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graphical shell for the GNOME desktop

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general
  • source: gnome-shell (main)
  • version: 50.3-1
  • maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers (archive) (DMD)
  • uploaders: Marco Trevisan (Treviño) [DMD] – Jeremy Bícha [DMD]
  • arch: all
  • std-ver: 4.7.4
  • VCS: Git (Browse, QA)
versions [more versions can be listed by madison] [old versions available from snapshot.debian.org]
[pool directory]
  • o-o-stable: 3.38.6-1~deb11u2
  • o-o-sec: 3.38.6-1~deb11u2
  • oldstable: 43.9-0+deb12u2
  • old-sec: 43.9-0+deb12u2
  • stable: 48.7-0+deb13u2
  • testing: 50.3-1
  • unstable: 50.3-1
versioned links
  • 3.38.6-1~deb11u2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 43.9-0+deb12u2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 48.7-0+deb13u2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 50.3-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
binaries
  • gnome-shell (167 bugs: 1, 139, 27, 0)
  • gnome-shell-common (2 bugs: 0, 2, 0, 0)
  • gnome-shell-extension-prefs (1 bugs: 0, 1, 0, 0)
action needed
A new upstream version is available: 51.beta high
A new upstream version 51.beta is available, you should consider packaging it.
Created: 2026-06-30 Last update: 2026-08-11 12:17
1 bug tagged help in the BTS normal
The BTS contains 1 bug tagged help, please consider helping the maintainer in dealing with it.
Created: 2026-03-17 Last update: 2026-08-11 13:00
2 bugs tagged patch in the BTS normal
The BTS contains patches fixing 2 bugs, consider including or untagging them.
Created: 2026-06-02 Last update: 2026-08-11 13:00
AppStream hints: 4 warnings for gnome-shell-extension-prefs normal
AppStream found metadata issues for packages:
  • gnome-shell-extension-prefs: 4 warnings
You should get rid of them to provide more metadata about this software.
Created: 2026-06-07 Last update: 2026-08-04 00:30
lintian reports 3 warnings normal
Lintian reports 3 warnings about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.
Created: 2026-03-18 Last update: 2026-03-18 18:31
debian/patches: 1 patch to forward upstream low

Among the 3 debian patches available in version 50.3-1 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: 2023-08-17 Last update: 2026-08-03 22:02
testing migrations
  • This package will soon be part of the auto-mutter transition. You might want to ensure that your package is ready for it. You can probably find supplementary information in the debian-release archives or in the corresponding release.debian.org bug.
news
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  • [2026-08-08] gnome-shell 50.3-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2026-08-03] Accepted gnome-shell 50.3-1 (source) into unstable (Simon McVittie)
  • [2026-06-13] gnome-shell 50.2-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2026-06-06] Accepted gnome-shell 50.2-3 (source) into unstable (Simon McVittie)
  • [2026-05-31] Accepted gnome-shell 50.2-2 (source) into experimental (Simon McVittie)
  • [2026-03-28] Accepted gnome-shell 50.0-1 (source) into experimental (Simon McVittie)
  • [2026-03-21] gnome-shell 49.5-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2026-03-17] Accepted gnome-shell 49.5-1 (source) into unstable (Simon McVittie)
  • [2026-02-28] Accepted gnome-shell 48.7-0+deb13u2 (source) into proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters)
  • [2026-02-19] gnome-shell 49.4-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2026-02-16] Accepted gnome-shell 49.4-1 (source) into unstable (Simon McVittie)
  • [2026-02-09] Accepted gnome-shell 49.3-3 (source) into unstable (Simon McVittie)
  • [2026-01-31] gnome-shell 49.3-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2026-01-28] Accepted gnome-shell 49.3-2 (source) into unstable (Simon McVittie)
  • [2026-01-27] Accepted gnome-shell 49.3-1 (source) into unstable (Simon McVittie)
  • [2025-12-28] gnome-shell 49.2-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-12-28] gnome-shell 49.2-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-12-26] Accepted gnome-shell 49.2-2 (source) into unstable (Jeremy Bícha)
  • [2025-12-20] Accepted gnome-shell 48.7-0+deb13u1 (source) into proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Simon McVittie)
  • [2025-11-27] gnome-shell 49.2-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-11-24] Accepted gnome-shell 49.2-1 (source) into unstable (Simon McVittie)
  • [2025-11-06] gnome-shell 49.1-5 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-11-02] Accepted gnome-shell 49.1-5 (source) into unstable (Jeremy Bícha)
  • [2025-11-02] Accepted gnome-shell 49.1-4 (source) into unstable (Jeremy Bícha)
  • [2025-10-31] Accepted gnome-shell 49.1-2 (source) into unstable (Simon McVittie)
  • [2025-10-19] gnome-shell 48.5-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-10-15] Accepted gnome-shell 49.1-1 (source) into experimental (Simon McVittie)
  • [2025-10-13] Accepted gnome-shell 48.5-3 (source) into unstable (Simon McVittie)
  • [2025-09-26] Accepted gnome-shell 49.0-2 (source) into experimental (Simon McVittie)
  • [2025-09-25] gnome-shell 48.5-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
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bugs [bug history graph]
  • all: 174 178
  • RC: 1
  • I&N: 147 149
  • M&W: 26 28
  • F&P: 0
  • patch: 2
  • help: 1
  • NC: 1
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  • version: 51~alpha-0ubuntu4
  • patches for 51~alpha-0ubuntu4

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