Debian maintainer unilaterally strips KeepassXC package of a lot of features

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KeepassXC replied on that thread that it wasn't just the privacy problematic networking that was removed:

that bug report is bunk. He removed ALL features, not just networking. That includes yubikey support, auto-type and browser integration.

https://fosstodon.org/@keepassxc/112417651131348253

I expect the KeepassXC people are mostly bothered by the naming of the package because the version called "keepassxc" is now the basic one. Anyway, the maintainer has offered to call them -minimal and -full and to make "keepassxc" a metapackage that pops up a debconf dialog telling users that install it to choose one. There is precedent with other complex packages that are split into basic and full. This should solve things nicely for everyone.

That sounds reasonable. I use the package on LMDE6, the one currently in stable though. Having a minimal keepassxc and a full one makes sense to me.