Public bug reported:

[Availability] 
The package is currently in universe with no deltas with Debian. The s390x 
version in Debian is a +b1 the change log notes that it was a binary-only 
upload with no source changes to rebuild against glibc (>= 2.19-9).

[Rationale] 
nicstat prints network traffic statistics and is useful in understanding when 
network traffic is occurring, what interfaces are doing what, and how much 
traffic is occurring. It is a great general utility for determining network 
related issues as well.

[1] https://blogs.oracle.com/timc/entry/nicstat_the_solaris_and_linux

[Security] 
There are no previous or active CVEs against the package.

The package consists of a single binary that exists in /usr/bin

[Quality assurance] 
There is no configuration required and no debconf questions asked by the 
package. The package currently is built and ran across all release 
architectures.

There are a 1 bugs in the Ubuntu bug tracker [4] and 0 in the Debian bug
tacker [5]. The lone issue is not related to data corruption, system
crashing, or some other catastrophic issue.

[3] https://sources.debian.net/src/nicstat/1.95-1/debian/watch/
[4] https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/iotop
[5] https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/pkgreport.cgi?repeatmerged=no&src=iotop

[Dependencies] 
Run time dependency libc6 is satisfied in main.

Build dependencies debhelper is satisfied in main.

[Standards compliance] 
The package does not report any lintian issues.

[Maintenance] 
We can continue to keep this package synced directly with Debian. It is not a 
volatile package with many changes coming.

[Background information] 
The general purpose and context of the package is explained in the package's 
debian/control file. This package has not had a different name in the past.

** Affects: nicstat (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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