Regarding the package at hand. It will surely be used in JabRef 6.x. JabRef made a fork: https://github.com/JabRef/EasyBind/releases/tag/v2.3.0 - based on a fork (https://github.com/tobiasdiez/EasyBind) from the original EasyBind.
Thus, the package should either be updated - or removed for now and re-packaged if there is activity on JabRef's debian packaging. Am Do., 2. Apr. 2026 um 12:57 Uhr schrieb Oliver Kopp <[email protected]>: > Hey, > > my "internal" plan is as follows: > > 1. Finish JabRef 6.0 - the team is still discussing the local > database backend (postgres vs. sqlite vs. something else - details at > https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/12708) > 2. Check if the build of JabRef 6.0 can be done using another build system > (more "compatible" with Debian) [*1], [*2] > 3. Create a table of dependencies and their state in debian - meaning > updating https://github.com/JabRef/jabref-koppor/issues/135 > 4. Work on each item of the table > > Regarding 4: Maybe, each packaging can be made as exercise for students so > that they learn about the challenges in packaging > > In general, I perceive researchers being "lazy" and not installing > software using Snap / Flatpack / custom .deb files if they are available in > the distribution.What I don't know is if JabRef was unavailable in Debian, > if people use other tools or invest the extra effort to install JabRef from > another source. > > Sharing some general roadmap: > > - We are thinking of a terminal ui for JabRef ( > https://jabref.github.io/GSoC/posts/tui/) - maybe, this can narrow down > the dependencies. > - We do have a CLI tool "jabkit" - > https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/tree/main/jabkit -- currently very > rough, but could be a start for packaging. > > HTH > > Oliver > > [*1] Although JabRef heavily relies on features of the Gradle eco system, > my impression is that these "features" are "only" because of jpackage > generating an installer. JabRef does not use Java's Module System in other > ways (yet). > [*2] I was thinking about bld (https://rife2.com/bld), but that doesn't > seem to be available in Debian 😅 > > Am Do., 2. Apr. 2026 um 09:47 Uhr schrieb Emmanuel Bourg < > [email protected]>: > >> Le 02/04/2026 à 06:49, tony mancill a écrit : >> >> > Regarding requesting RM of jabref 3.8.2 [2], there are a number of >> > installs according to popcon [3], and it is still functional and >> > useful despite its age. I don't have a strong opinion either way, but >> > perhaps it's in the best interest of Debian users to advertise the >> > alternative methods of installation in the Debian package itself. >> >> The popcon is probably mlisleading, because the upstream package has the >> same name as the Debian package, so the popcon graph shows both packages >> installations. >> >> Emmanuel Bourg >> >
