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general
  • source: tasksel (main)
  • version: 3.87
  • maintainer: Debian Install System Team (archive) (DMD)
  • uploaders: nicoo [DMD]
  • arch: all
  • std-ver: 4.6.1
  • VCS: Git (Browse, QA)
versions [more versions can be listed by madison] [old versions available from snapshot.debian.org]
[pool directory]
  • o-o-stable: 3.68+deb11u1
  • oldstable: 3.73
  • stable: 3.81
  • testing: 3.86
  • unstable: 3.87
versioned links
  • 3.68+deb11u1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 3.73: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 3.81: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 3.86: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 3.87: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
binaries
  • task-albanian-desktop
  • task-amharic
  • task-amharic-desktop
  • task-amharic-gnome-desktop
  • task-amharic-kde-desktop
  • task-arabic
  • task-arabic-desktop
  • task-arabic-kde-desktop
  • task-asturian
  • task-asturian-desktop
  • task-basque
  • task-basque-desktop
  • task-basque-kde-desktop
  • task-belarusian
  • task-belarusian-desktop
  • task-belarusian-kde-desktop
  • task-bengali
  • task-bengali-desktop
  • task-bengali-kde-desktop
  • task-blendsel
  • task-bosnian
  • task-bosnian-desktop
  • task-bosnian-kde-desktop
  • task-brazilian-portuguese
  • task-brazilian-portuguese-desktop
  • task-brazilian-portuguese-kde-desktop
  • task-british-desktop
  • task-british-kde-desktop
  • task-bulgarian
  • task-bulgarian-desktop
  • task-bulgarian-kde-desktop
  • task-catalan
  • task-catalan-desktop
  • task-catalan-kde-desktop
  • task-chinese-s (1 bugs: 0, 1, 0, 0)
  • task-chinese-s-desktop
  • task-chinese-s-gnome-desktop
  • task-chinese-s-kde-desktop
  • task-chinese-t
  • task-chinese-t-desktop (1 bugs: 0, 1, 0, 0)
  • task-chinese-t-gnome-desktop
  • task-chinese-t-kde-desktop
  • task-cinnamon-desktop
  • task-croatian
  • task-croatian-desktop
  • task-croatian-kde-desktop
  • task-cyrillic
  • task-cyrillic-desktop
  • task-cyrillic-kde-desktop
  • task-czech
  • task-czech-desktop
  • task-czech-kde-desktop
  • task-danish
  • task-danish-desktop
  • task-danish-kde-desktop
  • task-desktop (2 bugs: 0, 2, 0, 0)
  • task-dutch
  • task-dutch-desktop
  • task-dutch-kde-desktop
  • task-dzongkha-desktop
  • task-dzongkha-kde-desktop
  • task-english
  • task-esperanto
  • task-esperanto-desktop
  • task-esperanto-kde-desktop
  • task-estonian
  • task-estonian-desktop
  • task-estonian-kde-desktop
  • task-finnish
  • task-finnish-desktop
  • task-finnish-kde-desktop
  • task-french
  • task-french-desktop
  • task-french-kde-desktop
  • task-galician
  • task-galician-desktop
  • task-galician-kde-desktop
  • task-georgian-desktop
  • task-german
  • task-german-desktop
  • task-german-kde-desktop
  • task-gnome-desktop
  • task-gnome-flashback-desktop
  • task-greek
  • task-greek-desktop
  • task-greek-kde-desktop
  • task-gujarati
  • task-gujarati-desktop
  • task-gujarati-kde-desktop
  • task-hebrew
  • task-hebrew-desktop
  • task-hebrew-gnome-desktop
  • task-hebrew-kde-desktop
  • task-hindi
  • task-hindi-desktop
  • task-hindi-kde-desktop
  • task-hungarian
  • task-hungarian-desktop
  • task-hungarian-kde-desktop
  • task-icelandic
  • task-icelandic-desktop
  • task-icelandic-kde-desktop
  • task-indonesian-desktop
  • task-indonesian-kde-desktop
  • task-irish
  • task-irish-desktop
  • task-irish-kde-desktop
  • task-italian
  • task-italian-desktop
  • task-italian-kde-desktop
  • task-japanese
  • task-japanese-desktop
  • task-japanese-gnome-desktop
  • task-japanese-gnome-flashback-desktop
  • task-japanese-kde-desktop
  • task-kannada-desktop
  • task-kannada-gnome-desktop
  • task-kannada-kde-desktop
  • task-kazakh
  • task-kazakh-desktop
  • task-kazakh-kde-desktop
  • task-kde-desktop (8 bugs: 0, 8, 0, 0)
  • task-khmer
  • task-khmer-desktop
  • task-khmer-kde-desktop
  • task-korean
  • task-korean-desktop
  • task-korean-gnome-desktop
  • task-korean-kde-desktop
  • task-kurdish
  • task-kurdish-desktop
  • task-kurdish-kde-desktop
  • task-laptop (3 bugs: 0, 0, 3, 0)
  • task-latvian
  • task-latvian-desktop
  • task-latvian-kde-desktop
  • task-lithuanian
  • task-lithuanian-desktop
  • task-lithuanian-kde-desktop
  • task-lomiri-desktop
  • task-lomiri-tablet
  • task-lxde-desktop (1 bugs: 0, 1, 0, 0)
  • task-lxqt-desktop (2 bugs: 0, 2, 0, 0)
  • task-macedonian
  • task-macedonian-desktop
  • task-macedonian-kde-desktop
  • task-malayalam
  • task-malayalam-desktop
  • task-malayalam-gnome-desktop
  • task-malayalam-kde-desktop
  • task-marathi
  • task-marathi-desktop
  • task-mate-desktop (1 bugs: 0, 0, 1, 0)
  • task-nepali-desktop
  • task-nepali-kde-desktop
  • task-northern-sami
  • task-northern-sami-desktop
  • task-norwegian
  • task-norwegian-desktop
  • task-norwegian-kde-desktop
  • task-persian
  • task-persian-desktop
  • task-persian-kde-desktop
  • task-phosh-desktop
  • task-polish
  • task-polish-desktop
  • task-polish-kde-desktop
  • task-portuguese
  • task-portuguese-desktop
  • task-portuguese-kde-desktop
  • task-punjabi
  • task-punjabi-desktop
  • task-punjabi-kde-desktop
  • task-romanian
  • task-romanian-desktop
  • task-romanian-kde-desktop
  • task-russian
  • task-russian-desktop
  • task-russian-kde-desktop
  • task-serbian
  • task-serbian-desktop
  • task-serbian-kde-desktop
  • task-sinhala-desktop
  • task-sinhala-kde-desktop
  • task-slovak
  • task-slovak-desktop
  • task-slovak-kde-desktop
  • task-slovenian
  • task-slovenian-desktop
  • task-slovenian-kde-desktop
  • task-south-african-english-desktop
  • task-spanish
  • task-spanish-desktop
  • task-spanish-kde-desktop
  • task-ssh-server
  • task-swedish
  • task-swedish-desktop
  • task-swedish-kde-desktop
  • task-tagalog
  • task-tamil
  • task-tamil-desktop
  • task-tamil-gnome-desktop
  • task-telugu
  • task-telugu-desktop
  • task-telugu-gnome-desktop
  • task-telugu-kde-desktop
  • task-thai
  • task-thai-desktop
  • task-thai-gnome-desktop
  • task-thai-kde-desktop
  • task-turkish
  • task-turkish-desktop
  • task-turkish-kde-desktop
  • task-ukrainian
  • task-ukrainian-desktop
  • task-ukrainian-kde-desktop
  • task-uyghur-desktop
  • task-uyghur-kde-desktop
  • task-vietnamese-desktop
  • task-vietnamese-kde-desktop
  • task-web-server
  • task-welsh
  • task-welsh-desktop
  • task-xfce-desktop (1 bugs: 0, 0, 1, 0)
  • task-xhosa-desktop
  • task-xhosa-kde-desktop
  • tasksel (34 bugs: 0, 14, 20, 0)
  • tasksel-data
action needed
Depends on packages which need a new maintainer normal
The packages that tasksel depends on which need a new maintainer are:
  • xxkb (#969108)
    • Recommends: xxkb
  • mueller (#903832)
    • Recommends: mueller7-dict
  • swedish (#843755)
    • Recommends: wswedish
  • aspell-cy (#915445)
    • Recommends: aspell-cy
  • aspell-el (#915444)
    • Recommends: aspell-el
  • aspell-ga (#915443)
    • Recommends: aspell-ga
  • aspell-hr (#981056)
    • Recommends: aspell-hr aspell-hr
  • aspell-hu (#828943)
    • Recommends: aspell-hu
  • aspell-is (#915442)
    • Recommends: aspell-is
  • aspell-it (#866830)
    • Recommends: aspell-it
  • aspell-kk (#879869)
    • Recommends: aspell-kk
  • ispell-lt (#704968)
    • Recommends: aspell-lt ilithuanian
  • hunspell-kk (#879871)
    • Recommends: hunspell-kk
  • ifrench-gut (#1006643)
    • Recommends: ifrench-gut
  • goldendict-ng (#1093568)
    • Recommends: goldendict-ng
  • wireless-tools (#963896)
    • Recommends: wireless-tools
  • ttf-ancient-fonts (#972991)
    • Recommends: fonts-symbola
Created: 2019-11-22 Last update: 2026-03-30 01:00
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: 2026-03-25 Last update: 2026-03-30 00:32
2 bugs tagged patch in the BTS normal
The BTS contains patches fixing 2 bugs, consider including or untagging them.
Created: 2025-01-06 Last update: 2026-03-30 00:00
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 3.88, 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 fcfde191498d3daa9ccd60f637316ccb258a3953
Author: Holger Wansing <hwansing@mailbox.org>
Date:   Thu Mar 26 11:56:12 2026 +0100

    Changelog entries for MR58+60

commit 3dc632acf20de469ef3078831076601bbb615b7d
Merge: 55094c2 bd03a20
Author: Holger Wansing <holgerw@debian.org>
Date:   Thu Mar 26 11:08:57 2026 +0100

    Merge branch 'tabs' into 'master'
    
    Consistently use tabs
    
    See merge request installer-team/tasksel!60

commit bd03a203988991881813533cc116b286fec275ac
Author: Jeremy Bícha <jbicha@ubuntu.com>
Date:   Sun Mar 22 18:12:12 2026 -0400

    Consistently use tabs

commit 55094c20dc61df05b3f2dd68f68317c10c26109a
Merge: 0054274 f5cee68
Author: Holger Wansing <holgerw@debian.org>
Date:   Mon Mar 23 07:36:22 2026 +0100

    Merge branch 'clean-up-im-config' into 'master'
    
    Remove direct Recommends: im-config since input methods already recommend it
    
    See merge request installer-team/tasksel!58

commit f5cee6864240895fbd5c59e9291b0e34ee520f83
Author: Jeremy Bícha <jbicha@ubuntu.com>
Date:   Sun Mar 22 17:41:36 2026 -0400

    Remove direct Recommends: im-config since input methods already recommend it

commit 0054274233df46f469cb22a1bb5c14bf4e854fda
Author: Holger Wansing <hwansing@mailbox.org>
Date:   Sun Mar 22 15:05:45 2026 +0100

    Changelog entries for MR52+57

commit b92740ca0a5e02e0a192edb143a4e613918cd571
Merge: d1725ce d106a8b
Author: Holger Wansing <holgerw@debian.org>
Date:   Sun Mar 22 09:27:51 2026 +0100

    Merge branch 'bye-goldendict' into 'master'
    
    task-chinese-s-desktop: Remove goldendict-ng
    
    See merge request installer-team/tasksel!57

commit d1725cea07618f4eade5095035f765caf9bb01a6
Merge: b6e3cb7 a3b9f01
Author: Holger Wansing <holgerw@debian.org>
Date:   Fri Mar 20 05:55:22 2026 +0100

    Merge branch 'bye-thunderbird' into 'master'
    
    task-japanese-gnome*-desktop: Don't recommend thunderbird
    
    See merge request installer-team/tasksel!52

commit d106a8b6958acff7d6a8977eaca693f783778890
Author: Jeremy Bícha <jbicha@ubuntu.com>
Date:   Fri Mar 6 10:36:08 2026 -0500

    task-chinese-s-desktop: Remove goldendict-ng
    
    This is a useful app but it isn't needed for everyone using
    Debian in Chinese.
    
    Except for input method dictionaries, no other Debian language
    task installs a dictionary. goldendict-ng actually works for
    many languages.

commit a3b9f01407cad4d3b51d4a30f27f6d0c61381420
Author: Jeremy Bícha <jbicha@ubuntu.com>
Date:   Sat Feb 28 14:54:05 2026 -0500

    task-japanese-gnome*-desktop: Don't recommend thunderbird
    
    The thunderbird recommendation was added in 2007.
    Since then, UTF-8 is the clear standard worldwide, even for Japanese email.
    
    Debian Live currently installs all the language tasks to try
    to make things more useful for people with various preferred languages.
Created: 2026-03-20 Last update: 2026-03-26 13:01
1 open merge request in Salsa normal
There is 1 open merge request for this package on Salsa. You should consider reviewing and/or merging these merge requests.
Created: 2026-03-23 Last update: 2026-03-26 11:30
piuparts found (un)installation error(s) normal
Piuparts stresses package installation, uninstallation, upgrade, ... While doing such tests, one or more errors were found for the following suites:
  • sid - piuparts
You should fix them.
Created: 2026-03-25 Last update: 2026-03-25 19:30
lintian reports 3 warnings normal
Lintian reports 3 warnings about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.
Created: 2025-09-14 Last update: 2025-12-28 09:00
Standards version of the package is outdated. wishlist
The package should be updated to follow the last version of Debian Policy (Standards-Version 4.7.3 instead of 4.6.1).
Created: 2021-08-18 Last update: 2026-03-20 05:30
testing migrations
  • excuses:
    • Migration status for tasksel (3.86 to 3.87): BLOCKED: Rejected/violates migration policy/introduces a regression
    • Issues preventing migration:
    • ∙ ∙ Piuparts regression - https://piuparts.debian.org/sid/source/t/tasksel.html
    • Additional info (not blocking):
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for debian-edu/2.13.5: amd64: Failed (not a regression) ♻ (reference ♻), arm64: Failed (not a regression) ♻ (reference ♻), i386: Failed (not a regression) ♻ (reference ♻), ppc64el: Test triggered (failure will be ignored), riscv64: Test triggered (failure will be ignored), s390x: Failed (not a regression) ♻ (reference ♻)
    • ∙ ∙ Reproduced on amd64
    • ∙ ∙ Reproduced on arm64
    • ∙ ∙ Reproduced on armhf
    • ∙ ∙ Reproduced on i386
    • ∙ ∙ Reproduced on ppc64el
    • ∙ ∙ 10 days old (needed 5 days)
    • ∙ ∙ Remove hint for (transitive) dependency: llvm-toolchain-18
    • Not considered
news
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  • [2026-03-19] Accepted tasksel 3.87 (source) into unstable (Holger Wansing)
  • [2026-01-03] tasksel 3.86 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-12-27] Accepted tasksel 3.86 (source) into unstable (Holger Wansing)
  • [2025-11-30] tasksel 3.85 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-11-24] Accepted tasksel 3.85 (source all) into unstable (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Cyril Brulebois)
  • [2025-11-21] tasksel 3.84 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-11-15] Accepted tasksel 3.84 (source) into unstable (Holger Wansing)
  • [2025-09-18] tasksel 3.83 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-09-13] Accepted tasksel 3.83 (source) into unstable (Holger Wansing)
  • [2025-08-13] tasksel 3.82 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-08-06] Accepted tasksel 3.82 (source) into unstable (Holger Wansing)
  • [2025-07-20] tasksel 3.81 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-07-15] Accepted tasksel 3.81 (source) into unstable (Holger Wansing)
  • [2025-04-11] tasksel 3.80 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-04-02] Accepted tasksel 3.80 (source) into unstable (Holger Wansing)
  • [2025-01-14] tasksel 3.79 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-01-09] Accepted tasksel 3.79 (source) into unstable (Holger Wansing)
  • [2025-01-05] Accepted tasksel 3.78 (source all) into unstable (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Cyril Brulebois)
  • [2024-11-01] tasksel 3.77 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2024-10-25] Accepted tasksel 3.77 (source) into unstable (Holger Wansing)
  • [2024-10-12] tasksel 3.76 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2024-10-03] Accepted tasksel 3.76 (source) into unstable (Holger Wansing)
  • [2024-02-22] tasksel 3.75 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2024-02-16] Accepted tasksel 3.75 (source) into unstable (Holger Wansing)
  • [2024-02-02] tasksel 3.74 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2024-01-27] Accepted tasksel 3.74 (source) into unstable (Holger Wansing)
  • [2023-05-27] tasksel 3.73 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2023-05-25] Accepted tasksel 3.73 (source) into unstable (Cyril Brulebois)
  • [2023-03-09] tasksel 3.72 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2023-02-26] Accepted tasksel 3.72 (source) into unstable (Cyril Brulebois)
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bugs [bug history graph]
  • all: 54 57
  • RC: 0
  • I&N: 31
  • M&W: 23 26
  • F&P: 0
  • patch: 2
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  • version: 3.86ubuntu2
  • 41 bugs (1 patch)
  • patches for 3.87ubuntu1

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