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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| libversion | advanced version string comparison library - binary tools | 3.0.4-1 (unstable) | Samuel Young | Yes | No |
| pipe-viewer | lightweight YouTube client | 0.5.6-1 (unstable) | Samuel Young | Yes | No |
| libwsc | Development files for the libwsc WebSocket client library | 1.1.0-4 (unstable) | Milan Milosavljevic | Yes | No |
| gallia | Extendable Pentesting Framework | 2.0.2-1 (unstable) | Stefan Tatschner | Yes | No |
| stremio-gtk | Modern media center (GTK4 client) | 1.0.0~beta.13+ds-1 (experimental) | Juan Manuel Méndez Rey | Yes | No |
| doh-cli | simple DNS-over-HTTPS client | 0.8-2 (unstable) | Ermakov Alexander | Yes | Yes |
| wasix-libc | wasix libc implementation for WebAssembly | 2025.12.24.1+ds-1 (unstable) | Fukui Daichi | Yes | Yes |
| crash | kernel debugging utility, allowing gdb like syntax | 9.0.1+~16.3-1 (unstable) | Juerg Haefliger | Yes | Yes |
Yesterday
| Package | Description | Version | Uploader | Needs a sponsor | Already in Debian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| golang-github-toitware-ubjson | Go library for the Universal Binary JSON (UBJSON) format | 0.0~git20260112.3019583-1 (unstable) | Frederic Brüning | Yes | No |
| afnix | Compiler and run-time for the AFNIX programming language | 3.8.0-1.2 (unstable) | zhangdandan | Yes | Yes |
Some days ago
| Package | Description | Version | Uploader | Needs a sponsor | Already in Debian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| quadrilateralcowboy | first-person cyberpunk adventure game | 0~git20250901.cc4b1cd+dfsg-1 (unstable) | James Addison | Yes | No |
| 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 |
| budgie-desktop-services | Core package for all Budgie Desktop related services | 1.0.0-1 (experimental) | David Mohammed | 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 |
| syft | CLI tool for generating Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) | 1.40.0+ds-1 (unstable) | Juan Manuel Méndez Rey | Yes | No |
| parlatype | Minimal audio player for manual speech transcription | 4.3-1 (unstable) | Gabor Karsay | Yes | Yes |
| parlatype-libreoffice-extension | LibreOffice Extension for Parlatype | 4.3-1 (unstable) | Gabor Karsay | Yes | Yes |
| w-scan-cpp | DVB channel scanner (successor of w_scan) | 20250615+dfsg-1 (unstable) | Apostolos Kefalas | Yes | Yes |
| xapp-symbolic-icons | Set of symbolic icons for GTK applications | 1.0.8-1 (UNRELEASED) | Fabio Fantoni | 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 |
| gpu-screen-recorder | Shadowplay-like screen recorder (modprobe conf) | 5.11.3-1 (unstable) | Seyed Mohamad Amin Modaresi | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| hoteldruid | web-based property management system for hotels or B&Bs | 3.0.8-1 (unstable) | Marco Maria Francesco De Santis | Yes | Yes |
| 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 |
| dwarves | set of advanced DWARF utilities - transitional package | 1.31-2 (unstable) | Håvard F. Aasen | Yes | Yes |
| exaile | Music player with a simple interface and powerful capabilities | 4.2.1+dfsg-1 (unstable) | Andre Flechs | 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 |