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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| qstardict | International dictionary written using Qt | 2.0.2-1 (unstable) | Alex Fomin | Yes | Yes |
| mcds | Mutt CardDav search program | 1.6+2024101718.git3fec633-1 (unstable) | Andrew Bower | Yes | No |
| odr-dabmux | Digital Audio Broadcasting multiplexer compliant to ETSI EN 300 401 | 5.0.0+ds-1 (unstable) | Robin Alexander | Yes | Yes |
| mit-scheme | MIT/GNU Scheme development environment | 12.1-3.1 (unstable) | Jens Thiele | Yes | Yes |
Some days ago
| Package | Description | Version | Uploader | Needs a sponsor | Already in Debian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| td-system-tools | Metapackage for system information and maintenance tools | 2.0.0-1 (unstable) | Thomas Dreibholz | Yes | No |
| keepass2-plugin-keepassrpc | RPC plugin for KeePass 2 Password manager | 2.0.2+dfsg-1 (unstable) | Fab Stz | Yes | No |
| python-google-ai-generativelanguage | Client for Generative Language API | 0.6.10-1 (unstable) | Dong Xu | Yes | No |
| vimium | keyboard-based navigation and control (Firefox) | 2.1.2-1 (unstable) | Andreas Altergott | Yes | No |
Older packages
| Package | Description | Version | Uploader | Needs a sponsor | Already in Debian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| urlview | Extracts URLs from text | 1e-1 (unstable) | наб | Yes | Yes |
| elpa-subed | Emacs mode for editing subtitles while playing the corresponding video | 1.2.16-1 (unstable) | Xiyue Deng | Yes | Yes |
| markdown-mode | mode for editing Markdown-formatted text files in GNU Emacs | 2.6-3 (unstable) | Xiyue Deng | Yes | Yes |
| debpic | Build Debian packages in a docker container | 1.0.0 (unstable) | Aidan Gallagher | Yes | No |
| quadrilateralcowboy | first-person cyberpunk adventure game | 0~20240909-1 (UNRELEASED) 0~20240909.git3e3947707-1 (unstable) |
James Addison | Yes | No |
| golang-github-tomasen-fcgi-client | FastCGI client library for Go | 0.0~git20180423.2bb3d81-1 (unstable) | Nicolas Peugnet | Yes | No |
| prometheus-phpfpm-exporter | Prometheus exporter for PHP-FPM | 0.6.0-1 (unstable) | Nicolas Peugnet | Yes | No |
| emacs-dape | Debug Adapter Protocol for Emacs | 0.15.0-1 (unstable) | Xiyue Deng | Yes | No |
| openmohaa | game engine for "Medal of Honor: Allied Assault" | 0.70.0+dfsg-1 (unstable) | Sébastien Noel | Yes | No |
| buffybox | Touch-enabled framebuffer keyboard (not only) for vampire slayers | 3.2.0+dfsg-1 (unstable) | Undef | Yes | No |
| golang-golang-x-oauth2 | Google APIs support for OAuth2 | 0.23.0-1 (unstable) | M Hickford | Yes | Yes |