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Can we get a pull from upstream for IWD?

Asked by Mike Silva

I realize Ubuntu is not a rolling release, however, the version of IWD (Internet Wireless Daemon...a replacement for wpa_supplicant and others) is woefully out of date, in Ubuntu 22.04, 22.10, and Lunar dev branch. Could we get a pull from upstream to get the package back into sync with the current state of the project?

To my count, doing so would fix at least two iwd related bugs in the bug database:
- Add support for WPA 2 Enterprise.
- Fix network roaming issues across BSSIDs on mesh wifi networks.

At a miniumum, Lunar should be trying to integrate something closer to top of tree on iwd.

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Manfred Hampl (m-hampl) said : 		#1

Manfred Hampl suggests this article as an answer to your question:
FAQ #3037: “no rolling release”.

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Manfred Hampl (m-hampl) said : 		#2

You have to be aware that Ubuntu is copying packages from Debian.
Debian already has packaged iwd version 2.3 in testing and unstable, so I assume that this version will also land in Ubuntu lunar.

For older Ubuntu releases you have to create a SRU or backport request (see the linked FAQ).

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