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Dan Streetman (ddstreet) wrote : nfs-utils in Debian and Ubuntu is *very* old

nfs-utils has fallen FAR behind upstream, in both Debian and Ubuntu; we've had 1.3.4 since Bionic:

$ rmadison -u debian nfs-utils
nfs-utils | 1:1.2.8-9 | oldoldstable | source
nfs-utils | 1:1.3.4-2.1 | oldstable | source
nfs-utils | 1:1.3.4-2.5 | stable | source
nfs-utils | 1:1.3.4-3 | testing | source
nfs-utils | 1:1.3.4-3 | unstable | source
nfs-utils | 1:1.3.4-3 | unstable-debug | source
$ rmadison nfs-utils
 nfs-utils | 1:1.2.5-3ubuntu3 | precise | source
 nfs-utils | 1:1.2.5-3ubuntu3.2 | precise-updates | source
 nfs-utils | 1:1.2.8-6ubuntu1 | trusty | source
 nfs-utils | 1:1.2.8-6ubuntu1.2 | trusty-updates | source
 nfs-utils | 1:1.2.8-9ubuntu12 | xenial | source
 nfs-utils | 1:1.2.8-9ubuntu12.2 | xenial-updates | source
 nfs-utils | 1:1.3.4-2.1ubuntu5 | bionic | source
 nfs-utils | 1:1.3.4-2.1ubuntu5.2 | bionic-updates | source
 nfs-utils | 1:1.3.4-2.3ubuntu3 | disco | source
 nfs-utils | 1:1.3.4-2.5ubuntu2 | eoan | source
 nfs-utils | 1:1.3.4-2.5ubuntu3 | focal | source
 nfs-utils | 1:1.3.4-2.5ubuntu3 | groovy | source

Version 1.3.4 is from 2016, so we are 4 years behind upstream.

https://kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/nfs-utils/

Debian has an 'upstream' branch:
https://salsa.debian.org/kernel-team/nfs-utils/-/tree/upstream

as well as a WIP MR:
https://salsa.debian.org/kernel-team/nfs-utils/-/merge_requests/1

However, those appear stalled, and last update to them was ~8 months ago.

Someone should get nfs-utils updated in Debian and Ubuntu.