[MIR] synaptiks
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| kcm-touchpad (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
| Natty |
Invalid
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
| synaptiks (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
| Natty |
Fix Released
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
This is a Main Inclusion Request for "synaptiks" package.
1. Availability:
The package is already in universe and it builds for i386, amd64, armel and powerpc which are the architectures that exist in Natty.
2. Rationale:
The package replaces another package we currently support and promises higher quality and/or better features, so that we can drop the old package from the supported set. Synaptiks replaces kcm-touchpad.
In addiction, this package helps to meet better this Blueprint goal: https:/
3. Security:
The following checks have been done and no vulnerabilities have been found:
- There aren't results found searching in the National Vulnerability Database using the package as a keyword. http://
- There aren't results found in http://
- There aren't references to this package in Ubuntu CVE Tracker (universe, main and partner).
- The package does not install executables in /sbin, /usr/sbin
- The package does not install init scripts in /etc/init.d/
- As far as we know, the package does not open privileged ports (ports < 1024).
- As far as we know, the package does not provide add-ons or plugins to security-sensitive software in the system.
- The package ships a KDE daemon (kded daemon) (/usr/lib/
4. Quality assurance:
- The package is easily usable after installation across the KDE Systemsettings control center.
- The package does not ask for debconf questions.
- There are signs about upstream still cares for this package. Upstream feedback can be found in the project upstream page in: http://
- There isn't major bugs open against synaptiks, only one minor bug found in DBTS: http://
- The package is well maintained in Debian by the "KDE Extras Team", and in Ubuntu by the "Ubuntu Developers" and also has interest by the "Kubuntu Developers".
- The package does not deal with exotic hardware we doesn't support.
- The package does not ship a test suit.
5. UI standards:
- Synaptiks is translatable to other languages and in fact, it has already translations for several languages. It uses the KDE translation way, as it is a KDE application.
- The package ships a standard conformant .desktop file easily accesible from the KDE Systemsettings control center.
6. Dependencies:
- All synaptiks dependencies (included build depedencies) are already included in main repository section.
7. Standards compliance:
- The package complains with the Debian Standards version 3.8.4 as like as specified in the debian source package.
- We haven't found any aspect which contradicts the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard.
8. Maintenance:
- The package is well maintained in Debian by the "KDE Extras Team", and in Ubuntu by the "Ubuntu Developers" and also has interest by the "Kubuntu Developers".
9. Background information:
- The package description seems to be very complete and understandable:
touchpad configuration tool (synaptiks)
synaptiks touchpad configuration tool. this package contains a
configuration tool for touchpads. The package provides a kcm
module (for systemsettings), as well as a plasma widget and kded
module to help managing touchpads, especially in KDE environments
| Scott Kitterman (kitterman) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in synaptiks (Ubuntu): | |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| milestone: | none → natty-alpha-2 |
| Matthias Klose (doko) wrote | #2 |
| Changed in kcm-touchpad (Ubuntu): | |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| milestone: | none → natty-alpha-2 |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
| Changed in synaptiks (Ubuntu Natty): | |
| status: | New → Fix Released |
| Felix Geyer (debfx) wrote | #3 |
| Changed in kcm-touchpad (Ubuntu Natty): | |
| status: | Confirmed → Invalid |
Looks good to me.