---
name: "ltnu"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "devscripts"
version: "2.25.15+deb13u1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ltnu"
---

# ltnu(1)

lists packages of a maintainer ordered by last upload

## NAME

ltnu - lists packages of a maintainer ordered by last upload

## SYNOPSIS

**env** DEBEMAIL=*maintainer* **ltnu** \[-m\]

**ltnu** \[-m\] *maintainer*

**ltnu** --help

## DESCRIPTION

**ltnu** (Long Time No Upload) queries the public mirror of the Ultimate Debian Database (udd-mirror.debian.net) for all uploads of packages by the given uploader or maintainer and displays them ordered by the last upload of that package to Debian Unstable, oldest uploads first.

Its primary purpose is to check which of your own or your team's packages haven't been uploaded for a long time and likely need a packaging revamp. It's less suitable for MIA team purposes as it doesn't make a difference with regards to who actually uploaded a package.

## OPTIONS

- \-m

  Only search in the Maintainer field and ignore the Uploaders field.

## PARAMETERS

The maintainer/uploader to query can be given either by setting `$DEBEMAIL` as environment variable or as single commandline parameter.

If a commandline parameter does not contain an `"@"`, `"@debian.org"` is appended, e.g. `"ltnu abe"` queries for `"abe@debian.org"`.

Exceptions are some shortcuts for common, long e-mail addresses. So far implemented shortcuts:

- pkg-gnustep

  pkg-gnustep-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org

- pkg-perl

  pkg-perl-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org

- pkg-zsh

  pkg-zsh-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org

- qa

  packages@qa.debian.org

## ENVIRONMENT

The following environment variables are honoured:

- DEBEMAIL

  Used for querying if no parameter is given.

- PAGER

  Used by **psql** as pager.

## EXAMPLE

```
    $ ltnu pkg-zsh
             source          |     ver      |        uploaded
    -------------------------+--------------+------------------------
     zgen                    | 0~20150919-3 | 2016-08-24 04:55:31+00
     zplug                   | 2.4.1-1      | 2017-01-13 09:51:26+00
     zsh-syntax-highlighting | 0.6.0-1      | 2017-08-30 09:06:26+00
     zsh                     | 5.4.2-2      | 2017-11-02 20:56:55+00
    (4 rows)
```

## DEPENDENCIES

**ltnu** uses the PostgreSQL client command **psql** and hence needs Debian's **postgresql-client** package to be installed.

## AUTHOR, COPYRIGHT, LICENSE

Copyright 2017 Axel Beckert \<abe@debian.org\>. Licensed under the GNU General Public License, version 2 or later.

## SEE ALSO

\<https://udd-mirror.debian.net/\>, \<https://udd.debian.org/\>, \<https://wiki.debian.org/UltimateDebianDatabase\>