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general

source: putty (main)
version: 0.83-3
maintainer: Colin Watson (DMD) (LowNMU)
arch: all any
std-ver: 3.5.9
VCS: Git (Browse, QA)

versions [more versions can be listed by madison] [old versions available from snapshot.debian.org]

[pool directory]

o-o-stable: 0.74-1+deb11u2
o-o-sec: 0.74-1+deb11u1
o-o-p-u: 0.74-1+deb11u2
oldstable: 0.78-2+deb12u2
old-sec: 0.78-2+deb12u1
stable: 0.83-3
testing: 0.83-3
unstable: 0.83-3

versioned links

0.74-1+deb11u1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
0.74-1+deb11u2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
0.78-2+deb12u1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
0.78-2+deb12u2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
0.83-3: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

pterm (15 bugs: 0, 9, 6, 0)
putty (8 bugs: 0, 7, 1, 0)
putty-doc (1 bugs: 0, 0, 1, 0)
putty-tools (2 bugs: 0, 1, 1, 0)

action needed

Standards version of the package is outdated. high

The package is severely out of date with respect to the Debian Policy. The package should be updated to follow the last version of Debian Policy (Standards-Version 4.7.3 instead of 3.5.9).

Created: 2014-08-21 Last update: 2025-12-23 20:00

3 bugs tagged patch in the BTS normal

The BTS contains patches fixing 3 bugs, consider including or untagging them.

Created: 2025-01-06 Last update: 2026-01-16 20:00

version in VCS is newer than in repository, is it time to upload? normal

vcswatch reports that this package seems to have a new changelog entry (version 0.83-4, distribution UNRELEASED) and new commits in its VCS. You should consider whether it's time to make an upload.

Here are the relevant commit messages:

commit e9eb124d22b856320504b77fb80f04f521a37f34
Author: Colin Watson <[email protected]>
Date:   Sun Nov 23 11:54:08 2025 +0000

    Drop "Rules-Requires-Root: no", default as of dpkg-dev 1.22.13

commit 0396d3a279e1338c07334471aa72d0be25b758fd
Merge: eccb46f e16bcf8
Author: Colin Watson <[email protected]>
Date:   Sat Sep 20 23:06:23 2025 +0000

    Merge branch 'dh-restore' into 'master'
    
    d/rules: Use `dh_assistant restore-file-on-clean`
    
    See merge request ssh-team/putty!7

commit e16bcf8b98dd752c342eedfcdd55c74b949afbf6
Author: Niels Thykier <[email protected]>
Date:   Sat Sep 20 06:40:45 2025 +0000

    d/rules: Use `dh_assistant restore-file-on-clean`
    
    This replaces a handrolled restore with `debhelper`'s built-in one
    (accessible via `dh_assistant` since `debhelper/13.12`).

Created: 2025-09-21 Last update: 2026-01-15 13:31

AppStream hints: 2 warnings normal

AppStream found metadata issues for packages:

pterm: 1 warning
putty: 1 warning

You should get rid of them to provide more metadata about this software.

Created: 2018-06-04 Last update: 2023-01-08 20:05

debian/patches: 2 patches to forward upstream low

Among the 2 debian patches available in version 0.83-3 of the package, we noticed the following issues:

2 patches where the metadata indicates that the patch has not yet been forwarded upstream. You should either forward the patch upstream or update the metadata to document its real status.

Created: 2025-02-13 Last update: 2025-06-26 22:33

news

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[2025-07-01] putty 0.83-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-06-26] Accepted putty 0.83-3 (source) into unstable (Colin Watson)
[2025-02-18] putty 0.83-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-02-13] Accepted putty 0.83-2 (source) into unstable (Colin Watson)
[2025-02-12] Accepted putty 0.83-1 (source) into unstable (Colin Watson)
[2024-12-15] putty 0.82-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-12-10] Accepted putty 0.82-2 (source) into unstable (Colin Watson)
[2024-12-03] putty 0.82-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-11-28] Accepted putty 0.82-1 (source) into unstable (Colin Watson)
[2024-10-27] putty 0.81-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-10-21] Accepted putty 0.81-3 (source) into unstable (Colin Watson)
[2024-08-21] Accepted putty 0.78-2+deb12u2 (source) into proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Bastien ROUCARIÈS)
[2024-08-11] Accepted putty 0.74-1+deb11u2 (source) into oldstable-proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Bastien ROUCARIÈS)
[2024-06-19] Accepted putty 0.74-1+deb11u1~deb10u2 (source) into oldoldstable (Bastien Roucariès) (signed by: Bastien ROUCARIÈS)
[2024-06-11] putty 0.81-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-06-05] Accepted putty 0.81-2 (source) into unstable (Colin Watson)
[2024-04-29] putty 0.81-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-04-25] Accepted putty 0.74-1+deb11u1~deb10u1 (source) into oldoldstable (Bastien Roucariès) (signed by: Bastien ROUCARIÈS)
[2024-04-15] Accepted putty 0.81-1 (source) into unstable (Colin Watson)
[2023-12-25] putty 0.80-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-12-24] Accepted putty 0.74-1+deb11u1 (source) into oldstable-proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Colin Watson)
[2023-12-24] Accepted putty 0.78-2+deb12u1 (source) into proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Colin Watson)
[2023-12-24] Accepted putty 0.78-2+deb12u1 (source) into stable-security (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Colin Watson)
[2023-12-24] Accepted putty 0.74-1+deb11u1 (source) into oldstable-security (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Colin Watson)
[2023-12-18] Accepted putty 0.80-1 (source) into unstable (Colin Watson)
[2023-09-02] putty 0.79-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-08-27] Accepted putty 0.79-1 (source) into unstable (Colin Watson)
[2023-08-19] putty 0.78-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-08-14] Accepted putty 0.78-3 (source) into unstable (Colin Watson)
[2022-12-25] putty 0.78-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)

bugs [bug history graph]

all: 26 27
RC: 0
I&N: 17 18
M&W: 9
F&P: 0
patch: 3

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version: 0.83-3
26 bugs (1 patch)