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
Today
| Package | Description | Version | Uploader | Needs a sponsor | Already in Debian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| gnu-c-intro-and-ref | GNU C Language Introduction and Reference Manual | 0.1-1 (unstable) | Xiyue Deng | Yes | No |
| visp | visual servoing library - documentation | 3.7.0-1 (unstable) | Fabien Spindler | Yes | Yes |
| buildtorrent | command line torrent creation program | 0.9.1-4 (unstable) | Jason Frans Kregting | Yes | Yes |
| stremio-server | Proprietary streaming server component for Stremio | 4.20.16-1 (unstable) | Juan Manuel Méndez Rey | Yes | No |
Some days ago
| Package | Description | Version | Uploader | Needs a sponsor | Already in Debian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gpu-screen-recorder | Shadowplay-like screen recorder (modprobe conf) | 5.11.3-1 (unstable) | Seyed Mohamad Amin Modaresi | Yes | No |
| gallia | Extendable Pentesting Framework | 2.0.2-1 (unstable) | Stefan Tatschner | Yes | No |
| dwarves | set of advanced DWARF utilities - transitional package | 1.31-2 (unstable) | Håvard F. Aasen | Yes | Yes |
| python-generic | Generic is a library for Multiple dispatch programming | 1.1.6-1 (unstable) | Seyed Mohamad Amin Modaresi | Yes | No |
| python-better-exceptions | Pretty and useful exceptions in Python, automatically | 0.4.0-1 (unstable) | Seyed Mohamad Amin Modaresi | Yes | No |
| rdiff-backup-fs | Fuse filesystem for accessing rdiff-backup archives | 1.0.0-11 (unstable) | Syed Shahrukh Hussain | Yes | Yes |
| python-gaphas | Gaphas is the diagramming widget library for Python | 5.1.2-1 (unstable) | Seyed Mohamad Amin Modaresi | Yes | No |
| mp3info | MP3 technical info viewer and ID3 1.x tag editor | 0.8.5a+dfsg-3 (unstable) | Jason Frans Kregting | Yes | Yes |
| fonts-stix | Scientific and Technical Information eXchange fonts | 2.13b171-1 (unstable) | Junyong Liang | Yes | Yes |
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 |
| 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 |
| ibus-avro | ${source:Synopsis} | 1.2+git20230914-3 (unstable) | Md. Asif Hossain | Yes | Yes |
| budgie-desktop-services | Core package for all Budgie Desktop related services | 0.0.2-1 (experimental) | David Mohammed | 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 |
| libwsc | Development files for the libwsc WebSocket client library | 1.1.0-3 (unstable) | Milan Milosavljevic | 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 |
| duckdb | in-process SQL OLAP database management system | 1.4.3-1 (unstable) | Mocus Zhang | Yes | No |
| 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 |