Debian 7 '' wheezy '' is passed to lts and will have support until 2018

From the date of the date Debian 7 "Wheezy" goes to the LTS (Long Term Support) phase, which means that it will have official security support until May 31, 2018 by the team "Debian Long Term Support Team ” , Who will take care of all the security aspect of the operating system.

One of the most important new features of Debian 7 is that it is not necessary to add an additional repository to the APT configuration (source.list) but that all Debian 7 Wheezy systems will automatically go to the LTS phase.

Debian 7 "Wheezy" will be three years old on May 4

“Beginning April 25, one year after Debian 8, aka 'Jessie', and almost three years after Debian 7, 'Wheezy, ' regular security support for Wheezy comes to an end. The Debian Long Term Support (LTS) team will take over security support , " was the official Debian statement.

It is warned that if you are using Debian 7 "Wheezy" it will not be altered in any way and will continue to work as until April 25, there is no need to change any configuration in the system. Also important is the fact that OpenJDK 7 will become the new Java JRE / JDK default from June 26, 2016, ensuring full security support until May 31, 2018.

In the following link they have the complete statement about the transition from this Linux operating system to the LTS phase.