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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| update-hub | Update any package or system with ease! | 1.0.0-1 (UNRELEASED) 1.0.0-1 (unstable) |
CrypticVerse | Yes | No |
Yesterday
| Package | Description | Version | Uploader | Needs a sponsor | Already in Debian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| freebasic | Compiler for the FreeBASIC language | 1.10.1+ds-1 (unstable) | Ahmad Khalifa | Yes | No |
| emacs-llama | Compact syntax for short lambda | 0.6.0-1 (unstable) | Xiyue Deng | Yes | No |
| abicheck | binary compatibility checking tool | 1.2-9 (unstable) | Phil Wyett | Yes | Yes |
| vim-easy-align | Simple, easy-to-use Vim alignment plugin | 2.10.0-1 (unstable) | Kirill Rekhov | Yes | No |
| emacs-cmake-mode | Emacs major mode for editing CMake sources | 3.31.5+ds-1 (unstable) | Xiyue Deng | Yes | Yes |
Some days ago
| Package | Description | Version | Uploader | Needs a sponsor | Already in Debian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| openvpn3-client | virtual private network client (version 3) | 24+dfsg-1 (unstable) | Marc Leeman | Yes | No |
| wifi-qr | Wi-Fi password share via QR codes | 0.4-1 (unstable) | kokoye2007 | Yes | Yes |
| vim-vimtex | Modern Vim and Neovim plugin for LaTeX files editing | 2.16-1 (unstable) | Kirill Rekhov | Yes | No |
| exaile | Music player with a simple interface and powerful capabilities | 4.1.4~beta1+dfsg-1 (unstable) | Andre Flechs | Yes | Yes |
| postfixadmin | Virtual mail hosting interface for Postfix | 3.3.15+ds-2 (unstable) | Jing Luo | Yes | Yes |
| getdns | modern asynchronous DNS API (stub resolver) | 1.6.0-3.2 (unstable) | Andrew Bower | Yes | Yes |
| vifm | Flexible vi-like file manager using ncurses | 0.13-1 (unstable) | Kirill Rekhov | Yes | Yes |
Older packages
| Package | Description | Version | Uploader | Needs a sponsor | Already in Debian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| molotov | Create a bootable flash drive from a Windows 10/11 ISO image | 1.3-1 (unstable) | Cézar Augusto de Campos | Yes | Yes |
| showtime | Watch without distraction | 47.0-1 (unstable) | Danial Behzadi | Yes | No |
| golang-github-olareg-olareg | Minimal container registry (program) | 0.1.1-1 (unstable) | Felix Moessbauer | Yes | No |
| vim-vimwiki | Vim plugin for personal wiki | 2024.01.24-1 (unstable) | Kirill Rekhov | Yes | No |
| golang-github-regclient-regclient | Scripting tool on top of the regclient API | 0.7.1-1 (unstable) | Felix Moessbauer | Yes | No |
| apt-mirror2 | Python/asyncio reimplementation of the apt-mirror | 11-1 (unstable) | Yuri Konotopov | Yes | No |
| hipercontracer | High-Performance Connectivity Tracer (HiPerConTracer) | 2.0.2-1 (unstable) | Thomas Dreibholz | Yes | Yes |
| ddclient | address updating utility for dynamic DNS services | 4.0.0-1 (unstable) | Richard Hansen | Yes | Yes |
| fdclone | console-base lightweight file manager | 3.01j-1.1 (unstable) | наб | Yes | Yes |
| pwru | eBPF-based Linux kernel networking debugger (program) | 1.0.5+ds2-1 (unstable) | Loren M. Lang | Yes | No |
| boost-ext-ut | C++ single header/module, macro-free unit testing framework | 2.1.1-1 (unstable) | Raul Tambre | Yes | No |
| xfce4-docklike-plugin | Modern, minimalist taskbar for Xfce | 0.4.2-1 (unstable) | Kirill Rekhov | Yes | No |
| pay-respects | Press F to correct your command, pay-respects | 0.6.11-1 (unstable) | Don Xu | Yes | No |
| git-subrepo | Alternative to git-submodule(1) and git-subtree(1) | 0.4.9-3 (unstable) | Samo Pogačnik | Yes | Yes |
| geiser | Generic Emacs/Scheme interaction mode | 0.31.1-1 (unstable) | Xiyue Deng | Yes | Yes |
| xfce4-time-out-plugin | Take periodical breaks from the computer every X minutes | 1.1.4-1 (unstable) | Kirill Rekhov | Yes | No |
| sfp-master | Free software programmer of optical SFP modules for CH341a devices | 1.0.5-1 (unstable) | Mikhail Medvedev | Yes | No |