netcfg - Debian Package Tracker

general

source: netcfg (main)
version: 1.202
maintainer: Debian Install System Team (archive) (DMD)
uploaders: Colin Watson [DMD]
arch: any
VCS: Git (Browse, QA)

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

[pool directory]

o-o-stable: 1.176
oldstable: 1.187+deb12u1
stable: 1.197
testing: 1.202
unstable: 1.202

versioned links

1.176: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
1.187+deb12u1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
1.197: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
1.202: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

netcfg (88 bugs: 0, 52, 36, 0)
netcfg-static

action needed

Standards version of the package is outdated. high

The package is severely out of date with respect to the Debian Policy. The package should be updated to follow the last version of Debian Policy (Standards-Version 4.7.4 instead of ).

Created: 2014-08-10 Last update: 2026-03-31 15:01

lintian reports 1 error and 1 warning high

Lintian reports 1 error and 1 warning about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.

Created: 2026-03-03 Last update: 2026-03-03 19:31

5 bugs tagged help in the BTS normal

The BTS contains 5 bugs tagged help, please consider helping the maintainer in dealing with them.

Created: 2019-03-21 Last update: 2026-04-29 04:00

7 bugs tagged patch in the BTS normal

The BTS contains patches fixing 7 bugs, consider including or untagging them.

Created: 2026-04-06 Last update: 2026-04-29 04:00

Depends on packages which need a new maintainer normal

The packages that netcfg depends on which need a new maintainer are:

wireless-tools (#963896)
- Build-Depends: libiw-dev

Created: 2020-06-28 Last update: 2026-04-29 03:00

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 1.203, 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 99ee45fa95627439d993b3a886554d794c1053a9
Author: D-I role <debian-boot@lists.debian.org>
Date:   Wed Apr 15 20:26:11 2026 +0000

    [l10n]  Commit changed/added po files (from l10n-sync run at dillon)

commit 3571459fce583b900f02a0b356c6756286a05e75
Author: D-I role <debian-boot@lists.debian.org>
Date:   Sun Apr 12 20:26:26 2026 +0000

    [l10n]  Commit changed/added po files (from l10n-sync run at dillon)

commit 587d2694010da6962a11f8597c11a5ad9451609e
Author: Holger Wansing <hwansing@mailbox.org>
Date:   Thu Apr 9 23:36:59 2026 +0200

    Changelog entry for MR23

commit 4e276bdb3a10ec7fa76d37cd05097c9b0426da93
Merge: 6303928 a9e8567
Author: Holger Wansing <holgerw@debian.org>
Date:   Thu Apr 9 23:32:29 2026 +0200

    Merge branch 'master' into 'master'
    
    Drop mentions of kfreebsd in d/control
    
    See merge request installer-team/netcfg!23

commit 63039289b7b120dfb15309f385dc6bdac2e478ae
Author: Holger Wansing <hwansing@mailbox.org>
Date:   Sat Apr 4 23:01:26 2026 +0200

    Correct changelog after tests with l10n-sync script on dillon

commit baa372d84c6c91e4cdf65c0e05a73ebfe5855afb
Author: D-I role <debian-boot@lists.debian.org>
Date:   Sat Apr 4 20:26:10 2026 +0000

    [l10n]  Commit changed/added po files (from l10n-sync run at dillon)

commit 196d8e0b23bc5799dfe2ac8b84b6b1439e9bf0a3
Author: D-I role <debian-boot@lists.debian.org>
Date:   Sun Mar 29 20:25:52 2026 +0000

    [l10n]  Commit changed/added po files (from l10n-sync run at dillon)

commit cae61176372123701cfaccb05bf4261c6aadd3c9
Author: D-I role <debian-boot@lists.debian.org>
Date:   Wed Mar 25 20:25:51 2026 +0000

    [l10n]  Commit changed/added po files (from l10n-sync run at dillon)

commit a9e85673e56e75a57e3f36d8064c6f0678a0a5c8
Author: Holger Wansing <hwansing@mailbox.org>
Date:   Tue Mar 10 20:55:27 2026 +0100

    Drop mentions of kfreebsd in d/control

Created: 2026-03-25 Last update: 2026-04-27 06:31

5 open merge requests in Salsa normal

There are 5 open merge requests for this package on Salsa. You should consider reviewing and/or merging these merge requests.

Created: 2025-09-24 Last update: 2026-04-09 22:32

news

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[2026-03-08] netcfg 1.202 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-03-01] Accepted netcfg 1.202 (source) into unstable (Holger Wansing)
[2026-02-02] netcfg 1.201 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-01-27] Accepted netcfg 1.201 (source) into unstable (Colin Watson)
[2026-01-24] netcfg 1.200 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-01-18] Accepted netcfg 1.200 (source) into unstable (Holger Wansing)
[2026-01-01] netcfg 1.199 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-12-26] Accepted netcfg 1.199 (source) into unstable (Holger Wansing)
[2025-12-01] netcfg 1.198 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-11-25] Accepted netcfg 1.198 (source) into unstable (Holger Wansing)
[2025-07-26] netcfg 1.197 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-07-20] Accepted netcfg 1.197 (source) into unstable (Cyril Brulebois)
[2025-07-01] netcfg 1.196 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-06-27] Accepted netcfg 1.196 (source) into unstable (Holger Wansing)
[2025-04-17] netcfg 1.195 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-04-01] Accepted netcfg 1.195 (source) into unstable (Holger Wansing)
[2025-02-12] netcfg 1.194 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-02-06] Accepted netcfg 1.194 (source) into unstable (Holger Wansing)
[2025-01-07] netcfg 1.193 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-01-01] Accepted netcfg 1.193 (source) into unstable (Holger Wansing)
[2024-12-08] netcfg 1.192 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-11-29] Accepted netcfg 1.192 (source) into unstable (Holger Wansing)
[2024-11-12] netcfg 1.191 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-11-02] Accepted netcfg 1.191 (source) into unstable (Cyril Brulebois)
[2024-07-20] netcfg 1.190 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-07-15] Accepted netcfg 1.190 (source) into unstable (Cyril Brulebois)
[2024-05-28] Accepted netcfg 1.187+deb12u1 (source) into proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Colin Watson)
[2024-05-26] netcfg 1.189 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-05-21] Accepted netcfg 1.189 (source) into unstable (Colin Watson)
[2023-09-29] netcfg 1.188 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)

bugs [bug history graph]

all: 81 92
RC: 0
I&N: 47 54
M&W: 32 36
F&P: 2
patch: 7
help: 5
NC: 3

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