Debian

Wiki

Login
  • FrontPage
  • RecentChanges
  • FindPage
  • HelpContents
  • 2022-04-02
Debian
Wiki/
New changes to the wiki submitted after 24 July 2025 will be licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 unless otherwise noted.
  • Login
  • Comments
  • Info
  • Attachments

  • Teams
  • Mobian
  • Meetings
  • 2022-04-02

  • mobian-tweaks / mobile-tweaks rework:
    • mobian-tweaks stripped down for easier integration into Debian
      • MRs yet to be created (waiting on the mobile-tweaks rework)
    • mobile-tweaks new implementation WIP (~80% done)
  • packages we should upload to Debian
    • calamares-extensions: WIP, RFS sent
    • eg25-manager
    • firefox-esr-mobile-config
    • miniramfs @federico3
    • mobile-initramfs-tools: coordinate w/ cloud team for "growcrypt" and "resize-rootfs"
    • mobile-usb-networking: interesting comments on the ML, heavy rework needed
      • not an urgent issue, it can stay in Mobian only for a while (only rdeps are <device>-support)

    • modemmanager: drop our package next upstream release
    • plymouth-theme-mobian @federico3
    • powersupply @federico3
    • qcom stuff: rmtfs, pd-mapper, qrtr + tqftpserv
    • wake-mobile (probably not worth it as it's not expected to stay around)
    • foliate @federico3 [DONE]
    • Rnote https://github.com/flxzt/rnote

    • GTK4/libadwaita C++ based Reddit client https://gitlab.com/caveman250/Headlines [BLOCKED on an outdated dependency]

  • Debian packages needing action:
    • cawbird: update needed (new upstream release w/ bugfix) to transition to testing @federico3
    • geoclue-2.0: new upstream version, update needed to drop our package [it's up to date to 2.6.0]
    • pixman: new upstream release soon? else backport merged aarch64 patches (MR already on salsa, to be updated) [no new releases as of 2022-04-14]
    • u-boot-menu:
      • reviewed initrd patch on the BTS, waiting on maintainer reply
      • config fragments patch MR open, to be posted on the BTS as well
      • need to rework the "auto-sync DTBs" patch and post it
      • need to ping Alex regarding the fdtoverlays patch
    • tootle: debugging gtk/libadwaita errors and uploading new version @federico3
    • giara: debugging gtk/libadwaita errors and uploading new version @federico3
    • https://github.com/CodedOre/NewCaw (temporary repo for Cawbird 2)

  • switch to bootloader-less images:
    • device-specific packages released on Monday, a few small bugs fixed within the day
    • transitioning to bookworm after the meeting, so images built tonight are fully up-to-date:
    • blog post under review
    • ?PineTab images might not work until we ensure Tow-boot can be used on that device

  • kernel maintenance:
    • automated rebases for each repo/branch (saves a lot of time!)
    • no progress on a unified kernel yet
  • other topics:
    • developers' wiki move to wiki.d.o
    • meeting time: poll ongoing at https://framadate.org/mobian-dev-meeting

    • zram-tools to be replaced with zram-generator
      • package update: https://salsa.debian.org/rust-team/debcargo-conf/-/merge_requests/279

      • NEW queue is faster https://people.debian.org/~federico/new_queue/

Teams/Mobian/Meetings/2022-04-02 (last modified 2022-04-27 14:43:05)

  • Changes made after 24 July 2025 00:00 UTC are available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International unless otherwise noted.
  • Debian privacy policy, Wiki team, bugs and config.
  • Powered by MoinMoin and Python, with hosting provided by Metropolitan Area Network Darmstadt.