Register | Log in

libcap-ng

Choose email to subscribe with

general

source: libcap-ng (main)
version: 0.9.2-1
maintainer: Håvard F. Aasen (DMD)
std-ver: 4.7.3
VCS: Git (Browse, QA)

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

[pool directory]

o-o-stable: 0.7.9-2.2
oldstable: 0.8.3-1
stable: 0.8.5-4
testing: 0.9.1-1
unstable: 0.9.2-1

versioned links

0.7.9-2.2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
0.8.3-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
0.8.5-4: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
0.9.1-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
0.9.2-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

libcap-ng-dev
libcap-ng-utils
libcap-ng0
python3-cap-ng

action needed

debian/patches: 1 patch to forward upstream low

Among the 2 debian patches available in version 0.9.2-1 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: 2026-03-30 Last update: 2026-03-30 10:00

testing migrations

excuses:
- Migration status for libcap-ng (0.9.1-1 to 0.9.2-1): Waiting for test results or another package, or too young (no action required now - check later)
- Issues preventing migration:
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for accountsservice/23.13.9-8: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Pass, ppc64el: Test triggered, riscv64: Pass, s390x: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for audit/1:4.1.2-1: amd64: No tests, superficial or marked flaky ♻, arm64: No tests, superficial or marked flaky ♻, i386: No tests, superficial or marked flaky ♻, ppc64el: Test triggered, riscv64: No tests, superficial or marked flaky ♻, s390x: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for autopkgtest/5.55: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Pass, ppc64el: Test triggered, riscv64: Pass, s390x: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for ceph/18.2.8+ds-1: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, ppc64el: Test triggered, riscv64: Pass, s390x: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for dbus/1.16.2-4: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Pass, ppc64el: Test triggered, riscv64: Pass, s390x: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for dbus-broker/37-4: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Pass, ppc64el: Test triggered, riscv64: Pass, s390x: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for icecream-sundae/1.0.0-3: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Pass, ppc64el: Test triggered, riscv64: Pass, s390x: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for knot/3.5.3-2: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Pass, ppc64el: Test triggered, riscv64: Pass, s390x: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for knot-resolver/6.2.0-2: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Pass, ppc64el: Test triggered, riscv64: Pass
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for libcap-ng/0.9.2-1: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Pass, ppc64el: Test triggered, riscv64: Pass, s390x: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for libreswan/5.2-2.4: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Pass, ppc64el: Test triggered, riscv64: Pass, s390x: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for libvirt/12.0.0-1: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Pass, ppc64el: Test triggered, riscv64: Pass, s390x: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for openvpn/2.7.0-1: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Pass, ppc64el: Test triggered, riscv64: Pass, s390x: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for openvswitch/3.7.0-1: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, ppc64el: Test triggered, riscv64: Pass, s390x: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for ovn/26.03.0-1: amd64: No tests, superficial or marked flaky ♻, arm64: No tests, superficial or marked flaky ♻, ppc64el: Test triggered, riscv64: No tests, superficial or marked flaky ♻, s390x: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for qemu/1:10.2.1+ds-1: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Pass, ppc64el: Test triggered, riscv64: Pass, s390x: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for rust-capng/0.2.3-1: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Pass, ppc64el: Test triggered, riscv64: Pass, s390x: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for rust-virtiofsd/1.13.2-6: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, ppc64el: Test triggered, riscv64: Pass, s390x: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for suricata/1:8.0.4-1: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Pass, ppc64el: Test triggered, riscv64: Pass, s390x: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for util-linux/2.41.3-4: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Pass, ppc64el: Test triggered, riscv64: Pass, s390x: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Too young, only 1 of 5 days old
- Additional info (not blocking):
- ∙ ∙ Piuparts tested OK - https://piuparts.debian.org/sid/source/libc/libcap-ng.html
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on amd64
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on arm64
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on armhf
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on i386
- ∙ ∙ Reproducibility check waiting for results on ppc64el
- Not considered

news

[2026-03-29] Accepted libcap-ng 0.9.2-1 (source) into unstable (Håvard F. Aasen)
[2026-02-22] libcap-ng 0.9.1-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-02-20] Accepted libcap-ng 0.9.1-1 (source) into unstable (Håvard F. Aasen)
[2024-11-30] libcap-ng 0.8.5-4 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-11-27] Accepted libcap-ng 0.8.5-4 (source) into unstable (Håvard F. Aasen)
[2024-10-23] libcap-ng 0.8.5-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-10-20] Accepted libcap-ng 0.8.5-3 (source) into unstable (Håvard F. Aasen)
[2024-08-23] libcap-ng 0.8.5-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-08-18] Accepted libcap-ng 0.8.5-2 (source) into unstable (Håvard F. Aasen)
[2024-04-22] libcap-ng 0.8.5-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-04-17] Accepted libcap-ng 0.8.5-1 (source) into unstable (Håvard F. Aasen)
[2024-02-13] libcap-ng 0.8.4-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-02-07] Accepted libcap-ng 0.8.4-2 (source) into unstable (Håvard F. Aasen)
[2023-12-28] libcap-ng 0.8.4-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-12-23] Accepted libcap-ng 0.8.4-1 (source) into unstable (Håvard F. Aasen)
[2023-12-09] libcap-ng 0.8.3-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-12-03] Accepted libcap-ng 0.8.3-3 (source) into unstable (Håvard F. Aasen)
[2023-11-27] Accepted libcap-ng 0.8.3-2 (source) into experimental (Håvard F. Aasen)
[2022-06-28] libcap-ng 0.8.3-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2022-06-23] Accepted libcap-ng 0.8.3-1 (source) into unstable (Håvard F. Aasen)
[2022-06-23] libcap-ng 0.7.9-4 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2022-06-18] Accepted libcap-ng 0.7.9-4 (source) into unstable (Håvard F. Aasen)
[2022-06-17] Accepted libcap-ng 0.7.9-3 (source) into unstable (Håvard F. Aasen) (signed by: bage@debian.org)
[2020-06-08] libcap-ng 0.7.9-2.2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2020-06-02] Accepted libcap-ng 0.7.9-2.2 (source) into unstable (Håvard Flaget Aasen) (signed by: Adrian Bunk)
[2019-10-30] libcap-ng 0.7.9-2.1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2019-10-24] Accepted libcap-ng 0.7.9-2.1 (source) into unstable (Sandro Tosi)
[2019-01-19] libcap-ng 0.7.9-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2019-01-14] Accepted libcap-ng 0.7.9-2 (source amd64) into unstable (Pierre Chifflier)
[2018-05-04] libcap-ng 0.7.9-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)

1
2

bugs [bug history graph]

all: 0

links

homepage
lintian
buildd: logs, reproducibility, cross
popcon
browse source code
edit tags
other distros
debian patches
debci

ubuntu

[Information about Ubuntu for Debian Developers]

version: 0.8.5-4build4
1 bug

Debian Package Tracker — Copyright 2013-2025 The Distro Tracker Developers

Report problems to the tracker.debian.org pseudo-package in the Debian BTS.

Documentation — Bugs — Git Repository — Contributing