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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| slat | terminal multiplexer with tiling panes, tabs and workspaces | 0.2.1-1 (unstable) | Bobby Anthene | Yes | Yes |
Some days ago
| Package | Description | Version | Uploader | Needs a sponsor | Already in Debian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| openoffice.org-hyphenation-pl | Polish hyphenation patterns for LibreOffice/OpenOffice.org | 1:3.0a-6 (unstable) | Karol Werner | Yes | Yes |
| org-publish-rss | Automatically generate RSS feeds for org-publish projects | 0.9-1 (unstable) | Alex | Yes | No |
| systemd-hardening-helper | Automatic systemd service hardening guided by strace profiling | 2026.3.8-3 (UNRELEASED) | Igor Makarov | Yes | No |
| openoffice.org-thesaurus-pl | Polish thesaurus for LibreOffice/OpenOffice.org | 1.5-6 (unstable) | Karol Werner | Yes | Yes |
| luit | locale and ISO 2022 support for Unicode terminals | 2.0.20260907-1 (unstable) | Thomas Dickey | Yes | Yes |
| libwsc | Development files for the libwsc WebSocket client library | 1.1.1-1 (unstable) | Milan Milosavljevic | Yes | No |
| ruby-mdl | Markdown lint tool - transitional dummy package | 0.18.1+ds-2~bpo13+1 (trixie-backports) | Norwid Behrnd | Yes | Yes |
| parser-mysql | MariaDB/MySQL driver for Parser 3 | 10.9-2 (unstable) | Yavor Doganov | Yes | Yes |
| postallow | SPF-based allowlist generator for Postfix Postscreen | 4.6.0-1 (unstable) | Edmund Lodewijks | Yes | No |
| formiko | reStructuredText and MarkDown editor and live previewer | 2.0.0-2 (unstable) | Ondřej Tůma | Yes | Yes |
| faz-agora | task manager with optional WebDAV synchronization | 2.3.11+ds-1 (unstable) | Willian Ferreira | Yes | No |
Older packages
| Package | Description | Version | Uploader | Needs a sponsor | Already in Debian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| python-slh-dsa | Python implementation of the SLH-DSA signature algorithm | 0.2.5-1 (unstable) | Xu Colin | Yes | No |
| crash | kernel debugging utility, allowing gdb like syntax | 8.0.2-1.1 (bookworm) | Juerg Haefliger | Yes | Yes |
| dz6 | fast Vim-inspired terminal hex editor | 0.7.1-1 (unstable) | Danielly Nunes | Yes | No |
| hx-grammars | Extra tree-sitter grammars for Helix | 25.07.1+20260614+ds+~0.3.3+ds+~0.4.0+20260607+ds-3 (unstable) | Junyong Liang | Yes | No |
| netperfmeter | Network Performance Meter (measurement program) | 2.0.11-1 (unstable) | Thomas Dreibholz | Yes | Yes |
| libcalendars | precise calendar arithmetic library - development files | 1.1.1-1 (unstable) | Soroush Rabiei | Yes | No |
| ns-tool | custom dns lookup tool | 1.0-1 (unstable) | pisunov vladislav | Yes | No |
| td-system-tools | Transitional package td-system-tools -> td-system-tools-basic | 2.7.14-1 (unstable) | Thomas Dreibholz | Yes | No |
| swayfx | Sway, but with eye candy! | 0.6-1 (unstable) | Damian Daniel | Yes | No |
| softether-vpn | multiprotocol VPN program (common files) | 5.2.5188+dfsg-1 (unstable) | V Pertsev | Yes | Yes |
| tdlib | telegram database library - documentation | 1.8.66-1 (unstable) | Nicholas Guriev | Yes | No |
| openmoneybox | Budget management application | 3.5.1-14 (unstable) | ClownyRaven | Yes | No |
| msp430-gcc-support-files | Header and support files for MSP430 microcontrollers | 1.212-1 (unstable) | Sean Anderson | Yes | No |
| mspds | MSP Debug Stack Open Source Package | 3.15.1.1+dfsg-1 (unstable) | Sean Anderson | Yes | No |
| gcc-msp430-elf | GNU Compiler Collection for TI MSP430 | 1 (unstable) | Sean Anderson | Yes | No |
| palmer-mail | native email and calendar client for Linux | 1.4.0-2 (unstable) | Cevin Palmer | Yes | No |
| driverctl-gui | graphical front-end for driverctl | 0.5.6-1 (unstable) | Robin A. Adams | Yes | No |
| sysupdater | graphical system package updater and repository manager | 1.0.0-1 (unstable) | Firdaus Siregar | Yes | No |
| kate-quickrun | Quick Run plugin for Kate - compile and run the current file | 1.0.1-3 (unstable) | Wyllian Bezerra da Silva | Yes | No |
| kblueproximity | Bluetooth proximity detector for automatic screen lock/unlock | 2.2.3-1 (unstable) | Marco Faenzi | Yes | No |
| gtkterm | simple GTK+ serial port terminal | 1.4-1 (unstable) | W. van den Akker | Yes | Yes |
| fcitx5-telebit | Vietnamese Telex/VNI input method for Fcitx 5 | 2.14.0+ds-1 (unstable) | Nguyen Nam Son | Yes | No |
| exfetch | neofetch-like tool for fetching system information written in Crystal | 1.8-1 (unstable) | calx | Yes | No |
| shh | Automatic systemd service hardening guided by strace profiling | 2026.3.8-2 (UNRELEASED) | Igor Makarov | Yes | No |
| dynmhs | Dynamic Multi-Homing Setup (DynMHS) | 0.3.6-1 (unstable) | Thomas Dreibholz | Yes | No |
| tagi | Fast URL scope filtering and reconnaissance utility | 1.3-5 (unstable) | inteleon404 | Yes | No |