Bug 2372860 - Review Request: finger - User information lookup utility
Summary: Review Request: finger - User information lookup utility
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Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
Alias: None
Product: Fedora EPEL
Classification: Fedora
Component: Package Review
Version: epel10
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
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unspecified
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Nobody's working on this, feel free to take it
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2025-06-14 18:52 UTC by Akiyoshi Kurita
Modified: 2025-06-19 17:32 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Last Closed: 2025-06-19 17:32:30 UTC
Type: Bug
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Description Akiyoshi Kurita 2025-06-14 18:52:55 UTC
Description of problem:
The `finger` utility is not currently available in EPEL10, though it exists in Fedora. Some users and organizations still rely on `finger` for user presence and status checks in legacy or educational environments.

How reproducible:
Always – missing in EPEL10 repos.

I have rebuilt the `finger` package for AlmaLinux 10 based on the Fedora source RPM. The SPEC and SRPM are published and tested here:

https://github.com/redadmin-k/finger-almalinux10-rpm

Please consider including `finger` in EPEL10.

Comment 1 Akiyoshi Kurita 2025-06-15 12:26:55 UTC
The `finger` utility is not currently available in EPEL10, though it exists in Fedora.  
Some users and organizations still rely on `finger` for user presence and status checks in legacy or educational environments.

This package has been rebuilt and tested for AlmaLinux 10, based on the Fedora source RPM.

Spec and SRPM are available at:
https://github.com/redadmin-k/finger-almalinux10-rpm

Please consider this for inclusion into EPEL10.
Maintainer: Akiyoshi Kurita (redadmin-k)

Comment 2 Akiyoshi Kurita 2025-06-15 12:27:07 UTC
[fedora-review-service-build]

Comment 3 Akiyoshi Kurita 2025-06-15 12:27:20 UTC
There are no known active CVEs related to the `finger` utility as of June 2025.

While no longer widely used, `finger` remains helpful in some legacy or controlled environments, especially in academic institutions.  
This rebuild for AlmaLinux 10 has been tested internally and performs as expected.

I am willing to maintain the package within EPEL.

Comment 4 Carl George 🤠 2025-06-19 17:32:30 UTC
Package reviews are not the correct way to request Fedora packages be added to EPEL.  You've already been provided instructions for how to do this properly in several other locations.  Please take the time to read those instructions.


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