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graphical shell for the GNOME desktop

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general
  • source: gnome-shell (main)
  • version: 50.2-3
  • 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: 49.5-1
  • unstable: 50.2-3
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]
  • 49.5-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 50.2-3: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
binaries
  • gnome-shell (162 bugs: 1, 136, 25, 0)
  • gnome-shell-common (2 bugs: 0, 2, 0, 0)
  • gnome-shell-extension-prefs (1 bugs: 0, 1, 0, 0)
action needed
Debci reports failed tests high
  • unstable: pass (log)
    The tests ran in 0:02:27
    Last run: 2026-06-06T18:30:58.000Z
    Previous status: unknown

  • testing: fail (log)
    The tests ran in 0:03:04
    Last run: 2026-05-10T23:58:10.000Z
    Previous status: unknown

Created: 2026-05-11 Last update: 2026-06-09 23:31
The package has not entered testing even though the delay is over normal
The package has not entered testing even though the 2-day delay is over. Check why.
Created: 2026-06-08 Last update: 2026-06-09 22:32
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: 2026-06-09 22:30
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: 2026-06-09 22:30
AppStream hints: 1 warning for gnome-shell-extension-prefs normal
AppStream found metadata issues for packages:
  • gnome-shell-extension-prefs: 1 warning
You should get rid of them to provide more metadata about this software.
Created: 2026-06-07 Last update: 2026-06-07 01:01
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 50.2-3 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: 2026-06-06 23:00
1 low-priority security issue in bookworm low

There is 1 open security issue in bookworm.

1 issue left for the package maintainer to handle:
  • CVE-2024-36472: (needs triaging) In GNOME Shell through 45.7, a portal helper can be launched automatically (without user confirmation) based on network responses provided by an adversary (e.g., an adversary who controls the local Wi-Fi network), and subsequently loads untrusted JavaScript code, which may lead to resource consumption or other impacts depending on the JavaScript code's behavior.

You can find information about how to handle this issue in the security team's documentation.

Created: 2024-05-29 Last update: 2026-06-06 17:30
Issues found with some translations low

Automatic checks made by the Debian l10n team found some issues with the translations contained in this package. You should check the l10n status report for more information.

Issues can be things such as missing translations, problematic translated strings, outdated PO files, unknown languages, etc.

Created: 2025-12-27 Last update: 2025-12-27 14:32
testing migrations
  • This package is part of the ongoing testing transition known as auto-upperlimit-gnome-shell. Please avoid uploads unrelated to this transition, they would likely delay it and require supplementary work from the release managers. On the other hand, if your package has problems preventing it to migrate to testing, please fix them as soon as possible. You can probably find supplementary information in the debian-release archives or in the corresponding release.debian.org bug.
  • This package is part of the ongoing testing transition known as auto-mutter. Please avoid uploads unrelated to this transition, they would likely delay it and require supplementary work from the release managers. On the other hand, if your package has problems preventing it to migrate to testing, please fix them as soon as possible. You can probably find supplementary information in the debian-release archives or in the corresponding release.debian.org bug.
  • This package will soon be part of the gnome-shell-50 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:
    • Migrates after: gnome-shell-extension-autohidetopbar, gnome-shell-extension-easyscreencast, gnome-shell-extension-flypie, gnome-shell-extensions, gnome-shell-frippery, mutter
    • Migration status for gnome-shell (49.5-1 to 50.2-3): BLOCKED: Rejected/violates migration policy/introduces a regression
    • Issues preventing migration:
    • ∙ ∙ Reproducibility regression on amd64: gnome-shell, gnome-shell-extension-prefs
    • ∙ ∙ Build-Depends(-Arch): gnome-shell mutter (not considered)
    • ∙ ∙ Depends: gnome-shell mutter (not considered)
    • ∙ ∙ Implicit dependency: gnome-shell gnome-shell-extension-autohidetopbar
    • ∙ ∙ Implicit dependency: gnome-shell gnome-shell-extension-easyscreencast
    • ∙ ∙ Implicit dependency: gnome-shell gnome-shell-extension-flypie
    • ∙ ∙ Implicit dependency: gnome-shell gnome-shell-extensions
    • ∙ ∙ Implicit dependency: gnome-shell gnome-shell-frippery
    • Additional info (not blocking):
    • ∙ ∙ Piuparts tested OK - https://piuparts.debian.org/sid/source/g/gnome-shell.html
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for gnome-shell/50.2-3: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Pass, loong64: Pass, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Pass, s390x: Pass
    • ∙ ∙ Reproduced on arm64 - info
    • ∙ ∙ Reproduced on armhf - info
    • ∙ ∙ Reproduced on i386 - info
    • ∙ ∙ Required age reduced by 3 days because of autopkgtest
    • ∙ ∙ 4 days old (needed 2 days)
    • Not considered
news
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  • [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)
  • [2025-09-18] Accepted gnome-shell 48.5-2 (source) into unstable (Simon McVittie)
  • [2025-09-17] Accepted gnome-shell 49.0-1 (source) into experimental (Jeremy Bícha)
  • [2025-09-15] Accepted gnome-shell 48.5-1 (source) into unstable (Jeremy Bícha)
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bugs [bug history graph]
  • all: 169 173
  • RC: 1
  • I&N: 144 146
  • M&W: 24 26
  • F&P: 0
  • patch: 2
  • help: 1
  • NC: 1
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  • version: 50.1-0ubuntu1
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