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general

source: lynx (main)
version: 2.9.2-1
maintainer: Debian Lynx Packaging Team (archive) (DMD)
uploaders: Elimar Riesebieter [DMD] – Axel Beckert [DMD] – Andreas Metzler [DMD]
arch: all any
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: 2.9.0dev.6-3~deb11u1
o-o-sec: 2.9.0dev.6-3~deb11u1
oldstable: 2.9.0dev.12-1
stable: 2.9.2-1
testing: 2.9.2-1
unstable: 2.9.2-1

versioned links

2.9.0dev.6-3~deb11u1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2.9.0dev.12-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2.9.2-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

lynx (42 bugs: 0, 19, 23, 0)
lynx-common (1 bugs: 0, 1, 0, 0)

action needed

1 bug tagged patch in the BTS normal

The BTS contains patches fixing 1 bug, consider including or untagging them.

Created: 2025-09-25 Last update: 2025-11-15 04:46

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: 2023-05-20 Last update: 2025-11-15 00:32

3 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 be4cee6c4de4c10806a953f3e6787e94682af2a0
Author: Andreas Metzler <ametzler@bebt.de>
Date:   Sun Nov 9 16:51:46 2025 +0100

    [lintian] Drop redundant Rules-Requires-Root

commit 856b33163b14ff233b071f4230464fc6840e3edf
Author: Andreas Metzler <ametzler@bebt.de>
Date:   Sun Nov 9 16:44:46 2025 +0100

    Fix segfault on attempt to submit a form.
    
    Closes: #1119084

commit 09e8cfd41208d10285443f8a5944e81d0a6c0fe8
Author: Andreas Metzler <ametzler@bebt.de>
Date:   Sat Jun 1 11:14:00 2024 +0200

    add forwarding info

Created: 2024-06-01 Last update: 2025-11-09 17:00

lintian reports 2 warnings normal

Lintian reports 2 warnings about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.

Created: 2024-06-01 Last update: 2024-07-30 22:34

debian/patches: 4 patches to forward upstream low

Among the 6 debian patches available in version 2.9.2-1 of the package, we noticed the following issues:

4 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: 2024-06-01 13:41

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 4.7.0).

Created: 2025-02-21 Last update: 2025-02-27 13:25

news

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[2024-06-06] lynx 2.9.2-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-06-01] Accepted lynx 2.9.2-1 (source) into unstable (Andreas Metzler)
[2024-04-25] lynx 2.9.1-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-04-20] Accepted lynx 2.9.1-1 (source) into unstable (Andreas Metzler)
[2024-02-01] lynx 2.9.0rel.0-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-02-01] lynx 2.9.0rel.0-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-01-21] Accepted lynx 2.9.0rel.0-2 (source) into unstable (Andreas Metzler)
[2024-01-20] Accepted lynx 2.9.0rel.0-1 (source) into experimental (Andreas Metzler)
[2023-01-26] lynx 2.9.0dev.12-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-01-15] Accepted lynx 2.9.0dev.12-1 (source) into unstable (Andreas Metzler)
[2023-01-04] lynx 2.9.0dev.11-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-01-04] lynx 2.9.0dev.11-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2022-12-30] Accepted lynx 2.9.0dev.11-1 (source) into unstable (Andreas Metzler)
[2022-12-28] Accepted lynx 2.9.0dev.10-2 (source) into unstable (Andreas Metzler)
[2021-11-03] lynx 2.9.0dev.10-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2021-10-28] Accepted lynx 2.9.0dev.10-1 (source) into unstable (Axel Beckert)
[2021-08-27] Accepted lynx 2.8.9rel.1-3+deb10u1 (source) into oldstable-proposed-updates->oldstable-new, oldstable-proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Axel Beckert)
[2021-08-19] lynx 2.9.0dev.9-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2021-08-15] Accepted lynx 2.9.0dev.9-2 (source) into unstable (Axel Beckert)
[2021-08-10] Accepted lynx 2.8.9rel.1-3+deb10u1 (source) into stable->embargoed, stable (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Axel Beckert)
[2021-08-09] Accepted lynx 2.9.0dev.6-3~deb11u1 (source) into testing-proposed-updates (Andreas Metzler)
[2021-08-09] Accepted lynx 2.9.0dev.6-3~deb11u1 (source) into testing-security->embargoed, testing-security (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Andreas Metzler)
[2021-08-09] Accepted lynx 2.8.9dev11-1+deb9u1 (source all amd64) into oldstable (Chris Lamb)
[2021-08-08] Accepted lynx 2.9.0dev.6-3 (source) into unstable (Axel Beckert)
[2021-08-07] Accepted lynx 2.9.0dev.9-1 (source) into experimental (Andreas Metzler)
[2021-08-01] Accepted lynx 2.9.0dev.8-1 (source) into experimental (Andreas Metzler)
[2021-03-12] lynx 2.9.0dev.6-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2021-03-02] Accepted lynx 2.9.0dev.6-2 (source) into unstable (Andreas Metzler)
[2020-09-19] lynx 2.9.0dev.6-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2020-09-13] Accepted lynx 2.9.0dev.6-1 (source) into unstable (Axel Beckert)

bugs [bug history graph]

all: 78 80
RC: 0
I&N: 28 29
M&W: 50 51
F&P: 0
patch: 1

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