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herbstluftwm

manual tiling window manager for X11

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general
  • source: herbstluftwm (main)
  • version: 0.9.5-3
  • maintainer: Christoph Egger (DMD) (LowNMU)
  • arch: any
  • std-ver: 4.1.5
  • VCS: Git (Browse, QA)
versions [more versions can be listed by madison] [old versions available from snapshot.debian.org]
[pool directory]
  • o-o-stable: 0.9.2-1
  • oldstable: 0.9.5-3
  • stable: 0.9.5-3
  • testing: 0.9.5-3
  • unstable: 0.9.5-3
versioned links
  • 0.9.2-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 0.9.5-3: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
binaries
  • herbstluftwm (2 bugs: 0, 2, 0, 0)
action needed
Marked for autoremoval on 04 October: #1096802 high
Version 0.9.5-3 of herbstluftwm is marked for autoremoval from testing on Sat 04 Oct 2025. It is affected by #1096802. The removal of herbstluftwm will also cause the removal of (transitive) reverse dependencies: orange-canvas-core, orange-spectroscopy, orange-widget-base, orange3, python-ewoks, python-ewoksorange, tomwer. You should try to prevent the removal by fixing these RC bugs.
Created: 2025-09-04 Last update: 2025-09-12 16:36
lintian reports 4 warnings high
Lintian reports 4 warnings about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.
Created: 2022-10-17 Last update: 2025-09-10 19:33
Depends on packages which need a new maintainer normal
The packages that herbstluftwm depends on which need a new maintainer are:
  • docbook-xml (#802368)
    • Build-Depends: docbook-xml
  • docbook-xsl (#802370)
    • Build-Depends: docbook-xsl
Created: 2023-09-01 Last update: 2025-09-12 15:58
debian/patches: 2 patches to forward upstream low

Among the 2 debian patches available in version 0.9.5-3 of the package, we noticed the following issues:

  • 2 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: 2023-02-26 15:54
Standards version of the package is outdated. wishlist
The package should be updated to follow the last version of Debian Policy (Standards-Version 4.7.2 instead of 4.1.5).
Created: 2016-02-09 Last update: 2025-02-27 13:25
news
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  • [2022-10-22] herbstluftwm 0.9.5-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2022-10-17] Accepted herbstluftwm 0.9.5-3 (source) into unstable (Christoph Egger)
  • [2022-08-10] Accepted herbstluftwm 0.9.5-2 (source) into unstable (Christoph Egger)
  • [2022-08-08] Accepted herbstluftwm 0.9.5-1 (source) into unstable (Christoph Egger)
  • [2022-06-16] herbstluftwm REMOVED from testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2022-05-27] Accepted herbstluftwm 0.9.4-5 (source) into unstable (Christoph Egger)
  • [2022-05-26] Accepted herbstluftwm 0.9.4-4 (source) into unstable (Christoph Egger)
  • [2022-05-26] Accepted herbstluftwm 0.9.4-3 (source) into unstable (Christoph Egger)
  • [2022-03-17] Accepted herbstluftwm 0.9.4-2 (source) into unstable (Christoph Egger)
  • [2022-03-16] Accepted herbstluftwm 0.9.4-1 (source) into unstable (Christoph Egger)
  • [2021-10-18] herbstluftwm 0.9.3-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2021-10-12] Accepted herbstluftwm 0.9.3-2 (source) into unstable (Christoph Egger)
  • [2021-05-16] Accepted herbstluftwm 0.9.3-1 (source) into experimental (Christoph Egger)
  • [2021-03-03] Accepted herbstluftwm 0.9.2-1~bpo10+1 (source) into buster-backports (Christoph Egger)
  • [2021-02-28] herbstluftwm 0.9.2-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2021-02-17] Accepted herbstluftwm 0.9.2-1 (source) into unstable (Christoph Egger)
  • [2020-12-03] Accepted herbstluftwm 0.9.0-1~bpo10+1 (source) into buster-backports (Christoph Egger)
  • [2020-11-29] herbstluftwm 0.9.0-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2020-11-24] Accepted herbstluftwm 0.9.0-1 (source) into unstable (Christoph Egger)
  • [2020-07-13] herbstluftwm 0.8.3-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2020-07-04] Accepted herbstluftwm 0.8.3-3 (source) into unstable (Christoph Egger)
  • [2020-06-22] Accepted herbstluftwm 0.8.3-2 (source) into unstable (Christoph Egger)
  • [2020-06-18] Accepted herbstluftwm 0.8.3-1 (source) into unstable (Christoph Egger)
  • [2020-05-27] Accepted herbstluftwm 0.8.2-1~bpo10+1 (source amd64) into buster-backports, buster-backports (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Christoph Egger)
  • [2020-05-10] herbstluftwm 0.8.2-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2020-05-05] Accepted herbstluftwm 0.8.2-1 (source) into unstable (Christoph Egger)
  • [2020-04-28] herbstluftwm 0.8.1-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2020-04-22] Accepted herbstluftwm 0.8.1-1 (source) into unstable (Christoph Egger)
  • [2020-04-15] herbstluftwm 0.8.0-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2020-04-10] Accepted herbstluftwm 0.8.0-2 (source) into unstable (Christoph Egger)
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bugs [bug history graph]
  • all: 5
  • RC: 1
  • I&N: 2
  • M&W: 2
  • F&P: 0
  • patch: 0
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