On Wed, Apr 01, 2026 at 04:43:02PM +0200, Emmanuel Bourg wrote: > Le 01/04/2026 à 16:19, Emmanuel Bourg a écrit : > > > easybind is a dependency required for upgrading jabref to the version 4 > > and above. I'd keep the package unless we plan to remove jabref. > > The JabRef provides its own Debian package [1], so removing it is worth > considering. > > Emmanuel Bourg > > [1] > https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/releases/download/v5.15/jabref_5.15_amd64.deb
There is also a snap [1] available that makes it easy to install the latest versions on either amd64 or arm64. Introducing more recent versions of JabRef (newer than 3.8.2) to Debian main would require significant investment in tooling (Gradle) and packaging a non-trivial list of new library dependencies. It's not a project I can commit to (until I win the lottery), so unless someone else is keen on it, I don't expect to see JabRef 5.x or 6.x in Debian anytime soon. Regarding requesting RM of jabref 3.8.2 [2], there are a number of installs according to popcon [3], and it is still functional and useful despite its age. I don't have a strong opinion either way, but perhaps it's in the best interest of Debian users to advertise the alternative methods of installation in the Debian package itself. Cheers, tony cc: Gregor and Oliver [1] https://snapcraft.io/install/jabref/debian [2] https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/jabref [3] https://qa.debian.org/popcon-graph.php?packages=jabref&show_installed=on&want_legend=on&want_ticks=on&date_fmt=%25Y-%25m&beenhere=1
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