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Initial GNOME system setup helper

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general
  • source: gnome-initial-setup (main)
  • version: 49.0-4
  • maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers (archive) (DMD)
  • uploaders: Laurent Bigonville [DMD] – Sebastien Bacher [DMD] – Marco Trevisan (Treviño) [DMD] – Jeremy Bícha [DMD]
  • 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]
  • o-o-stable: 3.38.4-1
  • oldstable: 43.2-6
  • stable: 48.1-1
  • testing: 49.0-4
  • unstable: 49.0-4
versioned links
  • 3.38.4-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 43.2-6: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 48.1-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 49.0-4: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
binaries
  • gnome-initial-setup (8 bugs: 0, 8, 0, 0)
action needed
A new upstream version is available: 50.0 high
A new upstream version 50.0 is available, you should consider packaging it.
Created: 2026-03-05 Last update: 2026-06-03 09:31
version in VCS is newer than in repository, is it time to upload? normal
vcswatch reports that this package seems to have a new changelog entry (version 50~alpha-1, distribution UNRELEASED) and new commits in its VCS. You should consider whether it's time to make an upload.

Here are the relevant commit messages:
commit 851320f23aa3d5533567b37b10549dd99f320a45
Author: Alessandro Astone <alessandro.astone@canonical.com>
Date:   Mon Apr 13 15:48:23 2026 +0200

    d/p/debian: Change sh interpreter path to make lintian happy
    
    E: gnome-initial-setup: wrong-path-for-interpreter /usr/bin/sh != /bin/sh [usr/libexec/gnome-initial-setup-set-debian-keyboard]

commit 73c571fa6ed93915cd8f00d6965d081b18f7c6b8
Author: Alessandro Astone <alessandro.astone@canonical.com>
Date:   Tue Mar 24 17:42:44 2026 +0100

    d/p/debian, d/control: Set keyboard configuration the debian way
    
    Debian policy prohibits localed from setting the keyboard config.
    Instead, we shall use the keyboard-configuration package.
    
    Add a dependency on pkexec which we use to elevate privileges to run the
    keyboard configuration.
    
    LP: #2101934

commit 84438239991711ed43cb393051fdaaf2fa85cad7
Author: Alessandro Astone <alessandro.astone@canonical.com>
Date:   Thu Jan 15 17:52:24 2026 +0100

    Update changelog

commit bfdbe08aaf45177f2c26169a158e1fc97002f197
Author: Alessandro Astone <alessandro.astone@canonical.com>
Date:   Thu Jan 15 11:12:56 2026 +0100

    d/control: Add Breaks gnome-shell-common (<< 50~)
    
    The gnome-initial-setup session drop-in file depends on the new systemd target
    for gnome-shell.

commit 160a7e61df8c478d9e5db53f6d01b20c54d65fba
Author: Alessandro Astone <alessandro.astone@canonical.com>
Date:   Mon Jan 12 14:12:56 2026 +0100

    d/p/parental-controls: Drop patch applied upstream

commit e7abb1bc3126e39ccda1017a395ba025b8100615
Author: Alessandro Astone <alessandro.astone@canonical.com>
Date:   Thu Jan 15 17:48:42 2026 +0100

    New upstream release

commit cf8411db51b0391a6fd73f2226bb02747383bc43
Merge: cb7b6d1 cbfdc1f
Author: Alessandro Astone <alessandro.astone@canonical.com>
Date:   Thu Jan 15 17:48:20 2026 +0100

    Merge tag 'upstream/50_alpha' into debian/latest
    
    Upstream version 50~alpha

commit cb7b6d16544a734e8934e6cbcc558ffb4d6bdc78
Author: Alessandro Astone <alessandro.astone@canonical.com>
Date:   Wed Jan 14 11:20:11 2026 +0100

    Revert "debian/{rules,control}: Enable malcontent in ubuntu"
    
    Only parts of malcontent are in Ubuntu main.
    libmalcontent-ui depends on libflatpak which is a universe package.
    
    This reverts commit 88dafa242123e15482335e144f51a1006809a3a7.

commit 3d3ed6949884de66f98265a03130a18db4bfedfa
Author: Alessandro Astone <alessandro.astone@canonical.com>
Date:   Fri Sep 26 13:58:42 2025 +0200

    d/maintscript: Remove obsolete autostart desktop files

commit cbfdc1f174ebf62180e2b8272bc845c060629da9
Merge: ecd0e4d ac26bfd
Author: Alessandro Astone <alessandro.astone@canonical.com>
Date:   Mon Jan 12 13:53:39 2026 +0100

    New upstream version 50~alpha

commit ac26bfd11f1971a29deaf2cef7e3485403f321da
Merge: be5210a fc4d5e7
Author: Jordan Petridis <jpetridis@gnome.org>
Date:   Sat Jan 10 22:09:41 2026 +0200

    Merge branch 'alatiera/50-alpha' into 'master'
    
    50.alpha
    
    See merge request GNOME/gnome-initial-setup!307

commit fc4d5e7a5708bfe761e6a391cc18919bc7422d3d
Author: Jordan Petridis <jpetridis@gnome.org>
Date:   Sat Jan 10 22:06:50 2026 +0200

    50.alpha

commit be5210aface7749a9698085cf9bab3e577f7c39d
Author: Quentin PAGÈS <pages_quentin@hotmail.com>
Date:   Sat Jan 10 16:02:40 2026 +0000

    Update Occitan translation

commit cf26a7e7551a7427cf15d9d512344214b501ab24
Author: Aurimas Aurimas Černius <aurimas.cernius@mailo.com>
Date:   Sat Jan 10 15:30:14 2026 +0000

    Update Lithuanian translation

commit 44806ba305c805657feea7fae52489b11f5c50a9
Author: luming zh <lumingzh@qq.com>
Date:   Sat Jan 10 04:19:10 2026 +0000

    Update Chinese (China) translation

commit 7bd436be0933150addbae0cb721c5f4d7e1d1b4f
Author: Ekaterine Papava <papava.e@gtu.ge>
Date:   Sat Jan 10 02:02:44 2026 +0000

    Update Georgian translation

commit 6540475b5950c83b9b7ea8e1a3fc8fdaa452d168
Author: Martin <miles@filmsi.net>
Date:   Fri Jan 9 22:27:43 2026 +0000

    Update Slovenian translation

commit 8e6df1d593a1bb7a73bcfb6d266fd60fafde60ac
Author: Yuri Chornoivan <yurchor@ukr.net>
Date:   Fri Jan 9 21:22:01 2026 +0000

    Update Ukrainian translation

commit 50fdc9b0d981d68093291f8a4193f6f3d23b38fc
Author: Baurzhan Muftakhidinov <baurthefirst@gmail.com>
Date:   Fri Jan 9 18:08:11 2026 +0000

    Update Kazakh translation

commit 041908cdf65989f8204ea3fd5c1c2334180b2fa0
Author: Baurzhan Muftakhidinov <baurthefirst@gmail.com>
Date:   Fri Jan 9 17:53:40 2026 +0000

    Update Kazakh translation

commit a4654fc93d97eb83836ca0a72718e91db478c3f1
Merge: 5e3cb83 e4c7256
Author: Marge Bot <marge-bot@gnome.org>
Date:   Sat Dec 27 12:42:33 2025 +0000

    Merge branch 'alatiera/meson-check' into 'master'
    
    meson: Use version_compare
    
    See merge request GNOME/gnome-initial-setup!305

commit e4c7256f093717b5d37b6453815c2dd002cf9c75
Author: Jordan Petridis <jpetridis@gnome.org>
Date:   Fri Nov 28 14:02:35 2025 +0200

    meson: Use version_compare
    
    Instead of checking for a dependency twice, use
    version compare on the existing object.
    
    Part-of: <https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-initial-setup/-/merge_requests/305>

commit 5e3cb83b8dbdfbc3bad0e0ce6d89781d50085990
Author: Adrian Vovk <adrianvovk@gmail.com>
Date:   Tue Dec 16 15:50:25 2025 -0500

    Merge branch 'avovk/gnome-shell-systemd-mode' into 'master'
    
    Make session explicitly depend on gnome-shell
    
    See merge request GNOME/gnome-initial-setup!301

commit f5539541adbaa81ddf74ee435fbbfbfe61fe3b3d
Author: Alessandro Astone <alessandro.astone@canonical.com>
Date:   Wed Aug 6 16:11:53 2025 +0200

    d/control: Drop unused dependency on gnome-keyring
Created: 2025-12-11 Last update: 2026-05-27 13:32
3 open merge requests in Salsa normal
There are 3 open merge requests for this package on Salsa. You should consider reviewing and/or merging these merge requests.
Created: 2025-09-16 Last update: 2026-05-22 16:03
debian/patches: 1 patch to forward upstream low

Among the 1 debian patch available in version 49.0-4 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: 2025-12-11 Last update: 2025-12-11 15:30
Standards version of the package is outdated. wishlist
The package should be updated to follow the last version of Debian Policy (Standards-Version 4.7.4 instead of 4.7.2).
Created: 2025-12-23 Last update: 2026-03-31 15:01
news
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  • [2025-12-17] gnome-initial-setup 49.0-4 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-12-11] Accepted gnome-initial-setup 49.0-4 (source) into unstable (Marco Trevisan (Treviño)) (signed by: Marco Trevisan)
  • [2025-12-09] gnome-initial-setup 49.0-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-12-03] Accepted gnome-initial-setup 49.0-3 (source) into unstable (Jeremy Bícha)
  • [2025-11-05] gnome-initial-setup 49.0-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-10-31] Accepted gnome-initial-setup 49.0-2 (source) into unstable (Jeremy Bícha)
  • [2025-09-20] Accepted gnome-initial-setup 49.0-1 (source) into experimental (Jeremy Bícha)
  • [2025-04-29] gnome-initial-setup 48.1-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-04-17] Accepted gnome-initial-setup 48.1-1 (source) into unstable (Jeremy Bícha) (signed by: Jeremy Bicha)
  • [2025-03-20] gnome-initial-setup 48.0-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-03-14] Accepted gnome-initial-setup 48.0-1 (source) into unstable (Alessandro Astone) (signed by: Jeremy Bicha)
  • [2025-03-12] gnome-initial-setup 48~rc-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-03-06] Accepted gnome-initial-setup 48~rc-1 (source) into unstable (Jeremy Bícha) (signed by: Jeremy Bicha)
  • [2025-02-18] gnome-initial-setup 48~beta-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-02-12] Accepted gnome-initial-setup 48~beta-1 (source) into unstable (Jeremy Bícha) (signed by: Jeremy Bicha)
  • [2025-01-28] gnome-initial-setup 47.2-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-01-21] Accepted gnome-initial-setup 47.2-2 (source) into unstable (Jeremy Bícha) (signed by: Jeremy Bicha)
  • [2024-12-01] gnome-initial-setup 47.2-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2024-11-25] Accepted gnome-initial-setup 47.2-1 (source) into unstable (Jeremy Bícha) (signed by: Jeremy Bicha)
  • [2024-10-23] gnome-initial-setup 47.1-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2024-10-17] Accepted gnome-initial-setup 47.1-1 (source) into unstable (Jeremy Bícha) (signed by: Jeremy Bicha)
  • [2024-09-22] gnome-initial-setup 47.0-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2024-09-16] Accepted gnome-initial-setup 47.0-1 (source) into unstable (Sebastien Bacher)
  • [2024-09-12] gnome-initial-setup 47~rc-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2024-09-06] Accepted gnome-initial-setup 47~rc-1 (source) into unstable (Marco Trevisan (Treviño)) (signed by: Marco Trevisan)
  • [2024-08-13] gnome-initial-setup 47~beta-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2024-08-07] Accepted gnome-initial-setup 47~beta-1 (source) into unstable (Jeremy Bícha) (signed by: Jeremy Bicha)
  • [2024-07-04] gnome-initial-setup 46.3-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2024-06-28] Accepted gnome-initial-setup 46.3-1 (source) into unstable (Jeremy Bícha) (signed by: Jeremy Bicha)
  • [2024-06-03] gnome-initial-setup 46.2-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
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bugs [bug history graph]
  • all: 9
  • RC: 0
  • I&N: 8
  • M&W: 1
  • F&P: 0
  • patch: 0
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