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general
  • source: brltty (main)
  • version: 6.9.1+repack-2
  • maintainer: Debian Accessibility Team (archive) (DMD)
  • uploaders: Samuel Thibault [DMD]
  • arch: all any
  • std-ver: 4.6.2
  • VCS: Git (Browse, QA)
versions [more versions can be listed by madison] [old versions available from snapshot.debian.org]
[pool directory]
  • o-o-stable: 6.3+dfsg-1+deb11u1
  • oldstable: 6.5-7+deb12u1
  • old-bpo: 6.7-3.1+deb13u3~bpo12+1
  • stable: 6.7-3.1+deb13u3
  • stable-bpo: 6.9.1+repack-2~bpo13+1
  • testing: 6.9.1+repack-2
  • unstable: 6.9.1+repack-2
versioned links
  • 6.3+dfsg-1+deb11u1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 6.5-7+deb12u1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 6.7-3.1+deb13u3~bpo12+1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 6.7-3.1+deb13u3: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 6.9.1-1~bpo13+1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 6.9.1+repack-2~bpo13+1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 6.9.1+repack-2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
binaries
  • brltty (11 bugs: 0, 8, 3, 0)
  • brltty-espeak
  • brltty-flite
  • brltty-speechd
  • brltty-udeb (1 bugs: 0, 0, 1, 0)
  • brltty-x11 (1 bugs: 0, 1, 0, 0)
  • cl-brlapi
  • libbrlapi-dev
  • libbrlapi-java
  • libbrlapi-jni
  • libbrlapi0.8
  • python3-brlapi
  • xbrlapi
action needed
lintian reports 1 error and 75 warnings high
Lintian reports 1 error and 75 warnings about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.
Created: 2026-04-08 Last update: 2026-10-15 21:00
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 6.9.1+repack-3, 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 47d6efba2aa36a97be757080c2b70db3813365b6
Author: Frans Spiesschaert <Frans.Spiesschaert@yucom.be>
Date:   Sun Oct 11 12:25:34 2026 +0200

    po/nl.po: Update translation (Closes: Bug#1150603)
Created: 2026-10-11 Last update: 2026-10-11 12:19
AppStream hints: 2 warnings for brltty normal
AppStream found metadata issues for packages:
  • brltty: 2 warnings
You should get rid of them to provide more metadata about this software.
Created: 2025-05-02 Last update: 2025-05-02 22:01
debian/patches: 6 patches to forward upstream low

Among the 6 debian patches available in version 6.9.1+repack-2 of the package, we noticed the following issues:

  • 6 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: 2023-02-26 Last update: 2026-09-14 08:33
Standards version of the package is outdated. wishlist
The package should be updated to follow the last version of Debian Policy (Standards-Version 4.7.4 instead of 4.6.2).
Created: 2022-05-11 Last update: 2026-09-14 00:00
news
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  • [2026-09-19] Accepted brltty 6.9.1+repack-2~bpo13+1 (source) into stable-backports (Samuel Thibault)
  • [2026-09-19] brltty 6.9.1+repack-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2026-09-13] Accepted brltty 6.9.1+repack-2 (source) into unstable (Samuel Thibault)
  • [2026-07-21] Accepted brltty 6.9.1+repack-1~bpo13+1 (source) into stable-backports (Samuel Thibault)
  • [2026-07-21] brltty 6.9.1+repack-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2026-07-15] Accepted brltty 6.9.1+repack-1 (source) into unstable (Samuel Thibault)
  • [2026-05-24] Accepted brltty 6.7-3.1+deb13u3~bpo12+1 (source) into oldstable-backports (Samuel Thibault)
  • [2026-04-14] Accepted brltty 6.9.1-1~bpo13+1 (source) into stable-backports (Samuel Thibault)
  • [2026-04-13] brltty 6.9.1-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2026-04-07] Accepted brltty 6.9.1-1 (source) into unstable (Samuel Thibault)
  • [2026-03-08] Accepted brltty 6.9-3~bpo13+1 (source) into stable-backports (Samuel Thibault)
  • [2026-03-08] brltty 6.9-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2026-03-06] Accepted brltty 6.9-3 (source) into unstable (Samuel Thibault)
  • [2026-02-28] Accepted brltty 6.9-2~bpo13+1 (source) into stable-backports (Samuel Thibault)
  • [2026-02-27] Accepted brltty 6.7-3.1+deb13u3 (source) into proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Samuel Thibault)
  • [2026-02-26] brltty 6.9-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2026-02-20] Accepted brltty 6.9-2 (source) into unstable (Samuel Thibault)
  • [2026-02-17] Accepted brltty 6.9-1 (source) into unstable (Samuel Thibault)
  • [2026-01-21] Accepted brltty 6.8-5~bpo13+1 (source) into stable-backports (Samuel Thibault)
  • [2026-01-21] brltty 6.8-5 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2026-01-15] Accepted brltty 6.8-5 (source) into unstable (Samuel Thibault)
  • [2025-11-23] Accepted brltty 6.8-4~bpo13+1 (source) into stable-backports (Samuel Thibault)
  • [2025-11-23] brltty 6.8-4 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-11-17] Accepted brltty 6.8-4 (source) into unstable (Samuel Thibault)
  • [2025-11-09] Accepted brltty 6.7-3.1+deb13u2~bpo12+1 (source) into oldstable-backports (Samuel Thibault)
  • [2025-10-19] Accepted brltty 6.7-3.1+deb13u2 (source) into proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Samuel Thibault)
  • [2025-09-16] Accepted brltty 6.8-3~bpo13+1 (source) into stable-backports (Samuel Thibault)
  • [2025-09-16] brltty 6.8-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-09-10] Accepted brltty 6.8-3 (source) into unstable (Samuel Thibault)
  • [2025-08-31] Accepted brltty 6.8-2~bpo13+1 (source amd64 all) into stable-backports (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Samuel Thibault)
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bugs [bug history graph]
  • all: 12 13
  • RC: 0
  • I&N: 8 9
  • M&W: 3
  • F&P: 1
  • patch: 0
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  • version: 6.9.1+repack-1ubuntu1
  • 36 bugs
  • patches for 6.9.1+repack-1ubuntu1

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