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general

source: linux-base (main)
version: 4.16
maintainer: Debian Kernel Team (archive) (DMD)
uploaders: Salvatore Bonaccorso [DMD] – Ben Hutchings [DMD]
arch: all
std-ver: 4.7.0
VCS: Git (Browse, QA)

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

[pool directory]

o-o-stable: 4.6
oldstable: 4.12.1~deb12u1
old-sec: 4.12.1~deb12u1
old-bpo: 4.12.1~bpo12+1
old-p-u: 4.12.1~deb12u1
stable: 4.12.1
testing: 4.16
unstable: 4.16

versioned links

4.6: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
4.12.1~bpo12+1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
4.12.1~deb12u1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
4.12.1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
4.16: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

linux-base (3 bugs: 0, 3, 0, 0)
linux-sysctl-defaults (2 bugs: 0, 0, 2, 0)

action needed

version in VCS is newer than in repository, is it time to upload? normal

vcswatch reports that this package seems to have a new changelog entry (version 4.17, distribution UNRELEASED) and new commits in its VCS. You should consider whether it's time to make an upload.

Here are the relevant commit messages:

commit 8255116bf523358126fe9624e14559c06a621ea9
Merge: fd48c57 8de7ebc
Author: Ben Hutchings <benh@debian.org>
Date:   Sat Aug 22 15:16:36 2026 +0200

    Merge branch 'waldi/config-lib-modules' into 'debian/latest'
    
    Also copy config file to /boot
    
    See merge request kernel-team/linux-base!22

commit 8de7ebcf24d62eed9ead8ff400b0185fc7cc9b34
Author: Bastian Blank <waldi@debian.org>
Date:   Thu Aug 20 17:16:21 2026 +0200

    Also copy config file to /boot

https://salsa.debian.org/api/v4/projects/kernel-team%2Flinux-base API request failed: 401 Unauthorized at /srv/qa.debian.org/data/vcswatch/vcswatch line 410.

Created: 2026-08-22 Last update: 2026-08-22 15:02

lintian reports 5 warnings normal

Lintian reports 5 warnings about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.

Created: 2026-01-09 Last update: 2026-08-16 23:01

Standards version of the package is outdated.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 4.7.0).

Created: 2025-02-21 Last update: 2026-08-16 18:18

news

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[2026-08-22] linux-base 4.16 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-08-16] Accepted linux-base 4.16 (source) into unstable (Bastian Blank)
[2026-06-14] Accepted linux-base 4.12.1~deb12u1 (source) into oldstable-proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Ben Hutchings)
[2026-06-12] Accepted linux-base 4.12.1~deb12u1 (source) into oldstable-security (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Ben Hutchings)
[2026-03-14] Accepted linux-base 4.12.1~bpo12+1 (source) into oldstable-backports (Ben Hutchings)
[2026-01-27] Accepted linux-base 4.12.1 (source) into proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Ben Hutchings)
[2026-01-15] linux-base 4.15 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-01-08] Accepted linux-base 4.15 (source) into unstable (Ben Hutchings)
[2025-08-16] linux-base 4.14 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-08-10] Accepted linux-base 4.14 (source) into unstable (Ben Hutchings)
[2025-07-11] Accepted linux-base 4.13 (source) into experimental (Ben Hutchings)
[2025-06-04] Accepted linux-base 4.12~bpo12+1 (all source) into stable-backports (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Ben Hutchings)
[2025-05-31] linux-base 4.12 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-05-25] Accepted linux-base 4.12 (source) into unstable (Ben Hutchings)
[2025-01-06] linux-base 4.11 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-01-01] Accepted linux-base 4.11 (source) into unstable (Salvatore Bonaccorso)
[2024-06-30] linux-base 4.10.1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-06-24] Accepted linux-base 4.10.1 (source) into unstable (Ben Hutchings)
[2024-06-24] Accepted linux-base 4.10 (all source) into unstable (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Ben Hutchings)
[2022-05-24] linux-base 4.9 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2022-05-19] Accepted linux-base 4.9 (source) into unstable (Ben Hutchings)
[2022-01-22] linux-base 4.8 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2022-01-16] Accepted linux-base 4.8 (source) into unstable (Salvatore Bonaccorso)
[2022-01-01] linux-base 4.7 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2021-12-27] Accepted linux-base 4.7 (source) into unstable (Salvatore Bonaccorso)
[2019-04-13] linux-base 4.6 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2019-04-07] Accepted linux-base 4.6 (source) into unstable (Ben Hutchings)
[2018-07-20] Accepted linux-base 4.5~deb8u1 (source all) into oldstable (Ben Hutchings)
[2016-09-23] linux-base 4.5 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2016-09-17] Accepted linux-base 4.5 (source) into unstable (Ben Hutchings)

bugs [bug history graph]

all: 5
RC: 0
I&N: 3
M&W: 2
F&P: 0
patch: 0

links

lintian (0, 5)
buildd: logs, reproducibility
popcon
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ubuntu

[Information about Ubuntu for Debian Developers]

version: 4.15ubuntu5
patches for 4.15ubuntu5