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source: rng-tools (main)
version: 6.17-8
maintainer: Daniel Baumann (DMD)
arch: all any
std-ver: 4.7.4
VCS: Git (Browse, QA)

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

[pool directory]

o-o-stable: 5migrate1
testing: 6.17-6
unstable: 6.17-8

versioned links

5migrate1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
6.17-6: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
6.17-8: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

rng-tools
rng-tools5

action needed

The package has not entered testing even though the delay is over normal

The package has not entered testing even though the 5-day delay is over. Check why.

Created: 2026-10-25 Last update: 2026-10-25 19:32

lintian reports 1 warning normal

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

Created: 2026-10-20 Last update: 2026-10-20 22:01

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.
excuses:
- Migration status for rng-tools (6.17-6 to 6.17-8): BLOCKED: Maybe temporary, maybe blocked but Britney is missing information (check below)
- Issues preventing migration:
- ∙ ∙ Missing build on riscv64
- ∙ ∙ Missing build on all
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest deferred: missing arch:all build
- ∙ ∙ Lintian check waiting for test results on all, riscv64 - info
- ∙ ∙ Reproducibility check deferred on amd64: missing builds - info
- ∙ ∙ Reproducibility check deferred on arm64: missing builds - info
- ∙ ∙ Reproducibility check deferred on armhf: missing builds - info
- ∙ ∙ Reproducibility check deferred on i386: missing builds - info
- Additional info (not blocking):
- ∙ ∙ Piuparts tested OK - https://piuparts.debian.org/sid/source/r/rng-tools.html
- ∙ ∙ 6 days old (needed 5 days)
- Not considered

news

[2026-10-20] Accepted rng-tools 6.17-7 (source amd64 all) into unstable (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Daniel Baumann)
[2026-10-20] Accepted rng-tools 6.17-8 (source amd64 all) into unstable (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Daniel Baumann)
[2026-09-19] rng-tools 6.17-6 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-09-14] Accepted rng-tools 6.17-6 (source) into unstable (Daniel Baumann)
[2026-09-13] Accepted rng-tools 6.17-5 (source) into unstable (Daniel Baumann)
[2026-09-13] Accepted rng-tools 6.17-4 (source) into unstable (Daniel Baumann)
[2026-08-02] rng-tools 6.17-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-07-28] Accepted rng-tools 6.17-3 (source) into unstable (Bastian Germann) (signed by: bage@debian.org)
[2026-07-25] Accepted rng-tools 6.17-2 (source) into experimental (Bastian Germann) (signed by: bage@debian.org)
[2026-07-24] Accepted rng-tools 6.17-1 (source amd64) into experimental (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: bage@debian.org)
[2022-02-26] rng-tools REMOVED from testing (Debian testing watch)
[2022-02-25] Removed 5migrate1 from unstable (Debian FTP Masters)
[2020-11-21] rng-tools 5migrate1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2020-11-11] Accepted rng-tools 5migrate1 (source) into unstable (Thorsten Glaser)
[2020-04-05] rng-tools REMOVED from testing (Debian testing watch)
[2018-12-02] Accepted rng-tools 5-1 (source) into unstable (Aron Xu)
[2011-11-10] Accepted rng-tools 2-unofficial-mt.14-1~60squeeze1 (source amd64) (Henrique de Moraes Holschuh)
[2011-07-09] rng-tools 2-unofficial-mt.14-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2011-06-29] Accepted rng-tools 2-unofficial-mt.14-1 (source amd64) (Henrique de Moraes Holschuh)
[2010-05-24] rng-tools 2-unofficial-mt.13-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2010-05-14] Accepted rng-tools 2-unofficial-mt.13-3 (source amd64) (Henrique de Moraes Holschuh)
[2010-05-14] Accepted rng-tools 2-unofficial-mt.13-2 (source i386) (Henrique de Moraes Holschuh)
[2010-05-07] Accepted rng-tools 2-unofficial-mt.13-1 (source amd64) (Henrique de Moraes Holschuh)
[2008-06-30] rng-tools 2-unofficial-mt.12-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2008-06-19] Accepted rng-tools 2-unofficial-mt.12-1 (source i386) (Henrique de Moraes Holschuh)
[2008-03-03] rng-tools 2-unofficial-mt.10-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2008-02-21] Accepted rng-tools 2-unofficial-mt.10-3 (source i386) (Henrique de Moraes Holschuh)
[2006-03-07] rng-tools 2-unofficial-mt.10-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2006-02-24] Accepted rng-tools 2-unofficial-mt.10-2 (source i386) (Henrique de Moraes Holschuh)
[2005-05-12] Accepted rng-tools 2-unofficial-mt.11-1 (i386 source) (Henrique de Moraes Holschuh)

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