{
  "$type": "site.standard.document",
  "bskyPostRef": {
    "cid": "bafyreihsfxsvj32b7v3dt7576hx6werazhc66w5um3c4ckwucfokvhghby",
    "uri": "at://did:plc:46ti67tc37qcmwp2vaynk6fq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mitvf775cny2"
  },
  "path": "/2026/04/my-debian-activities-in-march-2026/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-06T18:28:42.639Z",
  "site": "http://blog.alteholz.eu",
  "tags": [
    "DLA 4500-1",
    "DLA 4503-1",
    "DLA 4512-1",
    "epson-inkjet-printer-escpr",
    "sane-airscan",
    "printer-driver-oki",
    "Freexian",
    "Fre(i)e Software GmbH",
    "libplayerone",
    "pywws",
    "osmo-trx",
    "cc-tool",
    "mailio",
    "gnupg-pkcs11-scd",
    "odoo"
  ],
  "textContent": "### **Debian LTS/ELTS**\n\nThis was my hundred-forty-first month that I did some work for the Debian LTS initiative, started by Raphael Hertzog at Freexian.\n\nDuring my allocated time I uploaded or worked on:\n\n  * [DLA 4500-1] gimp security update to fix four CVEs related to denial of service or execution of arbitrary code.\n  * [DLA 4503-1] evolution-data-server to fix one CVE related to a missing canonicalization of a file path.\n  * [DLA 4512-1] strongswan security update to fix one CVE related to a denial of service.\n  * [ELA-1656-1] gimp security update to fix four CVEs in Buster and Stretch related to denial of service or execution of arbitrary code.\n  * [ELA-1660-1] evolution-data-server security update to fix one CVE in Buster and Stretch related to a missing canonicalization of a file path.\n  * [ELA-1665-1] strongswan security update to fix one CVE in Buster related to a denial of service.\n  * [ELA-1666-1] libvpx security update to fix one CVE in Buster and Stretch related to a denial of service or potentially execution of arbitrary code.\n\n\n\nI also worked on the _check-advisories_ script and proposed a fix for cases where issues would be assigned to the coordinator instead of the person who forgot doing something. I also did some work for a kernel update and packages _snapd_ and _ldx_ on security-master and attended the monthly LTS/ELTS meeting. Last but not least I started to work on _gst-plugins-bad1.0_\n\n### **Debian Printing**\n\nThis month I uploaded a new upstream versions:\n\n  * … epson-inkjet-printer-escpr to unstable.\n  * … sane-airscan to unstable.\n  * … printer-driver-oki to unstable.\n\n\n\nSeveral packages take care of group lpadmin in their maintainer scripts. With the upload of version 260.1-1 of _systemd_ there is now a central package (_systemd | systemd-standalone-sysusers | systemd-sysusers_) that takes care of this. Other dependencies like _adduser_ can now be dropped.\n\n**This work is generously funded by Freexian!**\n\n### **Debian Lomiri**\n\nThis month I continued to work on unifying packaging on Debian and Ubuntu. This makes it easier to work on those packages independent of the used platform. I am also able to upload Debian packages to the corresponding Ubuntu PPA now. A small bug had to be fixed in the python script to allow the initial configuration in Launchpad.\n\n**This work is generously funded by Fre(i)e Software GmbH!**\n\n### **Debian Astro**\n\nThis month I uploaded a new upstream version or a bugfix version of:\n\n  * … libplayerone to experimental. For a list of other packages please see below.\n\n\n\nI also uploaded lots of indi-drivers (_libplayerone, libsbig, libricohcamerasdk, indi-asi, indi-eqmod, indi-fishcamp, indi-inovaplx, indi-pentax, indi-playerone, indi-sbig, indi-mi, libahp-xc, indi-aagcloudwatcher, indi-aok, indi-apogee, libapogee3, indi-nightscape, libasi, libinovasdk, libmicam, indi-avalon, indi-beefocus, indi-bresserexos2, indi-dsi, indi-ffmv, indi-fli, indi-gige, info-gphoto, indi-gpsd, indi-gpsnmea, indi-limesdr, indi-maxdomeii, indi-mgen, indi-rtklib, indi-shelyak, indi-starbook, indi-starbookten, indi-talon6, indi-weewx-json, indi-webcam, indi-orion-ssg3, indi-armadillo-playtypus_ ) to experimental to make progress with the indi-transition. No problems with those drivers appeared and the next step would be the upload of indi version 2.x to unstable. I hope this will happen soon, as new drivers are already waiting in the pipeline. There have been also four packages, that migrated to the official indi package and are no longer needed as 3rdparty drivers (indi-astrolink4, indi-astromechfoc, indi-dreamfocuser, indi-spectracyber).\n\nWhile working on these packages, I thought about testing them. Unfortunately I don’t have enough hardware to really check out every package, so I can upload most of them only as is. In case anybody is interested in a better testing coverage and me being able to provide upstream patches, I would be very glad about hardware donations.\n\n### **Debian IoT**\n\nThis month I uploaded a new upstream version or a bugfix version of:\n\n  * … pywws to unstable.\n\n\n\n### **Debian Mobcom**\n\nThis month I uploaded a new upstream version or a bugfix version of:\n\n  * … osmo-trx to unstable.\n\n\n\n### **misc**\n\nThis month I uploaded a new upstream version or a bugfix version of:\n\n  * … cc-tool to unstable.\n  * … mailio to unstable.\n  * … gnupg-pkcs11-scd to unstable.\n  * … odoo to unstable.\n\n\n\nI also sponsored the upload of Matomo. Thanks a lot to William for preparing the package.",
  "title": "Thorsten Alteholz: My Debian Activities in March 2026",
  "updatedAt": "2026-04-06T17:45:48.000Z"
}