On Sat, Sep 14, 2024 at 02:06:58PM GMT, Fabio Fantoni wrote: > Package: wnpp > Severity: wishlist > X-Debbugs-Cc: fantonifa...@tiscali.it > > * Package name : aptkit > Version : 1.0.0 (not yet released) > Upstream Contact: Linux Mint Project <r...@linuxmint.com> > * URL : https://github.com/linuxmint/aptkit > * License : GPL-2+ > Programming Lang: Python > Description : Transaction based package management service > > Aptkit allows to perform package management tasks in a background > process controlled by DBus. It is the continuation of aptdaemon > which is not actively maintained and only exists in Ubuntu.
On behalf of the APT team we'd like to request a different name that does not imply a relationship to apt. I have forwarded this request to the upstream issue. > > Aptdaemon was greatly inspired by PackageKit, which doesn't support > essential features of apt by policy. typo :D > > I would like it to be included in Debian 13 but I'm afraid I don't > have enough time to manage other packages properly so I'll try to > open this one in the hope that someone else is interested. > > This will require the return of python-defer, if upstream will not > replace its use. python-defer is dead to my knowledge. It should be replaced by use of Python's async language feature before this package is included in Debian. -- debian developer - deb.li/jak | jak-linux.org - free software dev ubuntu core developer i speak de, en
