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general
  • source: texlive-base (main)
  • version: 2026.20260527-3
  • maintainer: Debian TeX Task Force (archive) (DMD)
  • uploaders: Hilmar Preusse [DMD] – Norbert Preining [DMD] – Hilmar Preuße [DMD]
  • arch: all
  • std-ver: 4.7.2
  • VCS: Git (Browse, QA)
versions [more versions can be listed by madison] [old versions available from snapshot.debian.org]
[pool directory]
  • o-o-stable: 2020.20210202-3
  • oldstable: 2022.20230122-3
  • stable: 2024.20250309-1
  • testing: 2026.20260328-4
  • unstable: 2026.20260527-3
versioned links
  • 2020.20210202-3: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 2022.20230122-3: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 2024.20250309-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 2026.20260328-4: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 2026.20260527-3: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
binaries
  • texlive (5 bugs: 0, 1, 4, 0)
  • texlive-base (27 bugs: 0, 11, 16, 0)
  • texlive-fonts-recommended (3 bugs: 0, 2, 1, 0)
  • texlive-fonts-recommended-doc
  • texlive-full (3 bugs: 0, 1, 2, 0)
  • texlive-latex-base (11 bugs: 0, 7, 4, 0)
  • texlive-latex-base-doc (1 bugs: 0, 0, 1, 0)
  • texlive-latex-recommended (10 bugs: 0, 6, 4, 0)
  • texlive-latex-recommended-doc
  • texlive-luatex (4 bugs: 0, 1, 3, 0)
  • texlive-metapost
  • texlive-metapost-doc
  • texlive-pictures (2 bugs: 0, 2, 0, 0)
  • texlive-pictures-doc
  • texlive-xetex (3 bugs: 0, 2, 1, 0)
action needed
lintian reports 9 errors and 160 warnings high
Lintian reports 9 errors and 160 warnings about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.
Created: 2026-04-25 Last update: 2026-05-29 09:01
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: 2026-06-04 Last update: 2026-06-06 11:02
9 bugs tagged patch in the BTS normal
The BTS contains patches fixing 9 bugs, consider including or untagging them.
Created: 2026-06-02 Last update: 2026-06-06 11:00
Fails to build during reproducibility 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: 2026-05-01 Last update: 2026-06-06 08:04
debian/patches: 19 patches to forward upstream low

Among the 19 debian patches available in version 2026.20260527-3 of the package, we noticed the following issues:

  • 19 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: 2026-05-30 08:31
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: 2024-05-28 Last update: 2025-08-16 04:04
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 4.7.2).
Created: 2020-11-17 Last update: 2026-05-30 06:01
testing migrations
  • excuses:
    • Migration status for texlive-base (2026.20260328-4 to 2026.20260527-3): BLOCKED: Rejected/violates migration policy/introduces a regression
    • Issues preventing migration:
    • ∙ ∙ Updating texlive-base would introduce bugs in testing: #1138275
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for automake/1:1.18.1-4: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Pass, loong64: Pass, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Test triggered (failure will be ignored), s390x: Pass
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for nlohmann-json3/3.12.0.really.3.12.0.really.3.11.3-3: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Pass, loong64: Pass, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Test triggered (failure will be ignored), s390x: Pass
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for r-cran-partitions/1.10-9+ds-3: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, loong64: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Pass
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for sphinx/9.1.0-3: loong64: Pass ♻ (reference ♻)
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for sympy/1.14.0-3: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Pass, loong64: Pass, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Test triggered (failure will be ignored), s390x: Pass
    • Additional info (not blocking):
    • ∙ ∙ Updating texlive-base will fix bugs in testing: #1136381
    • ∙ ∙ Piuparts tested OK - https://piuparts.debian.org/sid/source/t/texlive-base.html
    • ∙ ∙ Reproduced on amd64 - info
    • ∙ ∙ Reproduced on arm64 - info
    • ∙ ∙ Reproduced on armhf - info
    • ∙ ∙ Reproduced on i386 - info
    • ∙ ∙ 7 days old (needed 5 days)
    • Not considered
news
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  • [2026-05-29] Accepted texlive-base 2026.20260527-3 (source) into unstable (Hilmar Preuße)
  • [2026-05-29] Accepted texlive-base 2026.20260527-2 (source) into unstable (Hilmar Preuße)
  • [2026-05-28] Accepted texlive-base 2026.20260527-1 (source) into unstable (Hilmar Preuße)
  • [2026-05-01] texlive-base 2026.20260328-4 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2026-04-25] Accepted texlive-base 2026.20260328-4 (source) into unstable (Hilmar Preuße)
  • [2026-04-24] Accepted texlive-base 2026.20260328-3 (source) into unstable (Hilmar Preuße)
  • [2026-04-06] Accepted texlive-base 2026.20260328-2 (source) into experimental (Hilmar Preuße)
  • [2026-03-29] Accepted texlive-base 2026.20260328-1 (source) into experimental (Hilmar Preuße)
  • [2026-02-05] texlive-base 2025.20260124-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2026-01-25] Accepted texlive-base 2025.20260124-1 (source) into unstable (Hilmar Preuße)
  • [2025-12-07] texlive-base 2025.20251127-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-11-29] Accepted texlive-base 2025.20251127-1 (source) into unstable (Hilmar Preuße)
  • [2025-11-01] texlive-base 2025.20250927-4 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-10-27] Accepted texlive-base 2025.20250927-4 (source) into unstable (Hilmar Preuße)
  • [2025-10-05] texlive-base 2025.20250927-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-09-30] Accepted texlive-base 2025.20250927-3 (source) into unstable (Hilmar Preuße)
  • [2025-09-29] Accepted texlive-base 2025.20250927-2 (source) into unstable (Hilmar Preuße)
  • [2025-09-27] Accepted texlive-base 2025.20250927-1 (source) into unstable (Hilmar Preuße)
  • [2025-09-02] texlive-base 2025.20250727-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-08-26] Accepted texlive-base 2025.20250727-3 (source) into unstable (Hilmar Preuße)
  • [2025-08-21] texlive-base 2025.20250727-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-08-14] Accepted texlive-base 2025.20250727-2 (source) into unstable (Hilmar Preuße)
  • [2025-07-30] Accepted texlive-base 2025.20250727-1 (source) into experimental (Hilmar Preuße)
  • [2025-03-19] texlive-base 2024.20250309-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-03-14] Accepted texlive-base 2024.20250309-1 (source) into unstable (Hilmar Preuße)
  • [2025-02-14] texlive-base 2024.20250114-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-01-15] Accepted texlive-base 2024.20250114-1 (source) into unstable (Hilmar Preuße)
  • [2024-11-22] texlive-base 2024.20241115-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2024-11-16] Accepted texlive-base 2024.20241115-1 (source) into unstable (Hilmar Preuße)
  • [2024-11-11] texlive-base 2024.20241102-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
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bugs [bug history graph]
  • all: 67 73
  • RC: 1
  • I&N: 32 34
  • M&W: 33 36
  • F&P: 1 2
  • patch: 9
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