Matrix
This page lists Matrix-related software, and their status in Debian. Please feel free to package any of the software listed on this page that hasn't already been packaged or ITPed!
To discuss Debian using Matrix see the Debian space #debian-space:matrix.debian.social .
Packaging
Packaging team uses Salsa with a mailing list.
Discussion about Matrix packaging takes place in #debian-matrix:matrix.org (logs older logs).
Some useful notes will be on in official blog. If you are subscribed to Planet Debian you will see them there.
You may find some useful information about using of Salsa for packaging of software in the Debian Science Policy Manual. All rules about level of access, creation of git repositories and such like are similar in both teams. Just have in mind the specifics of our team (another group on Salsa, another mailing list, etc.).
Clients
quaternion (upstream) - since bullseye
weechat-matrix (upstream) - since bullseye
matrix-hydrogen (upstream) - only in experimental; orphaned
matrix-mirage (upstream) ROM; Orphaned, possibly dead upstream, dependency qtav is dead upstream
pantalaimon (upstream) - since bullseye; orphaned
purple-matrix (upstream) - ROM; unmaintained
spectral (upstream) - since bullseye; in bookworm installs fork ?NeoChat
NB! Pantalaimon is not a user-facing client but a locally running proxy for other clients, to handle E2EE on their behalf.
Features
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multiple accounts |
session admin |
room admin |
Communities |
A/V |
gomuks |
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Nheko |
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Quaternion |
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Revolt |
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Thunderbird |
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Weechat-matrix |
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Hydrogen |
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Mirage |
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purple-matrix |
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Spectral |
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Legend:
available in all supported Debian releases where it exists (or in all unsupported Debian releases if not in any supported release) 
unavailable in any supported Debian releases (or in any unsupported Debian releases if not in any supported release) (a) available since bullseye (and package exists with the feature unavailable in older supported releases)
(b) lacks automatic key backup and key exchange
- irrelevant
Clients not available yet
matrix-element (upstream) - formerly Riot
depends on a lot of JavaScript packages that are not yet in Debian, including
- velocity (note: Element uses a patched version)
- depends on Electron, which is not yet in Debian
Electron no longer supports 32-bit Linux, so may be difficult to get into Debian
- only the desktop application requires Electron; the webapp would work without
- some Rust crates have been packaged; help in packaging the rest is welcome
- some Rust crates have been packaged; help in packaging the rest is welcome
matrix-fest (upstream)
- requires rust nightly, so probably can't be packaged yet
nachat (upstream) - seems abandoned upstream
- some Rust crates have been packaged; help in packaging the rest is welcome
matrix-circle (upstream)
backend packaged
neochat (upstream)
Servers
matrix-synapse (upstream) - only in unstable (and unofficial fasttrack)
matrix-construct - only in experimental
Servers not available yet
- some Rust crates have been packaged; help in packaging the rest is welcome
matrix-dendrite (upstream)
matrix-ruma (upstream)
- probably not stable enough to be uploaded, but initial packaging investigation could be done
Libraries/SDKs
libqmatrixclient (upstream) - dropped after buster (replaced by libquotient)
libquotient (upstream) - since bullseye
nodejs might benefit from using a native wrapper instead of browser-optimized libjs-olm
python-matrix-nio (upstream) - Python asyncio client lib - since bullseye
Libraries/SDKs not available yet
matrix-python-sdk (upstream)
gomatrix (upstream)
matrix-appservice (upstream)
depends on node-morgan (upstream)
matrix-appservice-bridge (upstream) - JavaScript
matrix-puppet-bridge (upstream) - JavaScript
- depends on several packages not yet in Debian
Bridges/Bots/etc
Bridges/Bots/etc not available yet
matrix-appservice-gitter (upstream)
matrix-appservice-irc (upstream)
matrix-appservice-slack (upstream)
go-neb (upstream)
matrix-ircd (upstream
matrixtool (upstream) - command-line tool