Welcome to mentors.debian.net
Only approved members of the Debian project (Debian Developers) are granted the permission to upload software packages into the Debian distribution. Still a large number of packages is maintained by non-official developers. How do they get their work into Debian when they are not allowed to upload their own packages directly? By means of a process called sponsorship. Sponsorship means that a Debian Developer uploads the package on behalf of the actual maintainer. The Debian Developer will also check the package for technical correctness and help the maintainer to improve the package if necessary. Therefore the sponsor is sometimes also called a mentor.
Note, not only Debian Developer are allowed to review packages. Everyone is encouraged to review packages! We appreciate your efforts as well.
Getting your package into Debian
See our introductory page for maintainers and learn how to use mentors.debian.net and get your packages into Debian. Furthermore see our introductory page on sponsorship to learn how to get in touch with a sponsor.
If you are curious about Debexpo, the software which is running this site, you can read more about Debexpo on the Debian Wiki.
Recently uploaded packages
Yesterday
| Package | Description | Version | Uploader | Needs a sponsor | Already in Debian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dwarves | set of advanced DWARF utilities - transitional package | 1.31-2 (unstable) | Håvard F. Aasen | Yes | Yes |
Some days ago
| Package | Description | Version | Uploader | Needs a sponsor | Already in Debian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gpu-screen-recorder | Shadowplay-like screen recorder (modprobe conf) | 5.11.2-1 (unstable) | Seyed Mohamad Amin Modaresi | Yes | No |
| wayparam | Wayback CDX URL discovery and parameter normalization tool | 0.3.0-1 (unstable) | Alessandro Greco | Yes | No |
| starfetch | command line tool written in C++ that displays constellations | 0.0.4-1 (sid) | Jacob Mealey | Yes | No |
| chromium-embedded-framework | Chromium Embedded Framework - resource files | 138.0.1 (experimental) | Juan Manuel Méndez Rey | Yes | No |
| libwsc | Development files for the libwsc WebSocket client library | 1.1.0-3 (unstable) | Milan Milosavljevic | Yes | No |
| gallia | Extendable Pentesting Framework | 2.0.2-1 (unstable) | Stefan Tatschner | Yes | No |
| logserver | advanced log file pager | 1.13.2-1 (unstable) | Jesse Rhodes | Yes | No |
| hoteldruid | web-based property management system for hotels or B&Bs | 3.0.8-1 (unstable) | Marco Maria Francesco De Santis | Yes | Yes |
| stremio-gtk | Modern media center (GTK4 client) | 1.0.0~beta.12+ds-1 (experimental) | Juan Manuel Méndez Rey | Yes | No |
| kylin-wayland-compositor | Kylin wayland compositor based on wlroots | 1.3.1-1 (unstable) | handsome_feng | Yes | No |
| openmoneybox | Budget management application | 3.5.1-7 (unstable) | Igor Calì | Yes | No |
Older packages
| Package | Description | Version | Uploader | Needs a sponsor | Already in Debian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| libwebcam | Command line tool to control v4l2 devices - data files | 0.2.5-8 (unstable) | Konstantin Tyurin | Yes | Yes |
| libarchive | FreeBSD implementations of 'tar' and 'cpio' and other archive tools | 3.8.4-1 (unstable) | Gabriel Barrantes | Yes | Yes |
| swift-mode | Major-mode for Apple's Swift programming language | 9.4.0-1 (unstable) | Xiyue Deng | Yes | No |
| emacs-gptel | Interact with ChatGPT or other LLMs in Emacs | 0.9.9.3-1 (unstable) | Xiyue Deng | Yes | No |
| libversion | advanced version string comparison library - binary tools | 3.0.4-1 (unstable) | Samuel Young | Yes | No |
| python-blake256 | Python module supporting blake256 hashing | 0.1.1-1 (unstable) | Manuel Guerra | Yes | No |
| python-bitcointx | Library for handling Bitcoin transactions and associated data | 1.1.5-1 (unstable) | Manuel Guerra | Yes | No |
| electrum-personal-server | Maximally lightweight electrum server for a single user | 0.2.4+ds-1 (unstable) | Manuel Guerra | Yes | No |
| pay-respects | Press F to correct your command, pay-respects | 0.7.9-1 (unstable) | Don Xu | Yes | Yes |
| pipe-viewer | lightweight YouTube client | 0.5.6-1 (unstable) | Samuel Young | Yes | No |
| phoronix-test-suite | Comprehensive automated testing and benchmarking platform | 10.8.4-1 (unstable) | Rinat Gumirov | Yes | Yes |
| td-system-tools | Metapackage for system information and maintenance tools | 2.2.3-1 (unstable) | Thomas Dreibholz | Yes | No |
| ibus-avro | ${source:Synopsis} | 1.2+git20230914-3 (unstable) | Md. Asif Hossain | Yes | Yes |
| hipercontracer | High-Performance Connectivity Tracer (HiPerConTracer) | 2.1.8-1 (unstable) | Thomas Dreibholz | Yes | Yes |
| budgie-desktop-services | Core package for all Budgie Desktop related services | 0.0.2-1 (experimental) | David Mohammed | Yes | No |
| robotraconteur-companion | Companion C++ library for Robot Raconteur development files | 0.4.2-1 (unstable) | John Wason | Yes | No |
| quill | Asynchronous Low Latency C++ Logging Library | 11.0.1-1 (unstable) | Syed Shahrukh Hussain | Yes | No |
| kafel | development files for the kafel seccomp-BPF policy library | 0~20231004-1 (unstable) | Stephen Crosby | Yes | No |
| dynmhs | Dynamic Multi-Homing Setup (DynMHS) | 0.3.1-1 (unstable) | Thomas Dreibholz | Yes | No |
| duckdb | in-process SQL OLAP database management system | 1.4.3-1 (unstable) | Mocus Zhang | Yes | No |
| bibtexconv | BibTeX Converter | 2.1.0-1 (unstable) | Thomas Dreibholz | Yes | Yes |
| sctplib | Documentation of the user-space SCTP implementation SCTPLIB | 1:1.0.33-1 (unstable) | Thomas Dreibholz | Yes | Yes |
| kcptun | A Secure, Fast and Reliable KCP based Tunnel | 20251206-1 (UNRELEASED) | FULI | Yes | Yes |
| fonts-stix | Scientific and Technical Information eXchange fonts | 2.13b171-1 (unstable) | Junyong Liang | Yes | Yes |
| socketapi | Development package for Socket-API | 2:2.2.26-1 (unstable) | Thomas Dreibholz | Yes | Yes |
| vimix-gtk-themes | Flat Material Design theme for GNOME/GTK+ based desktop environments | 2025-06-20-1 (unstable) | Juri Grabowski | Yes | No |
| fluent-gtk-themes | Fluent design gtk theme for linux desktops. | 2025-04-17-1 (unstable) | Juri Grabowski | Yes | No |
| vimix-icon-theme | ${source:Synopsis} | 2025-08-26-1 (unstable) | Juri Grabowski | Yes | No |