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dbconfig-common 2.1.0~exp1

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Descriptionframework that helps packages to manage databases

This package contains the core of the dbconfig-common framework. This framework presents a policy and implementation for managing various databases used by applications included in Debian packages.

It can: - support MariaDB/MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQLite3 based applications; - create or remove databases and database users; - access local or remote databases; - upgrade/modify databases when upstream changes database structure; - generate config files in many formats with the database info; - import configs from packages previously managing databases on their own; - prompt users with a set of normalized, pre-translated questions; - handle failures gracefully, with an option to retry; - do all the hard work automatically; - work for package maintainers with little effort on their part; - work for local admins with little effort on their part; - comply with an agreed upon set of standards for behavior; - do absolutely nothing if that is the whim of the local admin; - perform all operations from within the standard flow of package management (no additional skill is required of the local admin).

MaintainerPaul Gevers <elbrus@debian.org>
Changed ByOtto Kekäläinen <otto@debian.org>
Sponsorotto@debian.org
Distributionexperimental
Architectureall
VCSgit: https://salsa.debian.org/debian/dbconfig-common.git (browse)
Closes#1079753
Popcon Installs10687
Binary NEWYes (binary-only upload)
Trackerhttps://tracker.debian.org/pkg/dbconfig-common
Uploaded3 hours ago

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.changes
Architecturesource all
Distributionexperimental
DateMon, 03 Aug 2026 18:18:18 +0000
Sourcedbconfig-common
Version2.1.0~exp1
Changed-ByOtto Kekäläinen
Changelog
dbconfig-common (2.1.0~exp1) experimental; urgency=medium
 .
   * Rename package dbconfig-mysql to dbconfig-mariadb (Closes: #1079753) and
     increment minor version to reflect this is a major change, and upload
     to experimental initially to further test if there are any unintended
     side-effects of this package rename
   * Update translations to have "MariaDB/MySQL" instead of just "MySQL"
   * Complete all translations that were fuzzy or incomplete
   * Set Language header in es, it, ml, and nb PO files
   * Apply consistent formatting to packaging files
   * Drop redundant `Priority: optional`
   * Drop redundant `Rules-Requires-Root: no`
   * Bump debhelper-compat from 12 to 13
   * Bump Debian Policy version to 4.7.4
   * Move dbconfig manpages to section 8 as binaries live in /usr/sbin
   * Update Lintian overrides to match latest Lintian syntax and package state
.dsc
Sectionadmin
Priorityoptional
Componentmain
Package-Listdbconfig-common deb admin optional arch=all
dbconfig-mariadb deb admin optional arch=all
dbconfig-no-thanks deb admin optional arch=all
dbconfig-pgsql deb admin optional arch=all
dbconfig-sqlite3 deb admin optional arch=all
debian/copyright
Format: https://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/

Files: *
Copyright: 2000-2004 Ola Lundqvist <opal@debian.org>
           2004-2011 sean finney <seanius@debian.org>
           2013-2015 Paul Gevers <elbrus@debian.org>
Comment: much of the internal mysql and pgsql code (contained in
 internal/mysql and internal/pgsql, respectively) is originally derived
 from wwwconfig-common
License: GPL-2+
 all software (original and derived) is covered under the GPL (version 2 or
 later)
 .
 On Debian GNU/Linux systems, the complete text of the GNU General
 Public License Version 2 can be found in
 /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL-2.

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