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general
  • source: john (main)
  • version: 1.9.0-3
  • maintainer: Debian Security Tools (DMD)
  • uploaders: Axel Beckert [DMD] – Julián Moreno Patiño [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]
  • o-o-stable: 1.8.0-4
  • oldstable: 1.9.0-2
  • stable: 1.9.0-2
  • testing: 1.9.0-2
  • unstable: 1.9.0-3
versioned links
  • 1.8.0-4: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 1.9.0-2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 1.9.0-3: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
binaries
  • john (20 bugs: 0, 12, 8, 0)
  • john-data (1 bugs: 0, 0, 1, 0)
action needed
Marked for autoremoval on 15 December: #1106904 high
Version 1.9.0-2 of john is marked for autoremoval from testing on Mon 15 Dec 2025. It is affected by #1106904. The removal of john will also cause the removal of (transitive) reverse dependencies: forensics-all, forensics-extra. You should try to prevent the removal by fixing these RC bugs.
Created: 2025-11-15 Last update: 2025-11-16 22:01
Does not build reproducibly during 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: 2021-01-10 Last update: 2025-11-16 15:47
lintian reports 2 warnings normal
Lintian reports 2 warnings about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.
Created: 2025-11-14 Last update: 2025-11-14 11:00
debian/patches: 4 patches to forward upstream low

Among the 5 debian patches available in version 1.9.0-3 of the package, we noticed the following issues:

  • 4 patches 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: 2025-11-14 07:00
testing migrations
  • excuses:
    • Migration status for john (1.9.0-2 to 1.9.0-3): Waiting for test results or another package, or too young (no action required now - check later)
    • Issues preventing migration:
    • ∙ ∙ Too young, only 2 of 5 days old
    • Additional info (not blocking):
    • ∙ ∙ Updating john will fix bugs in testing: #1106904
    • ∙ ∙ Piuparts tested OK - https://piuparts.debian.org/sid/source/j/john.html
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for john/1.9.0-3: amd64: Pass, arm64: No tests, superficial or marked flaky ♻ (reference ♻), i386: Pass, ppc64el: No tests, superficial or marked flaky ♻, riscv64: No tests, superficial or marked flaky ♻ (reference ♻), s390x: No tests, superficial or marked flaky ♻
    • ∙ ∙ Reproducible on amd64 - info ♻
    • ∙ ∙ Ignoring non-reproducibility on arm64 (not a regression) - info ♻
    • Not considered
news
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  • [2025-11-13] Accepted john 1.9.0-3 (source) into unstable (Simon Josefsson)
  • [2022-08-19] john 1.9.0-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2022-08-19] john 1.9.0-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2022-08-14] Accepted john 1.9.0-2 (source) into unstable (Marcos Fouces)
  • [2022-08-07] Accepted john 1.9.0-1 (source) into unstable (Marcos Fouces)
  • [2021-02-10] john 1.8.0-4 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2021-02-10] john 1.8.0-4 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2021-02-05] Accepted john 1.8.0-4 (source) into unstable (Axel Beckert)
  • [2021-01-31] john 1.8.0-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2021-01-26] Accepted john 1.8.0-3 (source) into unstable (Axel Beckert)
  • [2021-01-07] john 1.8.0-2.1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2021-01-01] Accepted john 1.8.0-2.1 (source) into unstable (Holger Levsen)
  • [2014-03-25] john 1.8.0-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2014-03-19] Accepted john 1.8.0-2 (source amd64 all) (Julián Moreno Patiño)
  • [2013-09-16] john 1.8.0-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2013-09-05] Accepted john 1.8.0-1 (source amd64 all) (Ruben Molina) (signed by: Julián Moreno Patiño)
  • [2011-07-16] john 1.7.8-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2011-07-06] Accepted john 1.7.8-1 (source all amd64) (Ruben Molina) (signed by: Charles Plessy)
  • [2011-06-27] john 1.7.7-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2011-06-16] Accepted john 1.7.7-2 (source all amd64) (Ruben Molina) (signed by: Charles Plessy)
  • [2011-06-15] Accepted john 1.7.7-1 (source all amd64) (Ruben Molina) (signed by: Charles Plessy)
  • [2009-10-31] john 1.7.3.1-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2009-10-30] john 1.7.3.1-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2009-10-29] john 1.7.3.1-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2009-10-18] Accepted john 1.7.3.1-1 (source all amd64) (Ruben Molina)
  • [2008-06-08] john 1.7.2-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2008-06-02] Accepted john 1.7.2-3 (source i386 all) (David Paleino) (signed by: Nelson A. de Oliveira)
  • [2008-04-26] Accepted john 1.7.2-2 (source i386 all) (David Paleino) (signed by: Nelson A. de Oliveira)
  • [2008-04-26] Bug#477994: fixed (Debian Archive Maintenance)
  • [2008-04-22] Accepted john 1.7.2-1 (source i386 all) (David Paleino) (signed by: Nelson A. de Oliveira)
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bugs [bug history graph]
  • all: 23
  • RC: 0
  • I&N: 12
  • M&W: 11
  • F&P: 0
  • patch: 0
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