Bug 34992 - wireless-tools is EOL upstream
Summary: wireless-tools is EOL upstream
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: Mageia
Classification: Unclassified
Component: RPM Packages (show other bugs)
Version: Cauldron
Hardware: All Linux
Priority: Normal normal
Target Milestone: ---
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Keywords: (MGA9)
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Reported: 2026-01-14 06:49 CET by r howard
Modified: 2026-01-14 18:48 CET (History)
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Source RPM: wireless-tools-30-0.pre9.14.mga9.src
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Description r howard 2026-01-14 06:49:51 CET 
iwconfig and wireless-tools are unsupported upstream. The replacement for iwconfig and most other wireless tools is iw. iw ships with Mageia 9.

HP moved the wireless-tools repository to https://github.com/HewlettPackard/wireless-tools and it has not been updated in 10 years. As of September 2025 it is marked archived. ( By the way the Mageia wireless-tools spec file uses the wrong Url.

Documentation on using iw commands can be found at https://wireless.docs.kernel.org/en/latest/en/users/documentation/iw/replace-iwconfig.html

For compatibility with new devices iw should be used in the Mageia installer.
r howard 2026-01-14 06:53:32 CET

CC: (none) => rihoward1

katnatek 2026-01-14 18:48:25 CET

Assignee: bugsquad => pkg-bugs
Keywords: (none) => (MGA9)
CC: (none) => mageiatools
Version: 9 => Cauldron
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