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helper tools for all init systems

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general
  • source: init-system-helpers (main)
  • version: 1.69
  • maintainer: Debian systemd Maintainers (archive) (DMD)
  • uploaders: Martin Pitt [DMD] – Michael Biebl [DMD] – Felipe Sateler [DMD] – Luca Boccassi [DMD]
  • arch: all any
  • std-ver: 4.7.0
  • VCS: Git (Browse, QA)
versions [more versions can be listed by madison] [old versions available from snapshot.debian.org]
[pool directory]
  • o-o-stable: 1.60
  • oldstable: 1.65.2+deb12u1
  • stable: 1.69~deb13u1
  • testing: 1.69
  • unstable: 1.69
versioned links
  • 1.60: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 1.65.2+deb12u1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 1.69~deb13u1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 1.69: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
binaries
  • init
  • init-system-helpers (57 bugs: 1, 28, 28, 0)
action needed
lintian reports 4 errors and 2 warnings high
Lintian reports 4 errors and 2 warnings about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.
Created: 2025-08-17 Last update: 2026-01-21 16:31
11 bugs tagged patch in the BTS normal
The BTS contains patches fixing 11 bugs (14 if counting merged bugs), consider including or untagging them.
Created: 2026-04-06 Last update: 2026-05-14 23:30
Fails to build during reproducibility testing normal
A package building reproducibly enables third parties to verify that the source matches the distributed binaries. It has been identified that this source package produced different results, failed to build or had other issues in a test environment. Please read about how to improve the situation!
Created: 2026-05-01 Last update: 2026-05-14 22:30
5 new commits since last upload, is it time to release? normal
vcswatch reports that this package seems to have new commits in its VCS but has not yet updated debian/changelog. You should consider updating the Debian changelog and uploading this new version into the archive.

Here are the relevant commit logs:
commit 2497d3a6688a34f66c71be9cd3261910a1d71c2f
Author: voleks <oleksii.vorobiov@keemail.me>
Date:   Sat Jan 17 17:00:03 2026 +0200

    updates references in manual

commit bcb26fecc8bf5c08a113c89660ae14a81b0a1e98
Author: Michael Biebl <biebl@debian.org>
Date:   Thu Feb 12 22:25:31 2026 +0100

    Drop kfreebsd-* arch qualifier
    
    The kfreebsd port has been discontinued in 2023 and the kfreebsd-any
    arch qualifier removed in dpkg 1.23.0.

commit be53790db4b385e2e1a95bfe79b60393f3620519
Author: Gioele Barabucci <gioele@svario.it>
Date:   Mon Mar 11 16:37:35 2024 +0100

    d/rules: Let debhelper handle <nocheck>
    
    debhelper will skip running `dh_auto_test` (or `override_dh_auto_test`)
    when run under the <nocheck> profile.

commit 67697e5c813ba86de7ab2e3d4d4366deecd9786e
Author: Luca Boccassi <luca.boccassi@gmail.com>
Date:   Wed Aug 20 15:03:14 2025 +0100

    Update gpl link in d/copyright

commit 7a55845a51fb076b72351f7ace4d3d9d1fe25267
Author: Luca Boccassi <luca.boccassi@gmail.com>
Date:   Wed Aug 20 15:02:03 2025 +0100

    d/control: bump Standards-Version to 4.7.2, no changes
Created: 2025-08-20 Last update: 2026-05-14 00:03
7 open merge requests in Salsa normal
There are 7 open merge requests for this package on Salsa. You should consider reviewing and/or merging these merge requests.
Created: 2025-09-23 Last update: 2026-04-28 23:00
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 4.7.0).
Created: 2025-02-21 Last update: 2026-03-31 15:01
news
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  • [2025-08-22] Accepted init-system-helpers 1.65.2+deb12u1 (source) into oldstable-proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Luca Boccassi)
  • [2025-08-22] Accepted init-system-helpers 1.69~deb13u1 (source) into proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Luca Boccassi)
  • [2025-08-21] init-system-helpers 1.69 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-08-16] Accepted init-system-helpers 1.69 (source) into unstable (Luca Boccassi)
  • [2025-01-03] init-system-helpers 1.68 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2024-12-29] Accepted init-system-helpers 1.68 (source) into unstable (Michael Biebl)
  • [2024-09-29] init-system-helpers 1.67 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2024-09-17] Accepted init-system-helpers 1.67 (source) into unstable (Luca Boccassi)
  • [2023-11-29] init-system-helpers 1.66 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2023-11-26] Accepted init-system-helpers 1.66 (source) into unstable (Luca Boccassi)
  • [2022-09-21] init-system-helpers 1.65.2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2022-09-18] Accepted init-system-helpers 1.65.2 (source) into unstable (Luca Boccassi)
  • [2022-09-18] Accepted init-system-helpers 1.65.1+nmu1 (source) into unstable (Adam Borowski)
  • [2022-09-18] Accepted init-system-helpers 1.65.1 (source) into unstable (Luca Boccassi)
  • [2022-09-18] Accepted init-system-helpers 1.65+nmu1 (source) into unstable (Adam Borowski)
  • [2022-09-17] Accepted init-system-helpers 1.65 (source) into unstable (Luca Boccassi)
  • [2022-09-15] Accepted init-system-helpers 1.65~exp2 (source) into experimental (Luca Boccassi)
  • [2022-09-10] Accepted init-system-helpers 1.65~exp1 (source) into experimental (Luca Boccassi)
  • [2022-07-12] Accepted init-system-helpers 1.64~bpo11+1 (source all amd64) into bullseye-backports, bullseye-backports (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Michael Biebl)
  • [2022-07-06] init-system-helpers 1.64 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2022-07-04] Accepted init-system-helpers 1.64 (source) into unstable (Luca Boccassi)
  • [2022-05-26] init-system-helpers 1.63 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2022-05-23] Accepted init-system-helpers 1.63 (source) into unstable (Michael Biebl)
  • [2022-02-19] init-system-helpers 1.62 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2022-02-15] Accepted init-system-helpers 1.62 (source) into unstable (Luca Boccassi)
  • [2021-12-11] init-system-helpers 1.61 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2021-12-08] Accepted init-system-helpers 1.61 (source) into unstable (Luca Boccassi)
  • [2020-12-20] init-system-helpers 1.60 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2020-12-14] Accepted init-system-helpers 1.60 (source) into unstable (Michael Biebl)
  • [2020-11-23] init-system-helpers 1.59 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
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bugs [bug history graph]
  • all: 51 57
  • RC: 1
  • I&N: 26 28
  • M&W: 24 28
  • F&P: 0
  • patch: 11 14
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