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general

source: ppp (main)
version: 2.5.2-1+2
maintainer: Chris Boot (DMD) (LowNMU)
uploaders: Marco d'Itri [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: 2.4.9-1+1
oldstable: 2.4.9-1+1.1
stable: 2.5.2-1+1
testing: 2.5.2-1+2
unstable: 2.5.2-1+2

versioned links

2.4.9-1+1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2.4.9-1+1.1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2.5.2-1+1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2.5.2-1+2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

ppp (58 bugs: 0, 32, 26, 0)
ppp-dev
ppp-udeb (5 bugs: 0, 3, 2, 0)

action needed

A new upstream version is available: 2.5.3 high

A new upstream version 2.5.3 is available, you should consider packaging it.

Created: 2026-05-29 Last update: 2026-09-05 11:00

18 bugs tagged help in the BTS normal

The BTS contains 18 bugs tagged help, please consider helping the maintainer in dealing with them.

Created: 2019-03-21 Last update: 2026-09-05 16:30

1 bug tagged patch in the BTS normal

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

Created: 2026-09-02 Last update: 2026-09-05 16:30

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 2.5.2-1+3, 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 be979229ec10b4896b5be7a3e7555e167eba16bc
Merge: 68a4017 1785e17
Author: Chris Boot <bootc@debian.org>
Date:   Sat Aug 29 19:45:31 2026 +0100

    Merge branch 'fixes-1135816'

commit 1785e17f25ab7f6b7be64d87199e8b3495a667ac
Author: Chris Boot <bootc@debian.org>
Date:   Sat Aug 29 19:40:36 2026 +0100

    Remove unused shlibs:Depends from Depends in ppp-dev

commit 2c8f09134120a287eb6b3dfa4788925f0f3c776f
Author: Chris Boot <bootc@debian.org>
Date:   Sat Aug 29 19:10:37 2026 +0100

    Remove Rules-Requires-Root: binary-targets

commit 3b4a8f954043e6ca5e54c59d6eb1b2837d20d08d
Author: Chris Boot <bootc@debian.org>
Date:   Thu May 7 12:17:24 2026 +0200

    Clarify the error message when pon is run as an unprivileged user

commit e3af4403625a924436a3fc2eea9be7e43d303db4
Author: Chris Boot <bootc@debian.org>
Date:   Thu May 7 12:11:35 2026 +0200

    Update README.Debian and add a NEWS entry...
    
    ...describing the previous changes to simplify permissions and remove
    the use of the dip group and unprivileged operation.

commit fcd3f757e4c23e997934f15c10497546b3a56433
Author: Chris Boot <bootc@debian.org>
Date:   Thu May 7 10:49:25 2026 +0200

    Normalise the permissions on /etc/ppp/peers...
    
    ...in the package tarball. Other packages also include this directory
    but with different permissions, which will break in a future version of
    dpkg. Use dpkg-statoverride to set the permissions to root:root 0700.
    
    Also change the permissions on /etc/chatscripts to root:root.
    
    Closes: #1135816

commit fa98ce2c620d390c347741849373ae9b816cacf5
Author: Chris Boot <bootc@debian.org>
Date:   Thu May 7 10:39:31 2026 +0200

    Stop installing /usr/sbin/pppd setgid
    
    Practically all users start pppd via some kind of networking or service
    supervisor, and this is an unnecessary security risk in modern times.

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

Created: 2026-05-05 Last update: 2026-08-29 21:22

lintian reports 1 warning normal

Lintian reports 1 warning about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.

Created: 2026-01-16 Last update: 2026-01-16 06:00

debian/patches: 7 patches to forward upstream low

Among the 10 debian patches available in version 2.5.2-1+2 of the package, we noticed the following issues:

7 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: 2026-05-06 06:00

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: 2026-05-05 22:43

testing migrations

This package will soon be part of the auto-openssl transition. You might want to ensure that your package is ready for it. You can probably find supplementary information in the debian-release archives or in the corresponding release.debian.org bug.

news

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[2026-05-18] ppp 2.5.2-1+2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-05-05] Accepted ppp 2.5.2-1+2 (source) into unstable (Chris Boot)
[2026-01-11] ppp 2.5.2-1+1.2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-01-05] Accepted ppp 2.5.2-1+1.2 (source) into unstable (Chris Hofstaedtler) (signed by: Christian Hofstaedtler)
[2025-09-22] ppp 2.5.2-1+1.1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-09-19] Accepted ppp 2.5.2-1+1.1 (source) into unstable (Christoph Biedl)
[2025-02-23] ppp 2.5.2-1+1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-02-17] Accepted ppp 2.5.2-1+1 (source) into unstable (Chris Boot)
[2025-02-15] Accepted ppp 2.5.2-1+1~exp1 (source) into experimental (Chris Boot)
[2024-11-29] ppp 2.5.1-1+1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-11-22] Accepted ppp 2.5.1-1+1 (source) into unstable (Chris Boot)
[2024-10-10] Accepted ppp 2.5.1-1+1~exp1 (source) into experimental (Chris Boot)
[2024-05-03] ppp 2.5.0-1+2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-04-20] Accepted ppp 2.5.0-1+2 (source) into unstable (Chris Boot)
[2023-09-10] Accepted ppp 2.5.0-1+1 (source) into experimental (Chris Boot)
[2022-04-14] ppp 2.4.9-1+1.1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2022-04-11] Accepted ppp 2.4.9-1+1.1 (source) into unstable (Bastian Germann) (signed by: bage@debian.org)
[2021-01-11] ppp 2.4.9-1+1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2021-01-07] ppp 2.4.8-1+2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2021-01-07] Accepted ppp 2.4.9-1+1 (source) into unstable (Chris Boot)
[2020-12-30] Accepted ppp 2.4.8-1+2 (source) into unstable (Chris Boot)
[2020-12-25] Accepted ppp 2.4.8-1+1 (source) into unstable (Chris Boot)
[2020-04-15] ppp 2.4.7-2+4.1+deb10u1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2020-02-25] Accepted ppp 2.4.7-1+4+deb9u1 (source) into oldstable-proposed-updates->oldstable-new, oldstable-proposed-updates (Salvatore Bonaccorso)
[2020-02-25] Accepted ppp 2.4.7-2+4.1+deb10u1 (source) into proposed-updates->stable-new, proposed-updates (Salvatore Bonaccorso)
[2020-02-22] Accepted ppp 2.4.7-2+4.1+deb10u1 (source) into stable->embargoed, stable (Salvatore Bonaccorso)
[2020-02-22] Accepted ppp 2.4.7-1+4+deb9u1 (source) into oldstable->embargoed, oldstable (Salvatore Bonaccorso)
[2020-02-15] Accepted ppp 2.4.8-1+1~exp1 (source) into experimental (Chris Boot)
[2020-02-09] Accepted ppp 2.4.6-3.1+deb8u1 (source amd64 all) into oldoldstable (Markus Koschany)
[2019-03-25] ppp 2.4.7-2+4.1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)

bugs [bug history graph]

all: 58 60
RC: 0
I&N: 32 33
M&W: 25 26
F&P: 1
patch: 1
help: 18

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version: 2.5.2-1+2build1
28 bugs (3 patches)