Debian releases generally have a 5 year support cycle, at least the last several have, which is the same as Ununtu LTS. It also seems pretty standard for most d

Debian releases generally have a 5 year support cycle, at least the last several have, which is the same as Ununtu LTS. It also seems pretty standard for most distros now. EDIT: I forgot that Freexian also provides a few more years, but I've never used that. I find that I need to upgrade more frequently to keep up with increasing security requirements anyway.