Debian 9.0 Stretch Installer Updated WIth Better ARM EFI Support, Merged-/usr

Out this weekend is the eighth alpha release of the Debian Installer for the upcoming Debian 9.0 "Stretch" release due out in 2017.

This latest alpha installer release adds GNU/screen support to the debian-installer, supports a merged /usr via the --merged-usr option, support for XZ-compressed package indices, ARMHF EFI systems support with the GRUB installer, and a wide range of other changes.

The Debian Installer Stretch Alpha 8 release is powered by Linux 4.7 (rather than 4.6 with the previous alpha), supports 75 languages, and has a wealth of other changes in improving the Debian Installer for next year's Stretch release. More details on the Alpha 8 release via