[Samba] Updating samba with bookworm-backports

[Rowland Penny]

On Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:03:56 +0200
Kees van Vloten via samba <samba at lists.samba.org> wrote:

> 
> Op 17-08-2023 om 11:58 schreef Rowland Penny via samba:
> > On Thu, 17 Aug 2023 11:47:41 +0200
> > Kees van Vloten via samba <samba at lists.samba.org> wrote:
> >
> >> Op 17-08-2023 om 11:43 schreef Fabio Fantoni via samba:
> >>> Il 17/08/2023 11:36, Luis Peromarta via samba ha scritto:
> >>>> According to :
> >>>>
> >>>> https://packages.debian.org/bookworm-backports/samba
> >>>>
> >>>> There seems to be backpports for all archs.
> >>>>
> >>>> Architecture     Version     Package Size     Installed Size
> >>>> Files amd64     2:4.18.4+dfsg-2~bpo12+1     929.3 kB    3,972.0
> >>>> kB [list of files]
> >>>> armel     2:4.18.5+dfsg-2~bpo12+1     835.3 kB    3,550.0 kB
> >>>> [list of files]
> >>>> armhf     2:4.18.5+dfsg-2~bpo12+1     854.2 kB    3,102.0 kB
> >>>> [list of files]
> >>>> s390x     2:4.18.5+dfsg-2~bpo12+1     854.2 kB    3,931.0 kB
> >>>> [list of files]
> >>>>
> >>>> However I wonder if 2:4.18.4 for amd64 is patched for the latest
> >>>> Microsoft updates (specifically 07/23 and the
> >>>> ComputerSecureChannel problem - or else should I wait for 4.18.5
> >>>>
> >>>> I tried looking for info but can’t find anything conclusive.
> >>>> Thanks.
> >>>>
> >>>> LP
> >>>> On 16 Aug 2023 at 17:55 +0200, spindles seven
> >>>> <spindles7 at gmail.com>, wrote:
> >>>>> Also I note only amd64 architecture is available in
> >>>>> bookworm-backports. Is there any plan to add other architectures
> >>>>> - specifically arm64 etc?
> >>> the amd64 result not yet build for latest version:
> >>> https://buildd.debian.org/status/package.php?p=samba&suite=bookworm-backports
> >>>
> >>> 2:4.18.4+dfsg-2~bpo12+1 anyway include the fixes for netlogon and
> >>> securechannel based on d/changelog
> >>>
> >>>
> >> 4.18.5 and since yesterday also 4.18.6 are in MJT's repos:
> >> http://www.corpit.ru/mjt/packages/samba/
> >>
> >> - Kees.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> > After what happened to Louis's repo, I am a bit wary of using an
> > external repo, you never know what will happen to the repo owner.
> >
> > Rowland
> >
> >
> >
> Certainly true. There is a slight difference tough:
> 
> MJT is the Debian maintainer, the packages in his repos are compiled
> of the official Debian salsa source and are the same packages as you
> find in sid and experimental. It is just that there is a delay before
> they appear in backports. If you want to avoid that delay his repos
> are the place to be :-)
> 
> If, for whatever reason, the repos disappear you can simply point
> your sources.list back to backports and get the same packages there.
> 
> - Kees.
> 
> 

I Know MJT is the Debian Samba maintainer, but his private repo is no
different from anyone else's, it could disappear tomorrow.

He has done some great things on Debian with regard to the Samba
packages, they now get updated regularly and seem to be in a lot
better shape than they were, so I will stick to the standard Debian
repo.

Rowland