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lightweight SSH2 server and client - startup scripts

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source: dropbear (main)
version: 2025.88-2
maintainer: Guilhem Moulin (DMD)
arch: all any
std-ver: 4.7.2
VCS: Git (Browse, QA)

versions [more versions can be listed by madison] [old versions available from snapshot.debian.org]

[pool directory]

oldstable: 2020.81-3+deb11u2
old-sec: 2020.81-3+deb11u3
old-bpo: 2022.83-1+deb12u1~bpo11+1
old-p-u: 2020.81-3+deb11u2
stable: 2022.83-1+deb12u2
stable-p-u: 2022.83-1+deb12u3
testing: 2025.88-1
unstable: 2025.88-2

versioned links

2020.81-3+deb11u2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2020.81-3+deb11u3: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2022.83-1+deb12u1~bpo11+1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2022.83-1+deb12u2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2022.83-1+deb12u3: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2025.88-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2025.88-2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

dropbear
dropbear-bin (2 bugs: 0, 1, 1, 0)
dropbear-initramfs (1 bugs: 0, 1, 0, 0)

action needed

The package has not entered testing even though the delay is over normal

The package has not entered testing even though the 2-day delay is over. Check why.

Created: 2025-07-27 Last update: 2025-07-30 16:02

debian/patches: 1 patch to forward upstream low

Among the 1 debian patch available in version 2025.88-2 of the package, we noticed the following issues:

1 patch where the metadata indicates that the patch has not yet been forwarded upstream. You should either forward the patch upstream or update the metadata to document its real status.

Created: 2023-02-26 Last update: 2025-07-09 10:03

testing migrations

excuses:
- Migration status for dropbear (2025.88-1 to 2025.88-2): BLOCKED: Needs an approval (either due to a freeze, the source suite or a manual hint)
- Issues preventing migration:
- ∙ ∙ Not touching package due to block request by freeze (Follow the freeze policy when applying for an unblock)
- Additional info:
- ∙ ∙ Piuparts tested OK - https://piuparts.debian.org/sid/source/d/dropbear.html
- ∙ ∙ autopkgtest for dropbear/2025.88-2: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armel: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Pass, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Pass, s390x: Pass
- ∙ ∙ Reproducible on amd64 - info ♻
- ∙ ∙ Reproducible on arm64 - info ♻
- ∙ ∙ Required age reduced by 3 days because of autopkgtest
- ∙ ∙ 21 days old (needed 2 days)
- Not considered

news

[2025-07-08] Accepted dropbear 2025.88-2 (source) into unstable (Guilhem Moulin)
[2025-06-19] Accepted dropbear 2022.83-1+deb12u3 (source) into proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Guilhem Moulin)
[2025-05-28] dropbear 2025.88-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-05-17] Accepted dropbear 2020.81-3+deb11u3 (source) into oldstable-security (Guilhem Moulin)
[2025-05-07] Accepted dropbear 2025.88-1 (source) into unstable (Guilhem Moulin)
[2025-03-24] dropbear 2025.87-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-03-05] Accepted dropbear 2025.87-1 (source) into unstable (Guilhem Moulin)
[2025-01-03] dropbear 2024.86-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-01-01] Accepted dropbear 2024.86-2 (source) into unstable (Guilhem Moulin)
[2024-10-30] dropbear 2024.86-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-10-23] Accepted dropbear 2024.86-1 (source) into unstable (Guilhem Moulin)
[2024-08-16] Accepted dropbear 2020.81-3+deb11u2 (source) into oldstable-proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Guilhem Moulin)
[2024-08-16] Accepted dropbear 2022.83-1+deb12u2 (source) into proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Guilhem Moulin)
[2024-07-14] dropbear 2024.85-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-07-09] Accepted dropbear 2024.85-3 (source) into unstable (Guilhem Moulin)
[2024-06-05] dropbear 2024.85-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-06-05] dropbear 2024.85-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-06-02] Accepted dropbear 2024.85-2 (source) into unstable (Guilhem Moulin)
[2024-04-28] dropbear 2024.85-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-04-26] Accepted dropbear 2024.85-1 (source) into unstable (Guilhem Moulin)
[2024-04-07] dropbear 2024.84-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-04-07] dropbear 2024.84-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-04-07] dropbear 2024.84-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-04-04] Accepted dropbear 2024.84-1 (source) into unstable (Guilhem Moulin)
[2024-02-06] Accepted dropbear 2022.83-1+deb12u1~bpo11+1 (source) into bullseye-backports (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Guilhem Moulin)
[2024-02-02] Accepted dropbear 2020.81-3+deb11u1 (source) into oldstable-proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Guilhem Moulin)
[2024-01-31] Accepted dropbear 2022.83-1+deb12u1 (source) into proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Guilhem Moulin)
[2024-01-28] dropbear 2022.83-4 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-01-25] Accepted dropbear 2022.83-4 (source) into unstable (Guilhem Moulin)
[2023-11-24] dropbear 2022.83-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)

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bugs [bug history graph]

all: 5
RC: 0
I&N: 3
M&W: 2
F&P: 0
patch: 0

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