by the Debian package requirements [1]. I

8/25/25

Gergely Brautigam

9/16/24

pg_dump, perl and bin/sh bin/env on distroless

Hello peeps. I need an end image that has pg_dump on it that works. For it to work, it needs perl and

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pg_dump, perl and bin/sh bin/env on distroless

Hello peeps. I need an end image that has pg_dump on it that works. For it to work, it needs perl and

9/16/24

9/3/24

debian11 images are deprecated

FYI debian 11 images are now deprecated according to our support policy: https://github.com/

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debian11 images are deprecated

FYI debian 11 images are now deprecated according to our support policy: https://github.com/

9/3/24

7/26/24

Migration to AR

> Distroless is migrating to the Artifact Registry, this *should* have no impact on users. If you

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Migration to AR

> Distroless is migrating to the Artifact Registry, this *should* have no impact on users. If you

7/26/24

Michael Wager, … Evan Jones4

4/30/24

Master thesis on distroless and other component reduction methods

I released the paper, if someone is interested :) https://mwager.de/assets/component_reduction_paper.

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Master thesis on distroless and other component reduction methods

I released the paper, if someone is interested :) https://mwager.de/assets/component_reduction_paper.

4/30/24

4/22/24

distroless image defaults are now debian12

All default images for example gcr.io/distroless/static (vs static-debian12 or static-debian11) now

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distroless image defaults are now debian12

All default images for example gcr.io/distroless/static (vs static-debian12 or static-debian11) now

4/22/24

Arvind, Natsuki Ikeguchi3

4/10/24

Distroless - Apache Tomcat - Errors out when running

Thank you Natsuki. It helped me move further on this. Thanks, Arvind On Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at 4:

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Distroless - Apache Tomcat - Errors out when running

Thank you Natsuki. It helped me move further on this. Thanks, Arvind On Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at 4:

4/10/24

10/10/23

UPDATE: python3 on debian12

Our non-experimental python images will be replacing the existing experimental python images on

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UPDATE: python3 on debian12

Our non-experimental python images will be replacing the existing experimental python images on

10/10/23

9/25/23

update to python images

We plan on moving python images out of experimental and creating two variants If you care about

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update to python images

We plan on moving python images out of experimental and creating two variants If you care about

9/25/23

9/20/23

Setting defaults to debian12

While we recommend using images with explicit debianX version names, we still update tags without

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Setting defaults to debian12

While we recommend using images with explicit debianX version names, we still update tags without

9/20/23

9/20/23

New debian-12 language images

debian12 images for java17, python3 and node18/20 should be available with the *-debian12 image name.

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New debian-12 language images

debian12 images for java17, python3 and node18/20 should be available with the *-debian12 image name.

9/20/23

9/11/23

Node16 images are deprecated

Nodes Users: Node16 is deprecated and so we no long update the node16 image. Please switch to a newer

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Node16 images are deprecated

Nodes Users: Node16 is deprecated and so we no long update the node16 image. Please switch to a newer

9/11/23

8/28/23

Debian12 images

debian12 images for base, base-nossl and static should be available with the *-debian12 image name.

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Debian12 images

debian12 images for base, base-nossl and static should be available with the *-debian12 image name.

8/28/23

8/23/23

Java 21 based image

Hi, We have images for Java 11 and Java 17. Are there plans to builds images for the upcoming Java 21

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Java 21 based image

Hi, We have images for Java 11 and Java 17. Are there plans to builds images for the upcoming Java 21

8/23/23

Chandranana, Andrew Latham3

8/7/23

Java 17 multiarch images missing java ·

I see `lr-xr-xr-x 0/0 0 1999-12-31 17:00 usr/bin/java -> /usr/lib/jvm/java-17-openjdk-ppc64le/bin/

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Java 17 multiarch images missing java ·

I see `lr-xr-xr-x 0/0 0 1999-12-31 17:00 usr/bin/java -> /usr/lib/jvm/java-17-openjdk-ppc64le/bin/

8/7/23

Sanjay Vasandani, Andrew Latham2

6/27/23

Vulnerability scanning no longer enabled on gcr.io?

I have no insight into the current scanning practices of the images. I build my own from scratch and

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Vulnerability scanning no longer enabled on gcr.io?

I have no insight into the current scanning practices of the images. I build my own from scratch and

6/27/23

Michael Wager, Andrew Latham2

4/21/23

Distroless talk in large enterprise & open questions

Michael 1. Yes, There should be some retraining of the Security team to understand the reduced risk.

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Distroless talk in large enterprise & open questions

Michael 1. Yes, There should be some retraining of the Security team to understand the reduced risk.

4/21/23

Jeffrey “jf” Lim

3/31/23

debug vs non-debug images

hi, besides the addition of busybox is there any difference between debug vs non-debug images? -jf

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debug vs non-debug images

hi, besides the addition of busybox is there any difference between debug vs non-debug images? -jf

3/31/23

3/21/23

Nodejs tag deprecation

deprecated NodeJS tags are being removed (scheduled April 1st 2023 - not a joke): If you use nodeJs:

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Nodejs tag deprecation

deprecated NodeJS tags are being removed (scheduled April 1st 2023 - not a joke): If you use nodeJs:

3/21/23

3/13/23

updates to distroless

We updated the distroless build to use a new bazel ruleset. Some changes you might see: - images are

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updates to distroless

We updated the distroless build to use a new bazel ruleset. Some changes you might see: - images are

3/13/23

Kushagra Saxena, Chia Wei Kang2

3/6/23

Using Latest OpenSSL 1.1.1t in gcr.io/distroless/base-debian11

Hi, Just to check if there is any update for this issue? On Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at 8:56:55

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Using Latest OpenSSL 1.1.1t in gcr.io/distroless/base-debian11

Hi, Just to check if there is any update for this issue? On Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at 8:56:55

3/6/23

1/31/23

Pushing gcr.io images to my personal artifact registry using cloud shell

I want to push some of the distroless images from gcr.io to my own artifact registry. I'm new to

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Pushing gcr.io images to my personal artifact registry using cloud shell

I want to push some of the distroless images from gcr.io to my own artifact registry. I'm new to

1/31/23

Darren Grant, Andrew Latham3

9/2/22

How to explore images?

Thank you! On Fri, 2 Sept 2022 at 16:54, Andrew Latham <lat...@gmail.com> wrote: https://docs.

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How to explore images?

Thank you! On Fri, 2 Sept 2022 at 16:54, Andrew Latham <lat...@gmail.com> wrote: https://docs.

9/2/22

Michael Wager, … Evan Jones4

9/2/22

Common approach/best practices when dealing with linux binaries which an application depend on but are not present in the distroless image

Thanks so much guys! e...@evanjones.ca schrieb am Donnerstag, 4. August 2022 um 01:07:20 UTC+2: I

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Common approach/best practices when dealing with linux binaries which an application depend on but are not present in the distroless image

Thanks so much guys! e...@evanjones.ca schrieb am Donnerstag, 4. August 2022 um 01:07:20 UTC+2: I

9/2/22

8/10/22

debian10 images are being deprecated

If you use any images based on debian10, they will be deprecated Sept 1st (earliest). We will no

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debian10 images are being deprecated

If you use any images based on debian10, they will be deprecated Sept 1st (earliest). We will no

8/10/22

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