apt - Debian Package Tracker

general

source: apt (main)
version: 3.3.1
maintainer: APT Development Team (archive) (DMD)
uploaders: Julian Andres Klode [DMD] – Michael Vogt [DMD] – David Kalnischkies [DMD]
arch: all any
std-ver: 4.1.1
VCS: Git (Browse, QA)

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

[pool directory]

o-o-stable: 2.2.4
oldstable: 2.6.1
stable: 3.0.3
testing: 3.2.0
unstable: 3.3.1

versioned links

2.2.4: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2.6.1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
3.0.3: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
3.2.0: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
3.3.1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

apt (1107 bugs: 0, 528, 579, 0)
apt-doc (2 bugs: 0, 1, 1, 0)
apt-transport-https (4 bugs: 0, 3, 1, 0)
apt-utils (42 bugs: 0, 24, 18, 0)
libapt-pkg-dev (7 bugs: 0, 0, 7, 0)
libapt-pkg-doc (1 bugs: 0, 1, 0, 0)
libapt-pkg7.0

action needed

Debci reports failed tests high

unstable: pass (log)
The tests ran in 0:16:34
Last run: 2026-05-18T02:56:14.000Z
Previous status: unknown

testing: pass (log)
The tests ran in 0:17:01
Last run: 2026-04-26T08:31:09.000Z
Previous status: unknown

stable: fail (log)
The tests ran in 0:23:57
Last run: 2026-05-01T00:58:50.000Z
Previous status: unknown

Created: 2025-03-24 Last update: 2026-05-18 20:01

lintian reports 10 errors and 26 warnings high

Lintian reports 10 errors and 26 warnings about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.

Created: 2026-04-07 Last update: 2026-05-02 15:31

49 bugs tagged patch in the BTS normal

The BTS contains patches fixing 49 bugs (53 if counting merged bugs), consider including or untagging them.

Created: 2026-04-06 Last update: 2026-05-18 21:00

Depends on packages which need a new maintainer normal

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

db5.3 (#1055356)
- Depends: libdb5.3t64
db-defaults (#1055344)
- Build-Depends: libdb-dev
docbook-xml (#802368)
- Build-Depends: docbook-xml
docbook-xsl (#802370)
- Build-Depends: docbook-xsl

Created: 2023-09-01 Last update: 2026-05-18 19:14

22 open merge requests in Salsa normal

There are 22 open merge requests for this package on Salsa. You should consider reviewing and/or merging these merge requests.

Created: 2025-08-19 Last update: 2026-05-17 21:19

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 4.1.1).

Created: 2018-01-04 Last update: 2026-05-17 21:19

testing migrations

This package will soon be part of the auto-openssl 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.
excuses:
- Migration status for apt (3.2.0 to 3.3.1): BLOCKED: Rejected/violates migration policy/introduces a regression
- Issues preventing migration:
- ∙ ∙ Updating apt would introduce bugs in testing: #1136441
- ∙ ∙ Missing build on amd64
- ∙ ∙ Missing build on i386
- ∙ ∙ Missing build on loong64
- ∙ ∙ Missing build on riscv64
- ∙ ∙ Missing build on s390x
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest deferred on amd64: missing arch:amd64 build
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest deferred on i386: missing arch:i386 build
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest deferred on riscv64: missing arch:riscv64 build
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest deferred on s390x: missing arch:s390x build
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for apt/3.3.1: arm64: Pass, ppc64el: Pass
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for cyrus-imapd/3.12.2-1: arm64: Test triggered (failure will be ignored), ppc64el: Pass
- ∙ ∙ Lintian check waiting for test results - info
- ∙ ∙ Reproducibility check deferred on amd64: missing builds - info
- ∙ ∙ Reproducibility check deferred on i386: missing builds - info
- ∙ ∙ Too young, only 0 of 5 days old
- Additional info (not blocking):
- ∙ ∙ Updating apt will fix bugs in testing: #1078608
- ∙ ∙ Piuparts tested OK - https://piuparts.debian.org/sid/source/a/apt.html
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on arm64 - info
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on armhf - info
- Not considered

news

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[2026-05-17] Accepted apt 3.3.1 (source) into unstable (Julian Andres Klode)
[2026-05-01] Accepted apt 3.3.0 (source) into unstable (Julian Andres Klode)
[2026-04-10] apt 3.2.0 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-04-07] Accepted apt 3.2.0 (source) into unstable (Julian Andres Klode)
[2026-02-20] apt 3.1.16 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-02-17] Accepted apt 3.1.16 (source) into unstable (Julian Andres Klode)
[2026-02-03] apt 3.1.15 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-01-31] Accepted apt 3.1.15 (source) into unstable (Julian Andres Klode)
[2026-01-29] apt 3.1.14 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-01-23] Accepted apt 3.1.14 (source) into unstable (Julian Andres Klode)
[2026-01-08] apt 3.1.13 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-01-05] Accepted apt 3.1.13 (source) into unstable (Julian Andres Klode)
[2025-11-13] apt 3.1.12 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-11-10] Accepted apt 3.1.12 (source) into unstable (Julian Andres Klode)
[2025-10-28] apt 3.1.11 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-10-26] Accepted apt 3.1.11 (source) into unstable (Julian Andres Klode)
[2025-10-25] Accepted apt 3.1.10 (source) into unstable (Julian Andres Klode)
[2025-10-24] apt 3.1.9 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-10-21] Accepted apt 3.1.9 (source) into unstable (Julian Andres Klode)
[2025-10-07] apt 3.1.8 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-10-04] Accepted apt 3.1.8 (source) into unstable (Julian Andres Klode)
[2025-10-02] Accepted apt 3.1.7 (source) into unstable (Julian Andres Klode)
[2025-10-02] apt 3.1.6 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-09-26] Accepted apt 3.1.6 (source) into unstable (Julian Andres Klode)
[2025-09-02] apt 3.1.5 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-08-26] Accepted apt 3.1.5 (source) into unstable (Julian Andres Klode)
[2025-08-17] apt 3.1.4 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-08-11] Accepted apt 3.1.4 (source) into unstable (Julian Andres Klode)
[2025-06-30] apt 3.0.3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-06-24] Accepted apt 3.1.3 (source) into experimental (Julian Andres Klode)

bugs [bug history graph]

all: 1073 1188
RC: 0
I&N: 514 567
M&W: 558 620
F&P: 1
patch: 49 53
NC: 5

links

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ubuntu

[Information about Ubuntu for Debian Developers]

version: 3.2.0
468 bugs (13 patches)