v2.0 in Debian Bookworm?

[HibGut]

Currently, the Debian "testing" repository still has v1.5.1. Testing will become the next major release Debian 12 "Bookworm" expected this summer and is currently already in some sort of freeze: https://release.debian.org/testing/freeze_policy.html Does that mean v2.0 won't make it into the Debian repository in time?

On Debian 11 "Bullseye", the still-current stable release, I tried installing Input Remapper 1.5.1 from the .deb file posted here and it asked for 132 dependencies. I hesitated and installed 1.5.1 from the Debian testing repository instead. It only asked for 2 or so dependencies. Why the difference? I noticed many of the 132 package names it wanted earlier ended in "-dev", does that have something to do with it? Anyway, Input Remapper from testing worked fine.

A little later, I upgraded my entire system to a fresh install of the Debian 12 testing release (=pre-release Bookworm). Unfortunately, Input Remapper 1.5.1 doesn't recognize any modifier keys (Alt, Super, Ctrl, Shift) on Debian 12 Bookworm. Typing them as a mapping target in the white field under the Change Key button does nothing. Now I'm considering installing 2.0.0 from the .deb file again, but again, it's asking for 135 dependencies this time. So I'd prefer to install it from the Debian repository if possible and avoid dependency hell. Will this be possible any time soon?

[HibGut]

Testing will become the next major release Debian 12 "Bookworm" expected this summer

So this has happened now, Bookworm was released on June 10. The former Testing distribution became the new Stable distribution along with everything in it. That includes input-remapper 1.5.0-1.1. The new input-remapper 2.0 was committed to Debian Testing after the deadline: https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/input-remapper so it's now in the new Testing distro which will become the next major Debian version "Trixie" in two years or so.

Does that mean that the current stable Debian is stuck with the non-functioning input-remapper 1.5 for the next two years? Or is there a way to get v2 into Debian Stable before then?

[jasalt]

Installed 2.0.0 release .deb on MX Linux 23 KDE (systemd) and didn't encounter issues so far. Apt log:

Start-Date: 2023-08-20  11:09:27
Commandline: packagekit role='install-files'
Requested-By: user (1000)
Install: input-remapper:amd64 (2.0.0), libgtksourceview-4-dev:amd64 (4.8.4-4, automatic), python3-pydbus:amd64 (0.6.0-5, automatic), gir1.2-gtksource-4:amd64 (4.8.4-4, automatic), libgtksourceview-4-0:amd64 (4.8.4-4, automatic), libgtksourceview-4-common:amd64 (4.8.4-4, automatic), python3-pydantic:amd64 (1.10.4-1, automatic)
End-Date: 2023-08-20  11:09:32

Verbose system info

$ quick-system-info-mx                                                                                                                                                                 127 ↵
Snapshot created on: 20230613_1709
System:
Kernel: 6.4.0-2mx-ahs-amd64 [6.4.4-3~mx23+1] arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 12.2.0
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-6.4.0-2mx-ahs-amd64 root=UUID=<filter> ro
quiet splash resume=UUID=<filter> resume_offset=56717312
init=/lib/systemd/systemd
Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 5.27.5 wm: kwin_x11 vt: 7 dm: SDDM Distro: MX-23_x64
Libretto June 13 2023 base: Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)
Machine:
Type: Laptop System: LENOVO product: 20L8S3M901 v: ThinkPad T480s
serial: <superuser required> Chassis: type: 10 serial: <superuser required>
Mobo: LENOVO model: 20L8S3M901 v: SDK0J40697 WIN
serial: <superuser required> UEFI: LENOVO v: N22ET76W (1.53 )
date: 01/04/2023
Battery:
ID-1: BAT0 charge: 43.1 Wh (89.6%) condition: 48.1/57.0 Wh (84.4%)
volts: 12.9 min: 11.6 model: LGC 01AV478 type: Li-poly serial: <filter>
status: charging cycles: 256
Device-1: hidpp_battery_1 model: Logitech Anywhere MX serial: <filter>
charge: 60% rechargeable: yes status: discharging
CPU:
Info: model: Intel Core i5-8350U bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Coffee Lake
gen: core 8 level: v3 note: check built: 2017 process: Intel 14nm family: 6
model-id: 0x8E (142) stepping: 0xA (10) microcode: 0xF2
Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 4 tpc: 2 threads: 8 smt: enabled cache:
L1: 256 KiB desc: d-4x32 KiB; i-4x32 KiB L2: 1024 KiB desc: 4x256 KiB
L3: 6 MiB desc: 1x6 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 1100 min/max: 400/3600 scaling: driver: intel_pstate
governor: powersave cores: 1: 1100 2: 1100 3: 1100 4: 1100 5: 1100 6: 1100
7: 1100 8: 1100 bogomips: 30399
Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
Vulnerabilities: <filter>
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel UHD Graphics 620 vendor: Lenovo driver: i915 v: kernel
arch: Gen-9.5 process: Intel 14nm built: 2016-20 ports: active: DP-1,eDP-1
empty: DP-2,HDMI-A-1,HDMI-A-2 bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:5917
class-ID: 0300
Device-2: Chicony Integrated IR Camera type: USB driver: uvcvideo
bus-ID: 1-5:3 chip-ID: 04f2:b615 class-ID: 0e02
Device-3: Chicony Integrated Camera type: USB driver: uvcvideo
bus-ID: 1-8:6 chip-ID: 04f2:b614 class-ID: 0e02
Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.21.1.7 compositor: kwin_x11 driver: X:
loaded: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa dri: iris gpu: i915 display-ID: :0
screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 4480x1440 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 1182x380mm (46.54x14.96")
s-diag: 1242mm (48.88")
Monitor-1: DP-1 pos: top-left model: Lenovo Q27h-20 serial: <filter>
built: 2022 res: 2560x1440 dpi: 109 gamma: 1.2 size: 597x336mm (23.5x13.23")
diag: 685mm (27") ratio: 16:9 modes: max: 2560x1440 min: 720x400
Monitor-2: eDP-1 pos: primary,bottom-r model: InfoVision
Optronics/Kunshan 0x057d built: 2017 res: 1920x1080 hz: 60 dpi: 158
gamma: 1.2 size: 309x174mm (12.17x6.85") diag: 355mm (14") ratio: 16:9
modes: 1920x1080
API: OpenGL v: 4.6 Mesa 22.3.6 renderer: Mesa Intel UHD Graphics 620 (KBL
GT2) direct-render: Yes
Audio:
Device-1: Intel Sunrise Point-LP HD Audio vendor: Lenovo
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel alternate: snd_soc_skl,snd_sof_pci_intel_skl
bus-ID: 00:1f.3 chip-ID: 8086:9d71 class-ID: 0403
API: ALSA v: k6.4.0-2mx-ahs-amd64 status: kernel-api
tools: alsamixer,amixer
Server-1: PipeWire v: 0.3.65 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse
status: active 2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin
4: pw-jack type: plugin tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
Device-1: Intel Ethernet I219-LM vendor: Lenovo driver: e1000e v: kernel
port: N/A bus-ID: 00:1f.6 chip-ID: 8086:15d7 class-ID: 0200
IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter>
Device-2: Intel Wireless 8265 / 8275 driver: iwlwifi v: kernel modules: wl
pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 3d:00.0 chip-ID: 8086:24fd
class-ID: 0280
IF: wlan0 state: up mac: <filter>
IF-ID-1: vboxnet0 state: up speed: 10 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
IF-ID-2: wwan0 state: unknown mac: <filter>
Bluetooth:
Device-1: Intel Bluetooth wireless interface type: USB driver: btusb v: 0.8
bus-ID: 1-7:5 chip-ID: 8087:0a2b class-ID: e001
Report: hciconfig ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: up address: <filter> bt-v: 2.1
lmp-v: 4.2 sub-v: 100 hci-v: 4.2 rev: 100
Info: acl-mtu: 1021:4 sco-mtu: 96:6 link-policy: rswitch hold sniff
link-mode: peripheral accept service-classes: rendering, capturing, object
transfer, audio, telephony
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 476.94 GiB used: 274.63 GiB (57.6%)
SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: Western Digital model: PC SN720
SDAQNTW-512G-1001 size: 476.94 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B
logical: 512 B speed: 31.6 Gb/s lanes: 4 type: SSD serial: <filter>
rev: 10190101 temp: 44.9 C scheme: GPT
Partition:
ID-1: / raw-size: 350.71 GiB size: 344.14 GiB (98.13%)
used: 274.46 GiB (79.8%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/dm-0 maj-min: 253:0
mapped: root.fsm
ID-2: /boot raw-size: 500 MiB size: 458.3 MiB (91.67%)
used: 150.1 MiB (32.7%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p6 maj-min: 259:6
ID-3: /boot/efi raw-size: 100 MiB size: 96 MiB (96.00%)
used: 29.1 MiB (30.3%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1 maj-min: 259:1
Swap:
Kernel: swappiness: 15 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default)
ID-1: swap-1 type: file size: 19.37 GiB used: 2.02 GiB (10.4%)
priority: -2 file: /swapfile
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 51.0 C pch: 47.0 C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (RPM): fan-1: 0
Repos:
Packages: 3713 pm: dpkg pkgs: 3686 libs: 1834
tools: apt,apt-get,aptitude,nala pm: rpm pkgs: 0 pm: flatpak pkgs: 27
No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list
No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian-stable-updates.list
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list
1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
2: deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm main contrib non-free
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list
1: deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg] https://download.docker.com/linux/debian bookworm stable
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mx.list
1: deb http://ftp.acc.umu.se/mirror/mxlinux.org/packages/mx/repo/ bookworm main non-free
2: deb http://ftp.acc.umu.se/mirror/mxlinux.org/packages/mx/repo/ bookworm ahs
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/vscodium.list
1: deb [ signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/vscodium-archive-keyring.gpg ] https://paulcarroty.gitlab.io/vscodium-deb-rpm-repo/debs vscodium main
Info:
Processes: 363 Uptime: 3d 14h 27m wakeups: 156 Memory: 15.37 GiB
used: 13.49 GiB (87.8%) Init: systemd v: 252 target: graphical (5)
default: graphical tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 12.2.0 alt: 12
Shell: quick-system-in default: Zsh v: 5.9 running-in: quick-system-in
inxi: 3.3.26
Boot Mode: UEFI