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The Year 2000 problem, or Y2K, remains etched in many minds as a period of widespread apprehension due to software applications storing year data with only the final two digits, fearing potential chaos at the turn of the millennium. Fortunately, through the prompt actions of software vendors and engineers, this crisis was averted. However, a similar predicament now looms on the horizon, this time affecting the Linux distribution Debian. To address the impending Y2K38 issue in 2038—a result of the overflow of 32-bit Unix timestamps—Debian has embarked on a comprehensive transformation of its operating system. Beginning with Debian 13, the distribution aims to adopt a 64-bit time_t format, even on 32-bit architectures, with the objective of preventing system errors. This proactive measure seeks to preemptively solve the problem, avoiding the mistakes made during the Y2K era.
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