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general
  • source: sysvinit (main)
  • version: 3.18-1
  • maintainer: Debian sysvinit maintainers (DMD)
  • uploaders: Adam Borowski [DMD] – Ian Jackson [DMD] – Benda Xu [DMD] – Vincenzo Nicosia (KatolaZ) [DMD] – Mark Hindley [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: 2.96-7+deb11u1
  • oldstable: 3.06-4
  • old-bpo: 3.08-3~bpo12+2
  • stable: 3.14-4
  • testing: 3.15-6
  • unstable: 3.18-1
versioned links
  • 2.96-7+deb11u1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 3.06-4: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 3.08-3~bpo12+2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 3.14-4: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 3.15-6: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 3.18-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
binaries
  • bootlogd (2 bugs: 0, 1, 1, 0)
  • initscripts (25 bugs: 0, 3, 22, 0)
  • sysv-rc
  • sysvinit-core (4 bugs: 0, 1, 3, 0)
  • sysvinit-utils (5 bugs: 0, 1, 4, 0)
action needed
6 bugs tagged patch in the BTS normal
The BTS contains patches fixing 6 bugs, consider including or untagging them.
Created: 2026-03-31 Last update: 2026-04-02 23:30
lintian reports 1 warning normal
Lintian reports 1 warning about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.
Created: 2026-03-31 Last update: 2026-03-31 21:30
3 open merge requests in Salsa normal
There are 3 open merge requests for this package on Salsa. You should consider reviewing and/or merging these merge requests.
Created: 2025-08-19 Last update: 2026-03-26 02:31
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Issues can be things such as missing translations, problematic translated strings, outdated PO files, unknown languages, etc.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: 2026-04-01 Last update: 2026-04-01 14:00
debian/patches: 4 patches to forward upstream low

Among the 4 debian patches available in version 3.18-1 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: 2026-03-31 18:30
testing migrations
  • excuses:
    • Migration status for sysvinit (3.15-6 to 3.18-1): BLOCKED: Rejected/violates migration policy/introduces a regression
    • Issues preventing migration:
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for bacula/15.0.3-5: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Pass, ppc64el: Regression ♻ (reference ♻), riscv64: Pass, s390x: Pass
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for dracut/110-7: ppc64el: Regression ♻ (reference ♻)
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for dracut/110-8: amd64: Pass, arm64: Regression ♻ (reference ♻), i386: No tests, superficial or marked flaky ♻, riscv64: Test triggered (failure will be ignored), s390x: Pass
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for systemd/260.1-1: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Pass, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Pass, s390x: Regression ♻ (reference ♻)
    • ∙ ∙ Too young, only 3 of 5 days old
    • Additional info (not blocking):
    • ∙ ∙ Piuparts tested OK - https://piuparts.debian.org/sid/source/s/sysvinit.html
    • ∙ ∙ Reproduced on amd64
    • ∙ ∙ Reproduced on arm64
    • ∙ ∙ Reproduced on armhf
    • ∙ ∙ Reproducibility check waiting for results on i386
    • ∙ ∙ Reproducibility check waiting for results on ppc64el
    • Not considered
news
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  • [2026-03-31] Accepted sysvinit 3.18-1 (source) into unstable (Mark Hindley)
  • [2025-11-21] sysvinit 3.15-6 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-11-16] Accepted sysvinit 3.15-6 (source) into unstable (Mark Hindley)
  • [2025-10-26] sysvinit 3.15-5 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-10-21] Accepted sysvinit 3.15-5 (source) into unstable (Mark Hindley)
  • [2025-10-14] Accepted sysvinit 3.15-4 (source) into experimental (Mark Hindley)
  • [2025-10-08] Accepted sysvinit 3.15-3 (source) into experimental (Mark Hindley)
  • [2025-09-23] Accepted sysvinit 3.15-2 (source) into experimental (Mark Hindley)
  • [2025-09-09] Accepted sysvinit 3.15-1 (source) into experimental (Mark Hindley)
  • [2025-03-17] sysvinit 3.14-4 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-03-11] Accepted sysvinit 3.14-4 (source) into unstable (Mark Hindley)
  • [2025-03-05] sysvinit 3.14-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-02-24] Accepted sysvinit 3.14-3 (source) into unstable (Mark Hindley)
  • [2025-02-18] Accepted sysvinit 3.14-2 (source) into experimental (Mark Hindley)
  • [2025-02-16] sysvinit 3.14-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-02-10] Accepted sysvinit 3.14-1 (source) into unstable (Mark Hindley)
  • [2025-01-12] sysvinit 3.13-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-01-07] Accepted sysvinit 3.13-1 (source) into unstable (Mark Hindley)
  • [2024-10-28] sysvinit 3.11-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2024-10-23] Accepted sysvinit 3.11-1 (source) into unstable (Mark Hindley)
  • [2024-10-21] sysvinit 3.10-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2024-10-15] Accepted sysvinit 3.10-3 (source) into unstable (Mark Hindley)
  • [2024-09-17] sysvinit 3.10-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2024-09-11] Accepted sysvinit 3.10-2 (source) into unstable (Mark Hindley)
  • [2024-08-13] sysvinit 3.10-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2024-08-06] Accepted sysvinit 3.10-1 (source) into unstable (Mark Hindley)
  • [2024-06-21] sysvinit 3.09-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2024-06-16] Accepted sysvinit 3.09-2 (source) into unstable (Mark Hindley)
  • [2024-04-27] sysvinit 3.09-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2024-04-17] Accepted sysvinit 3.09-1 (source) into unstable (Mark Hindley)
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bugs [bug history graph]
  • all: 33 38
  • RC: 0
  • I&N: 6
  • M&W: 27 32
  • F&P: 0
  • patch: 6
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