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Details about package libutempter

Name:	libutempter (PTS)
Uploader:	Thomas Dickey <dickey@invisible-island.net> (Debian QA page)
Description:	libutempter-dev - privileged helper for utmp/wtmp updates (development) libutempter0 - privileged helper for utmp/wtmp updates (runtime)

Package uploads

Upload #1

Information

Version:	1.2.1-4.1
Uploaded:	2026-02-12 01:58
Source package:	libutempter_1.2.1-4.1.dsc
Distribution:	unstable
Section:	libs
Priority:
Homepage:	https://git.altlinux.org/people/ldv/packages/?p=libutempter.git
Vcs-Browser:	https://salsa.debian.org/cgzones/libutempter
Vcs-Git:	https://salsa.debian.org/cgzones/libutempter.git
Closes bugs:	#1125682

Changelog

 libutempter (1.2.1-4.1) unstable; urgency=medium
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   * Non-maintainer upload.
   * d/control: bump to std version 4.7.3
   * d/watch: use https url
   * create /run/utmp file (Closes: #1125682).
   * d/patches: fix lintian warnings
   * d/patches: fix compiler warnings

QA information

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Package uses debhelper-compat

Debhelper compatibility level 13

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Package is the latest upstream version

Local:	1.2.1
Upstream:	1.2.1
Url:	https://ftp.altlinux.org/pub/people/ldv/utempter/libutempter-1.2.1.tar.gz

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Package is not native

Format: 3.0 (quilt)
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"Maintainer" email is the same as the uploader
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Package has lintian errors
libutempter changes
- E inconsistent-maintainer
  - Thomas E. Dickey <dickey@invisible-island.net> (changes vs. source) Christian Göttsche <cgzones@googlemail.com>
libutempter source
- W recommended-field
  - (in section for source) Priority [debian/control:1]
libutempter0
- X executable-in-usr-lib
  - [usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/utempter/utempter]
- O elevated-privileges
  - 2755 root/utmp [usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/utempter/utempter] (override comment: utempter needs write access on /run/utmp owned by root:utmp)
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Package closes bug
- libutempter0:
  - #1125682 (Normal): xterm sessions do not appear in loginctl output
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Package is already in Debian
- Detected as a non-maintainer upload
- The package uploader is not currently maintaining libutempter in Debian
- Last upload was on the 2024-11-12
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d/copyright is in DEP5 format

Upstream Contact: Dmitry V. Levin <ldv@altlinux.org>

Licenses: LGPL-2.1, BSD-2-Clause

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Upstream Contact:	Dmitry V. Levin <ldv@altlinux.org>
Licenses:	LGPL-2.1, BSD-2-Clause