Ubuntu
hardinfo package

  1. Bug #778148
  2. Comment #8

Comment 8 for bug 778148

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Julien Lavergne (gilir) wrote : Re: [Bug 778148] Re: LXDE and Lubuntu is not recognized

On Sat, 07 May 2011 17:38:48 -0000
Jonathan Marsden <email address hidden> wrote:

> Here is a debdiff to hardinfo-0.5.1-1.1ububntu4 for oneiric.
Perfect, thank you. I'll proceed with this.

> Since Debian has hardinfo and LXDE too, and so has the same issue,
> officially I should probably create 0.5.1-2 and then look for a DD
> mentor to get it into Debian unstable, and then request a sync?? I
> don't see anything in the recent Ubuntu-only packaging changes to
> hardinfo that looks truly Ubuntu-specific -- am I right? Shouldn't they
> all be put into a 0.5.1-2 package for Debian. so Ubuntu does not have to
> maintain a difference from Debian?
No, the normal process is to report the patch to Debian bugtracker. You can use submittodebian for that. Only the maintainer of hardinfo in Debian should commit a change on his package. An upload by another DD is only for special cases (security issue, RC bug ...).