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How to report an unmaintained / orphaned package?

Asked by Bob Bib on 2013-01-27

What should I do if I find some orphaned / unmaintained package?

Probably, if a package loses its maintainer, it should be adopted by another one.

How to report such issue to draw some attention to it?

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Solved by:: actionparsnip

Solved:: 2013-02-28

Last query:: 2013-02-28

Last reply:: 2013-01-28

Link existing bug

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said on 2013-01-27:

I suggest you report a bug

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Bob Bib (bobbib) said on 2013-01-27:

actionparsnip:
> I suggest you report a bug

Right idea indeed, but still ambgiuos.

What package such bug should be reported against?
If it's reported against the "orphanedpackage", the chances of it being reviewed are quite low.
Hence, it should probably be reported against some special meta-package (???) or against Ubuntu in general.

Well, Ubuntu also has some mailing lists:
https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
https://lists.ubuntu.com/