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What problem are you facing?
- Please fix whatever is still not open source or it doesn't have the right license compatible with Debian's requirements to include packages in its main fully open source repository.
- Please request and that this program is included in the main repository too, similar to QEMU and many other packages, have done, including these programs that have responded to my calls:
Feature Request: Support for Debian JonMagon/KDiskMark#110
[Feature Request] Support for Debian evilsocket/opensnitch#798
If these 2 managed to do it, QEMU and many (>73300) other packages managed to do it:
https://pkgs.org/
Then for sure this project can do it too!
It's clear that it's only a matter of will and maybe users' request.
So, that's why I'm asking here to please consider requesting that the program is built in the 'main' repository.
I think many of us are not aware or are not interested to enable the 'contrib' repository and get who knows what spyware or other types of malware.
Having the program in the main repository means that we can have better privacy and security since everything is open source and the Debian maintainers are using reproducible builds.
It will also help work by default, much easier and without hassle, on computers that have Secure Boot enabled.
Debian 14 (Forky) will be a great release and it's a real shame to have only QEMU in its 'main' (default) repository!
How can we fix this?
Follow the above steps:
1 - Fulfill Debian's packaging requirements.
2 - Open the ITP (Intent To Package).
As you can that the developers or contributors to KdiskMark and OpenSnitch did in the above examples.
I mean, considering that QEMU is in the main repository, works with Secure Boot by default and works without problems with Wayland on Plasma, at least, it would be great if this program manages to be in the main repository of Debian too.
What alternatives or workarounds exist?
None for this program!
The ones that me and other use is just to use QEMU, which can be easily added to post-install scripts of the OS and which is also easily updated afterwards.
Anything else we should know?
Not really.
Maybe just that most people don't care about programs that don't exist in the default repository (which in this case is the 'main' one).
I refuse to use VirtualBox until it will part of Debian's 'main' repository and will work without freezing with Wayland and to me both are mandatory.
Otherwise I will continue to USE QEMU + KVM + VirtioFSD.