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general

source: libguestfs (main)
version: 1:1.54.1-2
maintainer: Debian Libvirt Maintainers (archive) (DMD)
uploaders: Hilko Bengen [DMD] – Richard Jones [DMD] – Guido Günther [DMD]
arch: all
std-ver: 4.6.2
VCS: Git (Browse, QA)

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

[pool directory]

o-o-stable: 1:1.44.0-2
oldstable: 1:1.48.6-2
stable: 1:1.54.1-2
testing: 1:1.54.1-2
unstable: 1:1.54.1-2

versioned links

1:1.44.0-2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
1:1.48.6-2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
1:1.54.1-2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

gir1.2-guestfs-1.0 (1 bugs: 0, 1, 0, 0)
golang-guestfs-dev
guestfish (3 bugs: 0, 2, 1, 0)
guestfsd
guestmount
libguestfs-dev
libguestfs-gfs2
libguestfs-gobject-1.0-0t64
libguestfs-gobject-dev
libguestfs-hfsplus
libguestfs-java
libguestfs-jfs
libguestfs-nilfs
libguestfs-ocaml
libguestfs-ocaml-dev
libguestfs-perl (1 bugs: 0, 1, 0, 0)
libguestfs-reiserfs
libguestfs-rescue
libguestfs-rsync
libguestfs-tools (14 bugs: 0, 12, 2, 0)
libguestfs-xfs
libguestfs-zfs
libguestfs0t64 (1 bugs: 0, 1, 0, 0)
lua-guestfs
php-guestfs
python3-guestfs
ruby-guestfs

action needed

Multiarch hinter reports 2 issue(s) high

There are issues with the multiarch metadata for this package.

libguestfs-gobject-dev conflicts on /usr/share/gir-1.0/Guestfs-1.0.gir on amd64, i386 <-> arm64, armel, armhf, and 3 more
ruby-guestfs could be marked Multi-Arch: same

Created: 2022-01-27 Last update: 2025-10-24 17:02

3 bugs tagged patch in the BTS normal

The BTS contains patches fixing 3 bugs, consider including or untagging them.

Created: 2025-01-06 Last update: 2025-10-24 23:00

Depends on packages which need a new maintainer normal

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

zfs-fuse (#834130)
- Depends: zfs-fuse
- Build-Depends: zfs-fuse
systemtap (#1114760)
- Build-Depends: systemtap-sdt-dev
db-defaults (#1055344)
- Depends: db-util
- Build-Depends: db-util

Created: 2019-11-22 Last update: 2025-10-24 21:31

Does not build reproducibly during testing normal

A package building reproducibly enables third parties to verify that the source matches the distributed binaries. It has been identified that this source package produced different results, failed to build or had other issues in a test environment. Please read about how to improve the situation!

Created: 2020-09-11 Last update: 2025-10-24 17:01

8 new commits since last upload, is it time to release? normal

vcswatch reports that this package seems to have new commits in its VCS but has not yet updated debian/changelog. You should consider updating the Debian changelog and uploading this new version into the archive.

Here are the relevant commit logs:

commit d92ddfe7c1e97723d9ecba1b2d5a9f4c44f2e20e
Author: Hilko Bengen <bengen@debian.org>
Date:   Sun Jun 15 17:07:36 2025 +0200

    Rebase patches

commit 9e1588c6ed2d05730c71f2da071294bc305a2a12
Author: Hilko Bengen <bengen@debian.org>
Date:   Sun Jun 15 16:52:41 2025 +0200

    Update build-dependencies: +json-c, -ounit

commit 8701f366a8752bb517ba9f970dc1ca846369dace
Author: Hilko Bengen <bengen@debian.org>
Date:   Sun Jun 15 16:51:57 2025 +0200

    Drop zfs-fuse package as support has been removed by upstream

commit cbb8b89c1782226c7fb2f24292f0c1f887998489
Merge: 79cf0e58 9bde04cc
Author: Hilko Bengen <bengen@debian.org>
Date:   Sun Jun 15 16:44:53 2025 +0200

    Update upstream source from tag 'upstream/1.56.0'
    
    Update to upstream version '1.56.0'
    with Debian dir c4b50a001bb4a9f1e8ab840252cceb0580522d17

commit 9bde04cc56cef3391f7b1bccd3d5c4da36c2c543
Author: Hilko Bengen <bengen@debian.org>
Date:   Sun Jun 15 16:44:52 2025 +0200

    New upstream version 1.56.0

commit 79cf0e58969dec6e0db296cb84141f6c76fc8aca
Author: Hilko Bengen <bengen@debian.org>
Date:   Sun Jun 15 16:42:17 2025 +0200

    Update watch file for 1.56 release

Created: 2025-07-19 Last update: 2025-10-20 18:02

lintian reports 29 warnings normal

Lintian reports 29 warnings about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.

Created: 2025-05-25 Last update: 2025-09-10 01:33

2 open merge requests in Salsa normal

There are 2 open merge requests for this package on Salsa. You should consider reviewing and/or merging these merge requests.

Created: 2025-08-19 Last update: 2025-08-19 06:28

debian/patches: 21 patches to forward upstream low

Among the 21 debian patches available in version 1:1.54.1-2 of the package, we noticed the following issues:

21 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: 2025-05-25 09:01

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: 2020-02-26 Last update: 2022-04-17 05:40

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 4.6.2).

Created: 2024-04-07 Last update: 2025-05-25 06:33

news

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[2025-05-30] libguestfs 1:1.54.1-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-05-24] Accepted libguestfs 1:1.54.1-2 (source) into unstable (Hilko Bengen)
[2025-03-05] libguestfs 1:1.54.1-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-02-23] Accepted libguestfs 1:1.54.1-1 (source) into unstable (Hilko Bengen)
[2025-02-22] libguestfs 1:1.54.0-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-02-17] Accepted libguestfs 1:1.54.0-1 (source) into unstable (Hilko Bengen)
[2025-01-10] libguestfs 1:1.52.2-7 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-12-24] Accepted libguestfs 1:1.52.2-7 (source) into unstable (Hilko Bengen)
[2024-11-16] libguestfs 1:1.52.2-6 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-11-10] Accepted libguestfs 1:1.52.2-6 (source) into unstable (Hilko Bengen)
[2024-11-04] libguestfs 1:1.52.2-5 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-10-26] Accepted libguestfs 1:1.52.2-5 (source) into unstable (Hilko Bengen)
[2024-10-24] libguestfs 1:1.52.2-4 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-10-08] Accepted libguestfs 1:1.52.2-4 (source) into unstable (Hilko Bengen)
[2024-08-19] libguestfs 1:1.52.2-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-08-12] Accepted libguestfs 1:1.52.2-3 (source) into unstable (Hilko Bengen)
[2024-08-08] Accepted libguestfs 1:1.52.2-2 (source) into unstable (Hilko Bengen)
[2024-07-17] libguestfs 1:1.52.2-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-07-12] Accepted libguestfs 1:1.52.2-1 (source) into unstable (Hilko Bengen)
[2024-06-07] libguestfs 1:1.52.0-6.1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-05-31] Accepted libguestfs 1:1.52.0-6.1 (source) into unstable (Chris Hofstaedtler) (signed by: Christian Hofstaedtler)
[2024-05-21] libguestfs 1:1.52.0-6 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-05-21] libguestfs 1:1.52.0-6 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-05-19] Accepted libguestfs 1:1.52.0-6 (source) into unstable (Hilko Bengen)
[2024-05-03] libguestfs 1:1.52.0-5 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-03-12] Accepted libguestfs 1:1.52.0-5 (source) into unstable (Hilko Bengen)
[2024-03-12] Accepted libguestfs 1:1.52.0-4 (source) into unstable (Hilko Bengen)
[2024-03-12] Accepted libguestfs 1:1.52.0-3 (source) into unstable (Hilko Bengen)
[2024-02-28] Accepted libguestfs 1:1.52.0-2.1 (source) into unstable (Benjamin Drung)
[2024-02-01] Accepted libguestfs 1:1.52.0-2.1~exp1 (source) into experimental (Steve Langasek)

bugs [bug history graph]

all: 35
RC: 0
I&N: 27
M&W: 8
F&P: 0
patch: 3

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ubuntu

[Information about Ubuntu for Debian Developers]

version: 1:1.54.1-2ubuntu3
21 bugs (1 patch)
patches for 1:1.54.1-2ubuntu3