Bug#683408: Please package pcretest again

On 29 Apr 2013, Richard James Salts wrote[0]: > [..] pcretest was a handy utility. It would be good if the program > could instead be included with the pcregrep package in pcre-utils > package or the like. On 31 Jul 2012, Gedalya wrote: > As per #616660, pcretest is no longer distributed in

Bug#893588: /boot/vmlinuz-4.9.0-6-amd64: JMicron JMS56x series USB 3.0 dock problems

Package: src:linux Version: 4.9.82-1+deb9u3 Severity: normal File: /boot/vmlinuz-4.9.0-6-amd64 Dear Maintainer, I bought a Startech SDOCK2U33EB USB 3.0 / eSATA HDD dock ( https://www.startech.com/HDD/Docking/usb-3-esata-dual-drive-dock~SDOCK2U33EB). I did not use the eSATA functionality of that

Bug#887455: RFP: idemptables -- idempotent iptables wrapper

Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist * Package name: idemptables Version : 2012 Upstream Author : Xyne * URL : https://xyne.archlinux.ca/projects/idemptables/ * License : GPLv2 Programming Lang: sh Description : Idempotent iptables wrapper for appending

Bug#886415: Unattended-upgrades not detecting Linux kernel security update by default

Package: unattended-upgrades Version: 0.93.1+nmu1 (N.B. in the below, I have replaced the domain of my VPS hosting provider with ``, for privacy.) My Debian 9.3 "Stretch" instance is showing a kernel update as being available: # apt list --upgradable -a Listing... Done

Bug#861263: debian-installer: zfs support

On 05/05/2017, Sam Kuper <sam.ku...@uclmail.net> wrote: > Bill McGrath's request matches my suggestion above[3], > and Neil McGovern's reply suggests it is already on Debian's roadmap. > Why, then, is this bug (Bug#861263) marked as wontfix? > > [3] https://bugs.debian.org/

Bug#861263: debian-installer: zfs support

On 06/05/2017, Ian Campbell <i...@debian.org> wrote: > On Fri, 2017-05-05 at 22:52 +0100, Sam Kuper wrote: >> If so, is there >> any reason in principle why that installer could not in future be >> distributed with the capability to (download and) compile and run ZFS,

Bug#861263: debian-installer: zfs support

ould probably be a better fit for resolving this feature request. However, although "Expert install" would be appropriate, it might not be necessary to use an unofficial installer. See below. On 05/05/2017, Ben Hutchings <b...@decadent.org.uk> wrote: > On Fri, 2017-05-05 at 14:

Bug#861263: debian-installer: zfs support

On 05/05/2017, Ben Hutchings wrote: > I shall not share my opinion of Eben Moglen, because I don't want to > get sued. But I would say that "Eben Moglen says X" is not going to > convince me of X. > > And, the FTP team has made its decision. > > I'm not going to argue this

Bug#861263: debian-installer: zfs support

P.S. Ben, thank you again for taking the time on this. It is providing a great deal of clarity to me, and I hope that other people who also desire a ZFS-capable Debian Installer will also find it helpful.

Bug#861263: debian-installer: zfs support

On 05/05/2017, Ben Hutchings <b...@decadent.org.uk> wrote: > On Fri, 2017-05-05 at 21:40 +0100, Sam Kuper wrote: >> I am not sure why you say that ZFSonLinux binaries are non-free. >> Please could you explain? > > I was referring specifically to the binary kernel modu

Bug#861263: debian-installer: zfs support

On 05/05/2017, Sam Kuper <sam.ku...@uclmail.net> wrote: > On 05/05/2017, Ben Hutchings <b...@decadent.org.uk> wrote: >> The legal status of ZFSonLinux was discussed by the FTP team and DPL >> over a long period, with input from legal counsel, resulting in a >> d

Bug#861263: debian-installer: zfs support

On 05/05/2017, Ben Hutchings <b...@decadent.org.uk> wrote: > On Fri, 2017-05-05 at 20:27 +0100, Sam Kuper wrote: >> On 05/05/2017, Ben Hutchings <b...@decadent.org.uk> wrote: >> > On Fri, 2017-05-05 at 19:50 +0100, Sam Kuper wrote: >> > > 1. Move ZFS *s

Bug#861263: debian-installer: zfs support

On 05/05/2017, Ben Hutchings <b...@decadent.org.uk> wrote: >On Fri, 2017-05-05 at 19:50 +0100, Sam Kuper wrote: >> 1. Move ZFS *source* into "main". Would this be possible without >> compromising Debian's "obviously prudent" arrangement?[1] Should I CC

Bug#861263: debian-installer: zfs support

On 05/05/2017, Ben Hutchings <b...@decadent.org.uk> wrote: > On Fri, 2017-05-05 at 14:26 +0100, Sam Kuper wrote: >> On Wed, 2017-04-26 at 19:51:23 +0100, Ben Hutchings wrote: >> > On Wed, 2017-04-26 at 18:20 +0200, Timo Haas wrote: >> > > do you pl

Bug#861263: debian-installer: zfs support

On Wed, 2017-04-26 at 19:51:23 +0100, Ben Hutchings wrote: > On Wed, 2017-04-26 at 18:20 +0200, Timo Haas wrote: >> Dear Maintainer, >> >> do you plan to support zfs as root filesystem in the installer? > > ZFS binaries are not distributable due to the licence conflict, so this > is unlikely to

Bug#759219: [Bash-completion-devel] Bug#759219: bash-completion: Add mts to known file extensions for mplayer

Any chance this fix will make it into Jessie? Thanks.

Bug#824772: libxml2-utils: Several xmllint shell commands missing from man-page

Package: libxml2-utils Version: 2.9.1+dfsg1-5+deb8u1 Severity: minor Dear Maintainer, The xmllint man page gives the impression that it summarises every command available in the xmllint shell. However, running `xmllint --shell` and then entering the `help` command reveals that there are several

Bug#727651: keepass2: need of debug output?

Package: keepass2 Version: 2.28+dfsg-1 Followup-For: Bug #727651 Dear Maintainer, I am experiencing what seems to be the same bug: unnecessary debug ouput, and an unhandled exception upon quitting: $ keepass2 & $ SendMessage (33554474, 0x112c, 0x4, 0x4) SendMessage (33554468, 0x101f, (nil),

Bug#823950: yubikey-personalization-gui 3.1.16 stops responding

Package: yubikey-personalization-gui Version: 3.1.16-1 Severity: important Dear Maintainer, Running yubikey-personalization-gui, with a Yubikey NEO-n plugged in, results in yubikey-personalization-gui starting as expected, on the "About" tab. Information about the plugged-in Yubikey appears in

Bug#806730: opus-tools: Missing text from opusenc man page

Package: opus-tools Version: 0.1.9-1 Severity: minor Dear Maintainer, Running `man opusenc` yields a man page that is missing some text, as compared to the man page at https://mf4.xiph.org/jenkins/view/opus/job/opus-tools/ws/man/opusenc.html . In particular, it is missing the text:

Bug#507502: Installation report

Package: installation-reports Boot method: CD Image version: http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/lenny_di_rc1/amd64/iso-cd/debian-testing-amd64-netinst.iso Date: 1 December 2008, 8pm GMT Machine: HP ML110 G3 Processor: Intel Pentium 4 Processor 3.20 GHz Memory: 1.5GB Partitions: Used guided - all

Bug#403863: initscripts: Stray file /lib/init/rw/.ramfs not in package list

I'm relatively new to system administration. I picked Debian over FreeBSD, Ubuntu, Fedora and a few other systems for a number of reasons, one of these being its reputation for internal consistency. This issue is making me question that reputation. The opportunity to avoid having to monkeypatch