diff --git a/assets/go-licenses.json b/assets/go-licenses.json
index 57285b6a92..090f595e74 100644
--- a/assets/go-licenses.json
+++ b/assets/go-licenses.json
@@ -114,11 +114,6 @@
     "path": "github.com/bits-and-blooms/bitset/LICENSE",
     "licenseText": "Copyright (c) 2014 Will Fitzgerald. All rights reserved.\n\nRedistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without\nmodification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are\nmet:\n\n   * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright\nnotice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.\n   * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above\ncopyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer\nin the documentation and/or other materials provided with the\ndistribution.\n   * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its\ncontributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from\nthis software without specific prior written permission.\n\nTHIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS\n\"AS IS\" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT\nLIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR\nA PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT\nOWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,\nSPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT\nLIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,\nDATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY\nTHEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT\n(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE\nOF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.\n"
   },
-  {
-    "name": "github.com/blakesmith/ar",
-    "path": "github.com/blakesmith/ar/COPYING",
-    "licenseText": "Copyright (c) 2013 Blake Smith \u003cblakesmith0@gmail.com\u003e\n\nPermission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy\nof this software and associated documentation files (the \"Software\"), to deal\nin the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights\nto use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell\ncopies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is\nfurnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:\n\nThe above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in\nall copies or substantial portions of the Software.\n\nTHE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED \"AS IS\", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR\nIMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,\nFITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE\nAUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER\nLIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,\nOUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN\nTHE SOFTWARE.\n\n"
-  },
   {
     "name": "github.com/blevesearch/bleve/v2",
     "path": "github.com/blevesearch/bleve/v2/LICENSE",
diff --git a/cmd/migrate_storage_test.go b/cmd/migrate_storage_test.go
index 7f3de894ba..e6658b6e65 100644
--- a/cmd/migrate_storage_test.go
+++ b/cmd/migrate_storage_test.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func TestMigratePackages(t *testing.T) {
 	creator := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &user_model.User{ID: 1})
 
 	content := "package main\n\nfunc main() {\nfmt.Println(\"hi\")\n}\n"
-	buf, err := packages_module.CreateHashedBufferFromReaderWithSize(strings.NewReader(content), 1024)
+	buf, err := packages_module.CreateHashedBufferFromReader(strings.NewReader(content), 1024)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	defer buf.Close()
 
diff --git a/custom/conf/app.example.ini b/custom/conf/app.example.ini
index f24770860f..3687e0fbd4 100644
--- a/custom/conf/app.example.ini
+++ b/custom/conf/app.example.ini
@@ -2501,8 +2501,6 @@ ROUTER = console
 ;LIMIT_SIZE_CONDA = -1
 ;; Maximum size of a Container upload (`-1` means no limits, format `1000`, `1 MB`, `1 GiB`)
 ;LIMIT_SIZE_CONTAINER = -1
-;; Maximum size of a Debian upload (`-1` means no limits, format `1000`, `1 MB`, `1 GiB`)
-;LIMIT_SIZE_DEBIAN = -1
 ;; Maximum size of a Generic upload (`-1` means no limits, format `1000`, `1 MB`, `1 GiB`)
 ;LIMIT_SIZE_GENERIC = -1
 ;; Maximum size of a Helm upload (`-1` means no limits, format `1000`, `1 MB`, `1 GiB`)
diff --git a/docs/content/doc/administration/config-cheat-sheet.en-us.md b/docs/content/doc/administration/config-cheat-sheet.en-us.md
index 44ea3633ab..03cd93f91e 100644
--- a/docs/content/doc/administration/config-cheat-sheet.en-us.md
+++ b/docs/content/doc/administration/config-cheat-sheet.en-us.md
@@ -1252,7 +1252,6 @@ Task queue configuration has been moved to `queue.task`. However, the below conf
 - `LIMIT_SIZE_CONAN`: **-1**: Maximum size of a Conan upload (`-1` means no limits, format `1000`, `1 MB`, `1 GiB`)
 - `LIMIT_SIZE_CONDA`: **-1**: Maximum size of a Conda upload (`-1` means no limits, format `1000`, `1 MB`, `1 GiB`)
 - `LIMIT_SIZE_CONTAINER`: **-1**: Maximum size of a Container upload (`-1` means no limits, format `1000`, `1 MB`, `1 GiB`)
-- `LIMIT_SIZE_DEBIAN`: **-1**: Maximum size of a Debian upload (`-1` means no limits, format `1000`, `1 MB`, `1 GiB`)
 - `LIMIT_SIZE_GENERIC`: **-1**: Maximum size of a Generic upload (`-1` means no limits, format `1000`, `1 MB`, `1 GiB`)
 - `LIMIT_SIZE_HELM`: **-1**: Maximum size of a Helm upload (`-1` means no limits, format `1000`, `1 MB`, `1 GiB`)
 - `LIMIT_SIZE_MAVEN`: **-1**: Maximum size of a Maven upload (`-1` means no limits, format `1000`, `1 MB`, `1 GiB`)
diff --git a/docs/content/doc/usage/packages/debian.en-us.md b/docs/content/doc/usage/packages/debian.en-us.md
deleted file mode 100644
index ac1abed18e..0000000000
--- a/docs/content/doc/usage/packages/debian.en-us.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,134 +0,0 @@
----
-date: "2023-01-07T00:00:00+00:00"
-title: "Debian Packages Repository"
-slug: "packages/debian"
-draft: false
-toc: false
-menu:
-  sidebar:
-    parent: "packages"
-    name: "Debian"
-    weight: 35
-    identifier: "debian"
----
-
-# Debian Packages Repository
-
-Publish [Debian](https://www.debian.org/distrib/packages) packages for your user or organization.
-
-**Table of Contents**
-
-{{< toc >}}
-
-## Requirements
-
-To work with the Debian registry, you need to use a HTTP client like `curl` to upload and a package manager like `apt` to consume packages.
-
-The following examples use `apt`.
-
-## Configuring the package registry
-
-To register the Debian registry add the url to the list of known apt sources:
-
-```shell
-echo "deb https://gitea.example.com/api/packages/{owner}/debian {distribution} {component}" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/gitea.list
-```
-
-| Placeholder    | Description |
-| -------------- | ----------- |
-| `owner`        | The owner of the package. |
-| `distribution` | The distribution to use. |
-| `component`    | The component to use. |
-
-If the registry is private, provide credentials in the url. You can use a password or a [personal access token]({{< relref "doc/development/api-usage.en-us.md#authentication" >}}):
-
-```shell
-echo "deb https://{username}:{your_password_or_token}@gitea.example.com/api/packages/{owner}/debian {distribution} {component}" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/gitea.list
-```
-
-The Debian registry files are signed with a PGP key which must be known to apt:
-
-```shell
-sudo curl https://gitea.example.com/api/packages/{owner}/debian/repository.key -o /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/gitea-{owner}.asc
-```
-
-Afterwards update the local package index:
-
-```shell
-apt update
-```
-
-## Publish a package
-
-To publish a Debian package (`*.deb`), perform a HTTP PUT operation with the package content in the request body.
-
-```
-PUT https://gitea.example.com/api/packages/{owner}/debian/pool/{distribution}/{component}/upload
-```
-
-| Parameter      | Description |
-| -------------- | ----------- |
-| `owner`        | The owner of the package. |
-| `distribution` | The distribution may match the release name of the OS, ex: `bionic`. |
-| `component`    | The component can be used to group packages or just `main` or similar. |
-
-Example request using HTTP Basic authentication:
-
-```shell
-curl --user your_username:your_password_or_token \
-     --upload-file path/to/file.deb \
-     https://gitea.example.com/api/packages/testuser/debian/pool/bionic/main/upload
-```
-
-If you are using 2FA or OAuth use a [personal access token]({{< relref "doc/development/api-usage.en-us.md#authentication" >}}) instead of the password.
-You cannot publish a file with the same name twice to a package. You must delete the existing package version first.
-
-The server reponds with the following HTTP Status codes.
-
-| HTTP Status Code  | Meaning |
-| ----------------- | ------- |
-| `201 Created`     | The package has been published. |
-| `400 Bad Request` | The package name, version, distribution, component or architecture are invalid. |
-| `409 Conflict`    | A package file with the same combination of parameters exist already in the package. |
-
-## Delete a package
-
-To delete a Debian package perform a HTTP DELETE operation. This will delete the package version too if there is no file left.
-
-```
-DELETE https://gitea.example.com/api/packages/{owner}/debian/pool/{distribution}/{component}/{package_name}/{package_version}/{architecture}
-```
-
-| Parameter         | Description |
-| ----------------- | ----------- |
-| `owner`           | The owner of the package. |
-| `package_name`    | The package name. |
-| `package_version` | The package version. |
-| `distribution`    | The package distribution. |
-| `component`       | The package component. |
-| `architecture`    | The package architecture. |
-
-Example request using HTTP Basic authentication:
-
-```shell
-curl --user your_username:your_token_or_password -X DELETE \
-     https://gitea.example.com/api/packages/testuser/debian/pools/bionic/main/test-package/1.0.0/amd64
-```
-
-The server reponds with the following HTTP Status codes.
-
-| HTTP Status Code  | Meaning |
-| ----------------- | ------- |
-| `204 No Content`  | Success |
-| `404 Not Found`   | The package or file was not found. |
-
-## Install a package
-
-To install a package from the Debian registry, execute the following commands:
-
-```shell
-# use latest version
-apt install {package_name}
-# use specific version
-apt install {package_name}={package_version}
-```
diff --git a/docs/content/doc/usage/packages/overview.en-us.md b/docs/content/doc/usage/packages/overview.en-us.md
index 8e4fd87e7b..fdeaf15af0 100644
--- a/docs/content/doc/usage/packages/overview.en-us.md
+++ b/docs/content/doc/usage/packages/overview.en-us.md
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ The following package managers are currently supported:
 | [Conan]({{< relref "doc/usage/packages/conan.en-us.md" >}}) | C++ | `conan` |
 | [Conda]({{< relref "doc/usage/packages/conda.en-us.md" >}}) | - | `conda` |
 | [Container]({{< relref "doc/usage/packages/container.en-us.md" >}}) | - | any OCI compliant client |
-| [Debian]({{< relref "doc/usage/packages/debian.en-us.md" >}}) | - | `apt` |
 | [Generic]({{< relref "doc/usage/packages/generic.en-us.md" >}}) | - | any HTTP client |
 | [Helm]({{< relref "doc/usage/packages/helm.en-us.md" >}}) | - | any HTTP client, `cm-push` |
 | [Maven]({{< relref "doc/usage/packages/maven.en-us.md" >}}) | Java | `mvn`, `gradle` |
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index ef5f22d96e..a71b136cb1 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/NYTimes/gziphandler v1.1.1
 	github.com/PuerkitoBio/goquery v1.8.0
 	github.com/alecthomas/chroma/v2 v2.5.0
-	github.com/blakesmith/ar v0.0.0-20190502131153-809d4375e1fb
 	github.com/blevesearch/bleve/v2 v2.3.6
 	github.com/bufbuild/connect-go v1.3.1
 	github.com/buildkite/terminal-to-html/v3 v3.7.0
@@ -97,7 +96,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.1
 	github.com/syndtr/goleveldb v1.0.0
 	github.com/tstranex/u2f v1.0.0
-	github.com/ulikunitz/xz v0.5.11
 	github.com/urfave/cli v1.22.12
 	github.com/xanzy/go-gitlab v0.80.2
 	github.com/xeipuuv/gojsonschema v1.2.0
@@ -262,6 +260,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/ssor/bom v0.0.0-20170718123548-6386211fdfcf // indirect
 	github.com/subosito/gotenv v1.4.1 // indirect
 	github.com/toqueteos/webbrowser v1.2.0 // indirect
+	github.com/ulikunitz/xz v0.5.11 // indirect
 	github.com/unknwon/com v1.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/valyala/bytebufferpool v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/valyala/fasthttp v1.44.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index ba969dddee..2a3cc5967e 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -162,8 +162,6 @@ github.com/bits-and-blooms/bitset v1.1.10/go.mod h1:w0XsmFg8qg6cmpTtJ0z3pKgjTDBM
 github.com/bits-and-blooms/bitset v1.2.0/go.mod h1:gIdJ4wp64HaoK2YrL1Q5/N7Y16edYb8uY+O0FJTyyDA=
 github.com/bits-and-blooms/bitset v1.5.0 h1:NpE8frKRLGHIcEzkR+gZhiioW1+WbYV6fKwD6ZIpQT8=
 github.com/bits-and-blooms/bitset v1.5.0/go.mod h1:gIdJ4wp64HaoK2YrL1Q5/N7Y16edYb8uY+O0FJTyyDA=
-github.com/blakesmith/ar v0.0.0-20190502131153-809d4375e1fb h1:m935MPodAbYS46DG4pJSv7WO+VECIWUQ7OJYSoTrMh4=
-github.com/blakesmith/ar v0.0.0-20190502131153-809d4375e1fb/go.mod h1:PkYb9DJNAwrSvRx5DYA+gUcOIgTGVMNkfSCbZM8cWpI=
 github.com/blevesearch/bleve/v2 v2.0.5/go.mod h1:ZjWibgnbRX33c+vBRgla9QhPb4QOjD6fdVJ+R1Bk8LM=
 github.com/blevesearch/bleve/v2 v2.3.6 h1:NlntUHcV5CSWIhpugx4d/BRMGCiaoI8ZZXrXlahzNq4=
 github.com/blevesearch/bleve/v2 v2.3.6/go.mod h1:JM2legf1cKVkdV8Ehu7msKIOKC0McSw0Q16Fmv9vsW4=
diff --git a/models/migrations/migrations.go b/models/migrations/migrations.go
index 0e84ae9f0e..1f1f43796c 100644
--- a/models/migrations/migrations.go
+++ b/models/migrations/migrations.go
@@ -489,8 +489,6 @@ var migrations = []Migration{
 	NewMigration("Add ActionTaskOutput table", v1_20.AddActionTaskOutputTable),
 	// v255 -> v256
 	NewMigration("Add ArchivedUnix Column", v1_20.AddArchivedUnixToRepository),
-	// v256 -> v257
-	NewMigration("Add is_internal column to package", v1_20.AddIsInternalColumnToPackage),
 }
 
 // GetCurrentDBVersion returns the current db version
diff --git a/models/migrations/v1_20/v256.go b/models/migrations/v1_20/v256.go
deleted file mode 100644
index ddb487f684..0000000000
--- a/models/migrations/v1_20/v256.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2023 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
-
-package v1_20 //nolint
-
-import (
-	"xorm.io/xorm"
-)
-
-func AddIsInternalColumnToPackage(x *xorm.Engine) error {
-	type Package struct {
-		ID               int64  `xorm:"pk autoincr"`
-		OwnerID          int64  `xorm:"UNIQUE(s) INDEX NOT NULL"`
-		RepoID           int64  `xorm:"INDEX"`
-		Type             string `xorm:"UNIQUE(s) INDEX NOT NULL"`
-		Name             string `xorm:"NOT NULL"`
-		LowerName        string `xorm:"UNIQUE(s) INDEX NOT NULL"`
-		SemverCompatible bool   `xorm:"NOT NULL DEFAULT false"`
-		IsInternal       bool   `xorm:"INDEX NOT NULL DEFAULT false"`
-	}
-
-	return x.Sync2(new(Package))
-}
diff --git a/models/packages/container/search.go b/models/packages/container/search.go
index 0d3664d384..b65c8634d6 100644
--- a/models/packages/container/search.go
+++ b/models/packages/container/search.go
@@ -101,7 +101,16 @@ func getContainerBlobsLimit(ctx context.Context, opts *BlobSearchOptions, limit
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return packages.GetPackageFileDescriptors(ctx, pfs)
+	pfds := make([]*packages.PackageFileDescriptor, 0, len(pfs))
+	for _, pf := range pfs {
+		pfd, err := packages.GetPackageFileDescriptor(ctx, pf)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		pfds = append(pfds, pfd)
+	}
+
+	return pfds, nil
 }
 
 // GetManifestVersions gets all package versions representing the matching manifest
diff --git a/models/packages/debian/search.go b/models/packages/debian/search.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 332a4f7040..0000000000
--- a/models/packages/debian/search.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,131 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2023 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
-
-package debian
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"strconv"
-
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/db"
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/packages"
-	debian_module "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/packages/debian"
-
-	"xorm.io/builder"
-)
-
-type PackageSearchOptions struct {
-	OwnerID      int64
-	Distribution string
-	Component    string
-	Architecture string
-}
-
-// SearchLatestPackages gets the latest packages matching the search options
-func SearchLatestPackages(ctx context.Context, opts *PackageSearchOptions) ([]*packages.PackageFileDescriptor, error) {
-	var cond builder.Cond = builder.Eq{
-		"package_file.is_lead":        true,
-		"package.type":                packages.TypeDebian,
-		"package.owner_id":            opts.OwnerID,
-		"package.is_internal":         false,
-		"package_version.is_internal": false,
-	}
-
-	props := make(map[string]string)
-	if opts.Distribution != "" {
-		props[debian_module.PropertyDistribution] = opts.Distribution
-	}
-	if opts.Component != "" {
-		props[debian_module.PropertyComponent] = opts.Component
-	}
-	if opts.Architecture != "" {
-		props[debian_module.PropertyArchitecture] = opts.Architecture
-	}
-
-	if len(props) > 0 {
-		var propsCond builder.Cond = builder.Eq{
-			"package_property.ref_type": packages.PropertyTypeFile,
-		}
-		propsCond = propsCond.And(builder.Expr("package_property.ref_id = package_file.id"))
-
-		propsCondBlock := builder.NewCond()
-		for name, value := range props {
-			propsCondBlock = propsCondBlock.Or(builder.Eq{
-				"package_property.name":  name,
-				"package_property.value": value,
-			})
-		}
-		propsCond = propsCond.And(propsCondBlock)
-
-		cond = cond.And(builder.Eq{
-			strconv.Itoa(len(props)): builder.Select("COUNT(*)").Where(propsCond).From("package_property"),
-		})
-	}
-
-	cond = cond.
-		And(builder.Expr("pv2.id IS NULL"))
-
-	joinCond := builder.
-		Expr("package_version.package_id = pv2.package_id AND (package_version.created_unix < pv2.created_unix OR (package_version.created_unix = pv2.created_unix AND package_version.id < pv2.id))").
-		And(builder.Eq{"pv2.is_internal": false})
-
-	pfs := make([]*packages.PackageFile, 0, 10)
-	err := db.GetEngine(ctx).
-		Table("package_file").
-		Select("package_file.*").
-		Join("INNER", "package_version", "package_version.id = package_file.version_id").
-		Join("LEFT", "package_version pv2", joinCond).
-		Join("INNER", "package", "package.id = package_version.package_id").
-		Where(cond).
-		Desc("package_version.created_unix").
-		Find(&pfs)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	return packages.GetPackageFileDescriptors(ctx, pfs)
-}
-
-// GetDistributions gets all available distributions
-func GetDistributions(ctx context.Context, ownerID int64) ([]string, error) {
-	return getDistinctPropertyValues(ctx, ownerID, "", debian_module.PropertyDistribution)
-}
-
-// GetComponents gets all available components for the given distribution
-func GetComponents(ctx context.Context, ownerID int64, distribution string) ([]string, error) {
-	return getDistinctPropertyValues(ctx, ownerID, distribution, debian_module.PropertyComponent)
-}
-
-// GetArchitectures gets all available architectures for the given distribution
-func GetArchitectures(ctx context.Context, ownerID int64, distribution string) ([]string, error) {
-	return getDistinctPropertyValues(ctx, ownerID, distribution, debian_module.PropertyArchitecture)
-}
-
-func getDistinctPropertyValues(ctx context.Context, ownerID int64, distribution, propName string) ([]string, error) {
-	var cond builder.Cond = builder.Eq{
-		"package_property.ref_type": packages.PropertyTypeFile,
-		"package_property.name":     propName,
-		"package.type":              packages.TypeDebian,
-		"package.owner_id":          ownerID,
-	}
-	if distribution != "" {
-		innerCond := builder.
-			Expr("pp.ref_id = package_property.ref_id").
-			And(builder.Eq{
-				"pp.ref_type": packages.PropertyTypeFile,
-				"pp.name":     debian_module.PropertyDistribution,
-				"pp.value":    distribution,
-			})
-		cond = cond.And(builder.Exists(builder.Select("pp.ref_id").From("package_property pp").Where(innerCond)))
-	}
-
-	values := make([]string, 0, 5)
-	return values, db.GetEngine(ctx).
-		Table("package_property").
-		Distinct("package_property.value").
-		Join("INNER", "package_file", "package_file.id = package_property.ref_id").
-		Join("INNER", "package_version", "package_version.id = package_file.version_id").
-		Join("INNER", "package", "package.id = package_version.package_id").
-		Where(cond).
-		Find(&values)
-}
diff --git a/models/packages/descriptor.go b/models/packages/descriptor.go
index 9256dd5630..974c5b2c36 100644
--- a/models/packages/descriptor.go
+++ b/models/packages/descriptor.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import (
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/packages/conan"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/packages/conda"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/packages/container"
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/packages/debian"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/packages/helm"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/packages/maven"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/packages/npm"
@@ -128,9 +127,13 @@ func GetPackageDescriptor(ctx context.Context, pv *PackageVersion) (*PackageDesc
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	pfds, err := GetPackageFileDescriptors(ctx, pfs)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+	pfds := make([]*PackageFileDescriptor, 0, len(pfs))
+	for _, pf := range pfs {
+		pfd, err := GetPackageFileDescriptor(ctx, pf)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		pfds = append(pfds, pfd)
 	}
 
 	var metadata interface{}
@@ -147,8 +150,6 @@ func GetPackageDescriptor(ctx context.Context, pv *PackageVersion) (*PackageDesc
 		metadata = &conda.VersionMetadata{}
 	case TypeContainer:
 		metadata = &container.Metadata{}
-	case TypeDebian:
-		metadata = &debian.Metadata{}
 	case TypeGeneric:
 		// generic packages have no metadata
 	case TypeHelm:
@@ -209,19 +210,6 @@ func GetPackageFileDescriptor(ctx context.Context, pf *PackageFile) (*PackageFil
 	}, nil
 }
 
-// GetPackageFileDescriptors gets the package file descriptors for the package files
-func GetPackageFileDescriptors(ctx context.Context, pfs []*PackageFile) ([]*PackageFileDescriptor, error) {
-	pfds := make([]*PackageFileDescriptor, 0, len(pfs))
-	for _, pf := range pfs {
-		pfd, err := GetPackageFileDescriptor(ctx, pf)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		pfds = append(pfds, pfd)
-	}
-	return pfds, nil
-}
-
 // GetPackageDescriptors gets the package descriptions for the versions
 func GetPackageDescriptors(ctx context.Context, pvs []*PackageVersion) ([]*PackageDescriptor, error) {
 	pds := make([]*PackageDescriptor, 0, len(pvs))
diff --git a/models/packages/package.go b/models/packages/package.go
index 579e9e4d53..ccc9257c31 100644
--- a/models/packages/package.go
+++ b/models/packages/package.go
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ const (
 	TypeConan     Type = "conan"
 	TypeConda     Type = "conda"
 	TypeContainer Type = "container"
-	TypeDebian    Type = "debian"
 	TypeGeneric   Type = "generic"
 	TypeHelm      Type = "helm"
 	TypeMaven     Type = "maven"
@@ -56,7 +55,6 @@ var TypeList = []Type{
 	TypeConan,
 	TypeConda,
 	TypeContainer,
-	TypeDebian,
 	TypeGeneric,
 	TypeHelm,
 	TypeMaven,
@@ -84,8 +82,6 @@ func (pt Type) Name() string {
 		return "Conda"
 	case TypeContainer:
 		return "Container"
-	case TypeDebian:
-		return "Debian"
 	case TypeGeneric:
 		return "Generic"
 	case TypeHelm:
@@ -125,8 +121,6 @@ func (pt Type) SVGName() string {
 		return "gitea-conda"
 	case TypeContainer:
 		return "octicon-container"
-	case TypeDebian:
-		return "gitea-debian"
 	case TypeGeneric:
 		return "octicon-package"
 	case TypeHelm:
@@ -160,7 +154,6 @@ type Package struct {
 	Name             string `xorm:"NOT NULL"`
 	LowerName        string `xorm:"UNIQUE(s) INDEX NOT NULL"`
 	SemverCompatible bool   `xorm:"NOT NULL DEFAULT false"`
-	IsInternal       bool   `xorm:"INDEX NOT NULL DEFAULT false"`
 }
 
 // TryInsertPackage inserts a package. If a package exists already, ErrDuplicatePackage is returned
@@ -221,10 +214,9 @@ func GetPackageByID(ctx context.Context, packageID int64) (*Package, error) {
 // GetPackageByName gets a package by name
 func GetPackageByName(ctx context.Context, ownerID int64, packageType Type, name string) (*Package, error) {
 	var cond builder.Cond = builder.Eq{
-		"package.owner_id":    ownerID,
-		"package.type":        packageType,
-		"package.lower_name":  strings.ToLower(name),
-		"package.is_internal": false,
+		"package.owner_id":   ownerID,
+		"package.type":       packageType,
+		"package.lower_name": strings.ToLower(name),
 	}
 
 	p := &Package{}
@@ -244,9 +236,8 @@ func GetPackageByName(ctx context.Context, ownerID int64, packageType Type, name
 // GetPackagesByType gets all packages of a specific type
 func GetPackagesByType(ctx context.Context, ownerID int64, packageType Type) ([]*Package, error) {
 	var cond builder.Cond = builder.Eq{
-		"package.owner_id":    ownerID,
-		"package.type":        packageType,
-		"package.is_internal": false,
+		"package.owner_id": ownerID,
+		"package.type":     packageType,
 	}
 
 	ps := make([]*Package, 0, 10)
diff --git a/models/packages/package_file.go b/models/packages/package_file.go
index 337ab1135a..97e7a0d407 100644
--- a/models/packages/package_file.go
+++ b/models/packages/package_file.go
@@ -117,15 +117,13 @@ func DeleteFileByID(ctx context.Context, fileID int64) error {
 
 // PackageFileSearchOptions are options for SearchXXX methods
 type PackageFileSearchOptions struct {
-	OwnerID        int64
-	PackageType    string
-	VersionID      int64
-	Query          string
-	CompositeKey   string
-	Properties     map[string]string
-	OlderThan      time.Duration
-	HashAlgorithmn string
-	Hash           string
+	OwnerID      int64
+	PackageType  string
+	VersionID    int64
+	Query        string
+	CompositeKey string
+	Properties   map[string]string
+	OlderThan    time.Duration
 	db.Paginator
 }
 
@@ -184,15 +182,6 @@ func (opts *PackageFileSearchOptions) toConds() builder.Cond {
 		cond = cond.And(builder.Lt{"package_file.created_unix": time.Now().Add(-opts.OlderThan).Unix()})
 	}
 
-	if opts.Hash != "" && (opts.HashAlgorithmn == "md5" || opts.HashAlgorithmn == "sha1" || opts.HashAlgorithmn == "sha256" || opts.HashAlgorithmn == "sha512") {
-		innerCond := builder.
-			Expr("package_blob.id = package_file.blob_id").
-			And(builder.Eq{
-				"package_blob.hash_" + opts.HashAlgorithmn: opts.Hash,
-			})
-		cond = cond.And(builder.Exists(builder.Select("package_blob.id").From("package_blob").Where(innerCond)))
-	}
-
 	return cond
 }
 
diff --git a/models/packages/package_version.go b/models/packages/package_version.go
index ab1bcddae5..759c20abed 100644
--- a/models/packages/package_version.go
+++ b/models/packages/package_version.go
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ const (
 )
 
 // PackageSearchOptions are options for SearchXXX methods
-// All fields optional and are not used if they have their default value (nil, "", 0)
+// Besides IsInternal are all fields optional and are not used if they have their default value (nil, "", 0)
 type PackageSearchOptions struct {
 	OwnerID         int64
 	RepoID          int64
@@ -192,9 +192,7 @@ type PackageSearchOptions struct {
 func (opts *PackageSearchOptions) toConds() builder.Cond {
 	cond := builder.NewCond()
 	if !opts.IsInternal.IsNone() {
-		cond = builder.Eq{
-			"package_version.is_internal": opts.IsInternal.IsTrue(),
-		}
+		cond = builder.Eq{"package_version.is_internal": opts.IsInternal.IsTrue()}
 	}
 
 	if opts.OwnerID != 0 {
diff --git a/models/user/setting.go b/models/user/setting.go
index a41e494db9..aec79b756b 100644
--- a/models/user/setting.go
+++ b/models/user/setting.go
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/db"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/cache"
 	setting_module "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
 
 	"xorm.io/builder"
 )
@@ -43,10 +42,6 @@ func (err ErrUserSettingIsNotExist) Error() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("Setting[%s] is not exist", err.Key)
 }
 
-func (err ErrUserSettingIsNotExist) Unwrap() error {
-	return util.ErrNotExist
-}
-
 // IsErrUserSettingIsNotExist return true if err is ErrSettingIsNotExist
 func IsErrUserSettingIsNotExist(err error) bool {
 	_, ok := err.(ErrUserSettingIsNotExist)
diff --git a/modules/packages/debian/metadata.go b/modules/packages/debian/metadata.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 08daaf082e..0000000000
--- a/modules/packages/debian/metadata.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,216 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2023 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
-
-package debian
-
-import (
-	"archive/tar"
-	"bufio"
-	"compress/gzip"
-	"io"
-	"net/mail"
-	"regexp"
-	"strings"
-
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/validation"
-
-	"github.com/blakesmith/ar"
-	"github.com/klauspost/compress/zstd"
-	"github.com/ulikunitz/xz"
-)
-
-const (
-	PropertyDistribution               = "debian.distribution"
-	PropertyComponent                  = "debian.component"
-	PropertyArchitecture               = "debian.architecture"
-	PropertyControl                    = "debian.control"
-	PropertyRepositoryIncludeInRelease = "debian.repository.include_in_release"
-
-	SettingKeyPrivate = "debian.key.private"
-	SettingKeyPublic  = "debian.key.public"
-
-	RepositoryPackage = "_debian"
-	RepositoryVersion = "_repository"
-)
-
-var (
-	ErrMissingControlFile     = util.NewInvalidArgumentErrorf("control file is missing")
-	ErrUnsupportedCompression = util.NewInvalidArgumentErrorf("unsupported compression algorithmn")
-	ErrInvalidName            = util.NewInvalidArgumentErrorf("package name is invalid")
-	ErrInvalidVersion         = util.NewInvalidArgumentErrorf("package version is invalid")
-	ErrInvalidArchitecture    = util.NewInvalidArgumentErrorf("package architecture is invalid")
-
-	// https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-controlfields.html#source
-	namePattern = regexp.MustCompile(`\A[a-z0-9][a-z0-9+-.]+\z`)
-	// https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-controlfields.html#version
-	versionPattern = regexp.MustCompile(`\A(?:[0-9]:)?[a-zA-Z0-9.+~]+(?:-[a-zA-Z0-9.+-~]+)?\z`)
-)
-
-type Package struct {
-	Name         string
-	Version      string
-	Architecture string
-	Control      string
-	Metadata     *Metadata
-}
-
-type Metadata struct {
-	Maintainer   string   `json:"maintainer,omitempty"`
-	ProjectURL   string   `json:"project_url,omitempty"`
-	Description  string   `json:"description,omitempty"`
-	Dependencies []string `json:"dependencies,omitempty"`
-}
-
-// ParsePackage parses the Debian package file
-// https://manpages.debian.org/bullseye/dpkg-dev/deb.5.en.html
-func ParsePackage(r io.Reader) (*Package, error) {
-	arr := ar.NewReader(r)
-
-	for {
-		hd, err := arr.Next()
-		if err == io.EOF {
-			break
-		}
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-
-		if strings.HasPrefix(hd.Name, "control.tar") {
-			var inner io.Reader
-			switch hd.Name[11:] {
-			case "":
-				inner = arr
-			case ".gz":
-				gzr, err := gzip.NewReader(arr)
-				if err != nil {
-					return nil, err
-				}
-				defer gzr.Close()
-
-				inner = gzr
-			case ".xz":
-				xzr, err := xz.NewReader(arr)
-				if err != nil {
-					return nil, err
-				}
-
-				inner = xzr
-			case ".zst":
-				zr, err := zstd.NewReader(arr)
-				if err != nil {
-					return nil, err
-				}
-				defer zr.Close()
-
-				inner = zr
-			default:
-				return nil, ErrUnsupportedCompression
-			}
-
-			tr := tar.NewReader(inner)
-			for {
-				hd, err := tr.Next()
-				if err == io.EOF {
-					break
-				}
-				if err != nil {
-					return nil, err
-				}
-
-				if hd.Typeflag != tar.TypeReg {
-					continue
-				}
-
-				if hd.FileInfo().Name() == "control" {
-					return ParseControlFile(tr)
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	return nil, ErrMissingControlFile
-}
-
-// ParseControlFile parses a Debian control file to retrieve the metadata
-func ParseControlFile(r io.Reader) (*Package, error) {
-	p := &Package{
-		Metadata: &Metadata{},
-	}
-
-	key := ""
-	var depends strings.Builder
-	var control strings.Builder
-
-	s := bufio.NewScanner(io.TeeReader(r, &control))
-	for s.Scan() {
-		line := s.Text()
-
-		trimmed := strings.TrimSpace(line)
-		if trimmed == "" {
-			continue
-		}
-
-		if line[0] == ' ' || line[0] == '\t' {
-			switch key {
-			case "Description":
-				p.Metadata.Description += line
-			case "Depends":
-				depends.WriteString(trimmed)
-			}
-		} else {
-			parts := strings.SplitN(trimmed, ":", 2)
-			if len(parts) < 2 {
-				continue
-			}
-
-			key = parts[0]
-			value := strings.TrimSpace(parts[1])
-			switch key {
-			case "Package":
-				if !namePattern.MatchString(value) {
-					return nil, ErrInvalidName
-				}
-				p.Name = value
-			case "Version":
-				if !versionPattern.MatchString(value) {
-					return nil, ErrInvalidVersion
-				}
-				p.Version = value
-			case "Architecture":
-				if value == "" {
-					return nil, ErrInvalidArchitecture
-				}
-				p.Architecture = value
-			case "Maintainer":
-				a, err := mail.ParseAddress(value)
-				if err != nil || a.Name == "" {
-					p.Metadata.Maintainer = value
-				} else {
-					p.Metadata.Maintainer = a.Name
-				}
-			case "Description":
-				p.Metadata.Description = value
-			case "Depends":
-				depends.WriteString(value)
-			case "Homepage":
-				if validation.IsValidURL(value) {
-					p.Metadata.ProjectURL = value
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	if err := s.Err(); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	dependencies := strings.Split(depends.String(), ",")
-	for i := range dependencies {
-		dependencies[i] = strings.TrimSpace(dependencies[i])
-	}
-	p.Metadata.Dependencies = dependencies
-
-	p.Control = control.String()
-
-	return p, nil
-}
diff --git a/modules/packages/debian/metadata_test.go b/modules/packages/debian/metadata_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 69fd51ea79..0000000000
--- a/modules/packages/debian/metadata_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,171 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2023 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
-
-package debian
-
-import (
-	"archive/tar"
-	"bytes"
-	"compress/gzip"
-	"io"
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/blakesmith/ar"
-	"github.com/klauspost/compress/zstd"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-	"github.com/ulikunitz/xz"
-)
-
-const (
-	packageName         = "gitea"
-	packageVersion      = "0:1.0.1-te~st"
-	packageArchitecture = "amd64"
-	packageAuthor       = "KN4CK3R"
-	description         = "Description with multiple lines."
-	projectURL          = "https://gitea.io"
-)
-
-func TestParsePackage(t *testing.T) {
-	createArchive := func(files map[string][]byte) io.Reader {
-		var buf bytes.Buffer
-		aw := ar.NewWriter(&buf)
-		aw.WriteGlobalHeader()
-		for filename, content := range files {
-			hdr := &ar.Header{
-				Name: filename,
-				Mode: 0o600,
-				Size: int64(len(content)),
-			}
-			aw.WriteHeader(hdr)
-			aw.Write(content)
-		}
-		return &buf
-	}
-
-	t.Run("MissingControlFile", func(t *testing.T) {
-		data := createArchive(map[string][]byte{"dummy.txt": {}})
-
-		p, err := ParsePackage(data)
-		assert.Nil(t, p)
-		assert.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrMissingControlFile)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("Compression", func(t *testing.T) {
-		t.Run("Unsupported", func(t *testing.T) {
-			data := createArchive(map[string][]byte{"control.tar.foo": {}})
-
-			p, err := ParsePackage(data)
-			assert.Nil(t, p)
-			assert.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrUnsupportedCompression)
-		})
-
-		var buf bytes.Buffer
-		tw := tar.NewWriter(&buf)
-		tw.WriteHeader(&tar.Header{
-			Name: "control",
-			Mode: 0o600,
-			Size: 50,
-		})
-		tw.Write([]byte("Package: gitea\nVersion: 1.0.0\nArchitecture: amd64\n"))
-		tw.Close()
-
-		t.Run("None", func(t *testing.T) {
-			data := createArchive(map[string][]byte{"control.tar": buf.Bytes()})
-
-			p, err := ParsePackage(data)
-			assert.NotNil(t, p)
-			assert.NoError(t, err)
-			assert.Equal(t, "gitea", p.Name)
-		})
-
-		t.Run("gz", func(t *testing.T) {
-			var zbuf bytes.Buffer
-			zw := gzip.NewWriter(&zbuf)
-			zw.Write(buf.Bytes())
-			zw.Close()
-
-			data := createArchive(map[string][]byte{"control.tar.gz": zbuf.Bytes()})
-
-			p, err := ParsePackage(data)
-			assert.NotNil(t, p)
-			assert.NoError(t, err)
-			assert.Equal(t, "gitea", p.Name)
-		})
-
-		t.Run("xz", func(t *testing.T) {
-			var xbuf bytes.Buffer
-			xw, _ := xz.NewWriter(&xbuf)
-			xw.Write(buf.Bytes())
-			xw.Close()
-
-			data := createArchive(map[string][]byte{"control.tar.xz": xbuf.Bytes()})
-
-			p, err := ParsePackage(data)
-			assert.NotNil(t, p)
-			assert.NoError(t, err)
-			assert.Equal(t, "gitea", p.Name)
-		})
-
-		t.Run("zst", func(t *testing.T) {
-			var zbuf bytes.Buffer
-			zw, _ := zstd.NewWriter(&zbuf)
-			zw.Write(buf.Bytes())
-			zw.Close()
-
-			data := createArchive(map[string][]byte{"control.tar.zst": zbuf.Bytes()})
-
-			p, err := ParsePackage(data)
-			assert.NotNil(t, p)
-			assert.NoError(t, err)
-			assert.Equal(t, "gitea", p.Name)
-		})
-	})
-}
-
-func TestParseControlFile(t *testing.T) {
-	buildContent := func(name, version, architecture string) *bytes.Buffer {
-		var buf bytes.Buffer
-		buf.WriteString("Package: " + name + "\nVersion: " + version + "\nArchitecture: " + architecture + "\nMaintainer: " + packageAuthor + " <kn4ck3r@gitea.io>\nHomepage: " + projectURL + "\nDepends: a,\n b\nDescription: Description\n with multiple\n lines.")
-		return &buf
-	}
-
-	t.Run("InvalidName", func(t *testing.T) {
-		for _, name := range []string{"", "-cd"} {
-			p, err := ParseControlFile(buildContent(name, packageVersion, packageArchitecture))
-			assert.Nil(t, p)
-			assert.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrInvalidName)
-		}
-	})
-
-	t.Run("InvalidVersion", func(t *testing.T) {
-		for _, version := range []string{"", "1-", ":1.0", "1_0"} {
-			p, err := ParseControlFile(buildContent(packageName, version, packageArchitecture))
-			assert.Nil(t, p)
-			assert.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrInvalidVersion)
-		}
-	})
-
-	t.Run("InvalidArchitecture", func(t *testing.T) {
-		p, err := ParseControlFile(buildContent(packageName, packageVersion, ""))
-		assert.Nil(t, p)
-		assert.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrInvalidArchitecture)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("Valid", func(t *testing.T) {
-		content := buildContent(packageName, packageVersion, packageArchitecture)
-		full := content.String()
-
-		p, err := ParseControlFile(content)
-		assert.NoError(t, err)
-		assert.NotNil(t, p)
-
-		assert.Equal(t, packageName, p.Name)
-		assert.Equal(t, packageVersion, p.Version)
-		assert.Equal(t, packageArchitecture, p.Architecture)
-		assert.Equal(t, description, p.Metadata.Description)
-		assert.Equal(t, projectURL, p.Metadata.ProjectURL)
-		assert.Equal(t, packageAuthor, p.Metadata.Maintainer)
-		assert.Equal(t, []string{"a", "b"}, p.Metadata.Dependencies)
-		assert.Equal(t, full, p.Control)
-	})
-}
diff --git a/modules/packages/hashed_buffer.go b/modules/packages/hashed_buffer.go
index 017ddf1c8f..ef00a45057 100644
--- a/modules/packages/hashed_buffer.go
+++ b/modules/packages/hashed_buffer.go
@@ -25,15 +25,8 @@ type HashedBuffer struct {
 	combinedWriter io.Writer
 }
 
-const DefaultMemorySize = 32 * 1024 * 1024
-
-// NewHashedBuffer creates a hashed buffer with the default memory size
-func NewHashedBuffer() (*HashedBuffer, error) {
-	return NewHashedBufferWithSize(DefaultMemorySize)
-}
-
-// NewHashedBuffer creates a hashed buffer with a specific memory size
-func NewHashedBufferWithSize(maxMemorySize int) (*HashedBuffer, error) {
+// NewHashedBuffer creates a hashed buffer with a specific maximum memory size
+func NewHashedBuffer(maxMemorySize int) (*HashedBuffer, error) {
 	b, err := filebuffer.New(maxMemorySize)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -50,14 +43,9 @@ func NewHashedBufferWithSize(maxMemorySize int) (*HashedBuffer, error) {
 	}, nil
 }
 
-// CreateHashedBufferFromReader creates a hashed buffer with the default memory size and copies the provided reader data into it.
-func CreateHashedBufferFromReader(r io.Reader) (*HashedBuffer, error) {
-	return CreateHashedBufferFromReaderWithSize(r, DefaultMemorySize)
-}
-
-// CreateHashedBufferFromReaderWithSize creates a hashed buffer and copies the provided reader data into it.
-func CreateHashedBufferFromReaderWithSize(r io.Reader, maxMemorySize int) (*HashedBuffer, error) {
-	b, err := NewHashedBufferWithSize(maxMemorySize)
+// CreateHashedBufferFromReader creates a hashed buffer and copies the provided reader data into it.
+func CreateHashedBufferFromReader(r io.Reader, maxMemorySize int) (*HashedBuffer, error) {
+	b, err := NewHashedBuffer(maxMemorySize)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/modules/packages/hashed_buffer_test.go b/modules/packages/hashed_buffer_test.go
index 564e782f18..e907aa0605 100644
--- a/modules/packages/hashed_buffer_test.go
+++ b/modules/packages/hashed_buffer_test.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func TestHashedBuffer(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for _, c := range cases {
-		buf, err := CreateHashedBufferFromReaderWithSize(strings.NewReader(c.Data), c.MaxMemorySize)
+		buf, err := CreateHashedBufferFromReader(strings.NewReader(c.Data), c.MaxMemorySize)
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 
 		assert.EqualValues(t, len(c.Data), buf.Size())
diff --git a/modules/packages/nuget/symbol_extractor.go b/modules/packages/nuget/symbol_extractor.go
index 81bf0371a0..b709eac4c1 100644
--- a/modules/packages/nuget/symbol_extractor.go
+++ b/modules/packages/nuget/symbol_extractor.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func ExtractPortablePdb(r io.ReaderAt, size int64) (PortablePdbList, error) {
 					return err
 				}
 
-				buf, err := packages.CreateHashedBufferFromReader(f)
+				buf, err := packages.CreateHashedBufferFromReader(f, 32*1024*1024)
 
 				f.Close()
 
diff --git a/modules/setting/packages.go b/modules/setting/packages.go
index b52bbf40c7..89601c3b99 100644
--- a/modules/setting/packages.go
+++ b/modules/setting/packages.go
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ var (
 		LimitSizeConan       int64
 		LimitSizeConda       int64
 		LimitSizeContainer   int64
-		LimitSizeDebian      int64
 		LimitSizeGeneric     int64
 		LimitSizeHelm        int64
 		LimitSizeMaven       int64
@@ -74,7 +73,6 @@ func loadPackagesFrom(rootCfg ConfigProvider) {
 	Packages.LimitSizeConan = mustBytes(sec, "LIMIT_SIZE_CONAN")
 	Packages.LimitSizeConda = mustBytes(sec, "LIMIT_SIZE_CONDA")
 	Packages.LimitSizeContainer = mustBytes(sec, "LIMIT_SIZE_CONTAINER")
-	Packages.LimitSizeDebian = mustBytes(sec, "LIMIT_SIZE_DEBIAN")
 	Packages.LimitSizeGeneric = mustBytes(sec, "LIMIT_SIZE_GENERIC")
 	Packages.LimitSizeHelm = mustBytes(sec, "LIMIT_SIZE_HELM")
 	Packages.LimitSizeMaven = mustBytes(sec, "LIMIT_SIZE_MAVEN")
diff --git a/modules/util/filebuffer/file_backed_buffer.go b/modules/util/filebuffer/file_backed_buffer.go
index 6b07bd0413..bfddf90e92 100644
--- a/modules/util/filebuffer/file_backed_buffer.go
+++ b/modules/util/filebuffer/file_backed_buffer.go
@@ -7,10 +7,11 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"errors"
 	"io"
-	"math"
 	"os"
 )
 
+const maxInt = int(^uint(0) >> 1) // taken from bytes.Buffer
+
 var (
 	// ErrInvalidMemorySize occurs if the memory size is not in a valid range
 	ErrInvalidMemorySize = errors.New("Memory size must be greater 0 and lower math.MaxInt32")
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ type FileBackedBuffer struct {
 
 // New creates a file backed buffer with a specific maximum memory size
 func New(maxMemorySize int) (*FileBackedBuffer, error) {
-	if maxMemorySize < 0 || maxMemorySize > math.MaxInt32 {
+	if maxMemorySize < 0 || maxMemorySize > maxInt {
 		return nil, ErrInvalidMemorySize
 	}
 
diff --git a/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini b/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini
index 76d8e5d4d7..0072ac6fc3 100644
--- a/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini
+++ b/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini
@@ -3258,14 +3258,6 @@ container.layers = Image Layers
 container.labels = Labels
 container.labels.key = Key
 container.labels.value = Value
-debian.registry = Setup this registry from the command line:
-debian.registry.info = Choose <code>&lt;distribution&gt;</code> and <code>&lt;component&gt;</code> from the list below.
-debian.install = To install the package, run the following command:
-debian.documentation = For more information on the Debian registry, see <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://docs.gitea.io/en-us/packages/debian/">the documentation</a>.
-debian.repository = Repository Info
-debian.repository.distributions = Distributions
-debian.repository.components = Components
-debian.repository.architectures = Architectures
 generic.download = Download package from the command line:
 generic.documentation = For more information on the generic registry, see <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://docs.gitea.io/en-us/packages/generic">the documentation</a>.
 helm.registry = Setup this registry from the command line:
diff --git a/public/img/svg/gitea-debian.svg b/public/img/svg/gitea-debian.svg
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index 96f8f468e5..0000000000
--- a/public/img/svg/gitea-debian.svg
+++ /dev/null
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diff --git a/routers/api/packages/api.go b/routers/api/packages/api.go
index 2ce233171c..d5acd3d261 100644
--- a/routers/api/packages/api.go
+++ b/routers/api/packages/api.go
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import (
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/routers/api/packages/conan"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/routers/api/packages/conda"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/routers/api/packages/container"
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/routers/api/packages/debian"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/routers/api/packages/generic"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/routers/api/packages/helm"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/routers/api/packages/maven"
@@ -273,24 +272,6 @@ func CommonRoutes(ctx gocontext.Context) *web.Route {
 				conda.UploadPackageFile(ctx)
 			})
 		}, reqPackageAccess(perm.AccessModeRead))
-		r.Group("/debian", func() {
-			r.Get("/repository.key", debian.GetRepositoryKey)
-			r.Group("/dists/{distribution}", func() {
-				r.Get("/{filename}", debian.GetRepositoryFile)
-				r.Get("/by-hash/{algorithmn}/{hash}", debian.GetRepositoryFileByHash)
-				r.Group("/{component}/{architecture}", func() {
-					r.Get("/{filename}", debian.GetRepositoryFile)
-					r.Get("/by-hash/{algorithmn}/{hash}", debian.GetRepositoryFileByHash)
-				})
-			})
-			r.Group("/pool/{distribution}/{component}", func() {
-				r.Get("/{name}_{version}_{architecture}.deb", debian.DownloadPackageFile)
-				r.Group("", func() {
-					r.Put("/upload", debian.UploadPackageFile)
-					r.Delete("/{name}/{version}/{architecture}", debian.DeletePackageFile)
-				}, reqPackageAccess(perm.AccessModeWrite))
-			})
-		}, reqPackageAccess(perm.AccessModeRead))
 		r.Group("/generic", func() {
 			r.Group("/{packagename}/{packageversion}", func() {
 				r.Delete("", reqPackageAccess(perm.AccessModeWrite), generic.DeletePackage)
diff --git a/routers/api/packages/cargo/cargo.go b/routers/api/packages/cargo/cargo.go
index 18c93d328a..e0bf5da13a 100644
--- a/routers/api/packages/cargo/cargo.go
+++ b/routers/api/packages/cargo/cargo.go
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ func UploadPackage(ctx *context.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	buf, err := packages_module.CreateHashedBufferFromReader(cp.Content)
+	buf, err := packages_module.CreateHashedBufferFromReader(cp.Content, 32*1024*1024)
 	if err != nil {
 		apiError(ctx, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
 		return
diff --git a/routers/api/packages/chef/chef.go b/routers/api/packages/chef/chef.go
index b48b1778c4..28d07dea47 100644
--- a/routers/api/packages/chef/chef.go
+++ b/routers/api/packages/chef/chef.go
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ func UploadPackage(ctx *context.Context) {
 	}
 	defer file.Close()
 
-	buf, err := packages_module.CreateHashedBufferFromReader(file)
+	buf, err := packages_module.CreateHashedBufferFromReader(file, 32*1024*1024)
 	if err != nil {
 		apiError(ctx, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
 		return
diff --git a/routers/api/packages/composer/composer.go b/routers/api/packages/composer/composer.go
index d93b11efdf..a623952aa7 100644
--- a/routers/api/packages/composer/composer.go
+++ b/routers/api/packages/composer/composer.go
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ func DownloadPackageFile(ctx *context.Context) {
 
 // UploadPackage creates a new package
 func UploadPackage(ctx *context.Context) {
-	buf, err := packages_module.CreateHashedBufferFromReader(ctx.Req.Body)
+	buf, err := packages_module.CreateHashedBufferFromReader(ctx.Req.Body, 32*1024*1024)
 	if err != nil {
 		apiError(ctx, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
 		return
diff --git a/routers/api/packages/conan/conan.go b/routers/api/packages/conan/conan.go
index caeb8c11bc..d538cc7d39 100644
--- a/routers/api/packages/conan/conan.go
+++ b/routers/api/packages/conan/conan.go
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ func uploadFile(ctx *context.Context, fileFilter container.Set[string], fileKey
 		defer upload.Close()
 	}
 
-	buf, err := packages_module.CreateHashedBufferFromReader(upload)
+	buf, err := packages_module.CreateHashedBufferFromReader(upload, 32*1024*1024)
 	if err != nil {
 		apiError(ctx, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
 		return
@@ -648,7 +648,10 @@ func deleteRecipeOrPackage(apictx *context.Context, rref *conan_module.RecipeRef
 	}
 
 	for _, pf := range pfs {
-		if err := packages_service.DeletePackageFile(ctx, pf); err != nil {
+		if err := packages_model.DeleteAllProperties(ctx, packages_model.PropertyTypeFile, pf.ID); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if err := packages_model.DeleteFileByID(ctx, pf.ID); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
@@ -661,7 +664,11 @@ func deleteRecipeOrPackage(apictx *context.Context, rref *conan_module.RecipeRef
 	if !has {
 		versionDeleted = true
 
-		if err := packages_service.DeletePackageVersionAndReferences(ctx, pv); err != nil {
+		if err := packages_model.DeleteAllProperties(ctx, packages_model.PropertyTypeVersion, pv.ID); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		if err := packages_model.DeleteVersionByID(ctx, pv.ID); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/routers/api/packages/conda/conda.go b/routers/api/packages/conda/conda.go
index f778690630..2ff619fed4 100644
--- a/routers/api/packages/conda/conda.go
+++ b/routers/api/packages/conda/conda.go
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ func UploadPackageFile(ctx *context.Context) {
 		defer upload.Close()
 	}
 
-	buf, err := packages_module.CreateHashedBufferFromReader(upload)
+	buf, err := packages_module.CreateHashedBufferFromReader(upload, 32*1024*1024)
 	if err != nil {
 		apiError(ctx, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
 		return
diff --git a/routers/api/packages/container/blob.go b/routers/api/packages/container/blob.go
index c8e8dd0545..f0457c55e1 100644
--- a/routers/api/packages/container/blob.go
+++ b/routers/api/packages/container/blob.go
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ var uploadVersionMutex sync.Mutex
 // saveAsPackageBlob creates a package blob from an upload
 // The uploaded blob gets stored in a special upload version to link them to the package/image
 func saveAsPackageBlob(hsr packages_module.HashedSizeReader, pci *packages_service.PackageCreationInfo) (*packages_model.PackageBlob, error) {
+	if err := packages_service.CheckSizeQuotaExceeded(db.DefaultContext, pci.Creator, pci.Owner, packages_model.TypeContainer, hsr.Size()); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	pb := packages_service.NewPackageBlob(hsr)
 
 	exists := false
@@ -39,10 +43,6 @@ func saveAsPackageBlob(hsr packages_module.HashedSizeReader, pci *packages_servi
 	}
 
 	err = db.WithTx(db.DefaultContext, func(ctx context.Context) error {
-		if err := packages_service.CheckSizeQuotaExceeded(ctx, pci.Creator, pci.Owner, packages_model.TypeContainer, hsr.Size()); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
 		pb, exists, err = packages_model.GetOrInsertBlob(ctx, pb)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Error("Error inserting package blob: %v", err)
diff --git a/routers/api/packages/container/container.go b/routers/api/packages/container/container.go
index 63c49809a7..883fe73cbd 100644
--- a/routers/api/packages/container/container.go
+++ b/routers/api/packages/container/container.go
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ func InitiateUploadBlob(ctx *context.Context) {
 
 	digest := ctx.FormTrim("digest")
 	if digest != "" {
-		buf, err := packages_module.CreateHashedBufferFromReader(ctx.Req.Body)
+		buf, err := packages_module.CreateHashedBufferFromReader(ctx.Req.Body, 32*1024*1024)
 		if err != nil {
 			apiError(ctx, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
 			return
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ func UploadManifest(ctx *context.Context) {
 	}
 
 	maxSize := maxManifestSize + 1
-	buf, err := packages_module.CreateHashedBufferFromReaderWithSize(&io.LimitedReader{R: ctx.Req.Body, N: int64(maxSize)}, maxSize)
+	buf, err := packages_module.CreateHashedBufferFromReader(&io.LimitedReader{R: ctx.Req.Body, N: int64(maxSize)}, maxSize)
 	if err != nil {
 		apiError(ctx, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
 		return
diff --git a/routers/api/packages/debian/debian.go b/routers/api/packages/debian/debian.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 3cda04f96f..0000000000
--- a/routers/api/packages/debian/debian.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,317 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2023 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
-
-package debian
-
-import (
-	stdctx "context"
-	"errors"
-	"fmt"
-	"io"
-	"net/http"
-	"strings"
-
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/db"
-	packages_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/packages"
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/context"
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/notification"
-	packages_module "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/packages"
-	debian_module "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/packages/debian"
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/routers/api/packages/helper"
-	packages_service "code.gitea.io/gitea/services/packages"
-	debian_service "code.gitea.io/gitea/services/packages/debian"
-)
-
-func apiError(ctx *context.Context, status int, obj interface{}) {
-	helper.LogAndProcessError(ctx, status, obj, func(message string) {
-		ctx.PlainText(status, message)
-	})
-}
-
-func GetRepositoryKey(ctx *context.Context) {
-	_, pub, err := debian_service.GetOrCreateKeyPair(ctx.Package.Owner.ID)
-	if err != nil {
-		apiError(ctx, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
-		return
-	}
-
-	ctx.ServeContent(strings.NewReader(pub), &context.ServeHeaderOptions{
-		ContentType: "application/pgp-keys",
-		Filename:    "repository.key",
-	})
-}
-
-// https://wiki.debian.org/DebianRepository/Format#A.22Release.22_files
-// https://wiki.debian.org/DebianRepository/Format#A.22Packages.22_Indices
-func GetRepositoryFile(ctx *context.Context) {
-	pv, err := debian_service.GetOrCreateRepositoryVersion(ctx.Package.Owner.ID)
-	if err != nil {
-		apiError(ctx, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
-		return
-	}
-
-	key := ctx.Params("distribution")
-
-	component := ctx.Params("component")
-	architecture := strings.TrimPrefix(ctx.Params("architecture"), "binary-")
-	if component != "" && architecture != "" {
-		key += "|" + component + "|" + architecture
-	}
-
-	s, pf, err := packages_service.GetFileStreamByPackageVersion(
-		ctx,
-		pv,
-		&packages_service.PackageFileInfo{
-			Filename:     ctx.Params("filename"),
-			CompositeKey: key,
-		},
-	)
-	if err != nil {
-		if err == packages_model.ErrPackageNotExist || err == packages_model.ErrPackageFileNotExist {
-			apiError(ctx, http.StatusNotFound, err)
-		} else {
-			apiError(ctx, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
-		}
-		return
-	}
-	defer s.Close()
-
-	ctx.ServeContent(s, &context.ServeHeaderOptions{
-		Filename:     pf.Name,
-		LastModified: pf.CreatedUnix.AsLocalTime(),
-	})
-}
-
-// https://wiki.debian.org/DebianRepository/Format#indices_acquisition_via_hashsums_.28by-hash.29
-func GetRepositoryFileByHash(ctx *context.Context) {
-	pv, err := debian_service.GetOrCreateRepositoryVersion(ctx.Package.Owner.ID)
-	if err != nil {
-		apiError(ctx, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
-		return
-	}
-
-	algorithmn := strings.ToLower(ctx.Params("algorithmn"))
-	if algorithmn == "md5sum" {
-		algorithmn = "md5"
-	}
-
-	pfs, _, err := packages_model.SearchFiles(ctx, &packages_model.PackageFileSearchOptions{
-		VersionID:      pv.ID,
-		Hash:           strings.ToLower(ctx.Params("hash")),
-		HashAlgorithmn: algorithmn,
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		apiError(ctx, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
-		return
-	}
-	if len(pfs) != 1 {
-		apiError(ctx, http.StatusNotFound, nil)
-		return
-	}
-
-	s, pf, err := packages_service.GetPackageFileStream(ctx, pfs[0])
-	if err != nil {
-		if errors.Is(err, util.ErrNotExist) {
-			apiError(ctx, http.StatusNotFound, err)
-		} else {
-			apiError(ctx, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
-		}
-		return
-	}
-	defer s.Close()
-
-	ctx.ServeContent(s, &context.ServeHeaderOptions{
-		Filename:     pf.Name,
-		LastModified: pf.CreatedUnix.AsLocalTime(),
-	})
-}
-
-func UploadPackageFile(ctx *context.Context) {
-	distribution := strings.TrimSpace(ctx.Params("distribution"))
-	component := strings.TrimSpace(ctx.Params("component"))
-	if distribution == "" || component == "" {
-		apiError(ctx, http.StatusBadRequest, "invalid distribution or component")
-		return
-	}
-
-	upload, close, err := ctx.UploadStream()
-	if err != nil {
-		apiError(ctx, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
-		return
-	}
-	if close {
-		defer upload.Close()
-	}
-
-	buf, err := packages_module.CreateHashedBufferFromReader(upload)
-	if err != nil {
-		apiError(ctx, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
-		return
-	}
-	defer buf.Close()
-
-	pck, err := debian_module.ParsePackage(buf)
-	if err != nil {
-		if errors.Is(err, util.ErrInvalidArgument) {
-			apiError(ctx, http.StatusBadRequest, err)
-		} else {
-			apiError(ctx, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
-		}
-		return
-	}
-
-	if _, err := buf.Seek(0, io.SeekStart); err != nil {
-		apiError(ctx, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
-		return
-	}
-
-	_, _, err = packages_service.CreatePackageOrAddFileToExisting(
-		&packages_service.PackageCreationInfo{
-			PackageInfo: packages_service.PackageInfo{
-				Owner:       ctx.Package.Owner,
-				PackageType: packages_model.TypeDebian,
-				Name:        pck.Name,
-				Version:     pck.Version,
-			},
-			Creator:  ctx.Doer,
-			Metadata: pck.Metadata,
-		},
-		&packages_service.PackageFileCreationInfo{
-			PackageFileInfo: packages_service.PackageFileInfo{
-				Filename:     fmt.Sprintf("%s_%s_%s.deb", pck.Name, pck.Version, pck.Architecture),
-				CompositeKey: fmt.Sprintf("%s|%s", distribution, component),
-			},
-			Creator: ctx.Doer,
-			Data:    buf,
-			IsLead:  true,
-			Properties: map[string]string{
-				debian_module.PropertyDistribution: distribution,
-				debian_module.PropertyComponent:    component,
-				debian_module.PropertyArchitecture: pck.Architecture,
-				debian_module.PropertyControl:      pck.Control,
-			},
-		},
-	)
-	if err != nil {
-		switch err {
-		case packages_model.ErrDuplicatePackageVersion:
-			apiError(ctx, http.StatusBadRequest, err)
-		case packages_service.ErrQuotaTotalCount, packages_service.ErrQuotaTypeSize, packages_service.ErrQuotaTotalSize:
-			apiError(ctx, http.StatusForbidden, err)
-		default:
-			apiError(ctx, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
-		}
-		return
-	}
-
-	if err := debian_service.BuildSpecificRepositoryFiles(ctx, ctx.Package.Owner.ID, distribution, component, pck.Architecture); err != nil {
-		apiError(ctx, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
-		return
-	}
-
-	ctx.Status(http.StatusCreated)
-}
-
-func DownloadPackageFile(ctx *context.Context) {
-	name := ctx.Params("name")
-	version := ctx.Params("version")
-
-	s, pf, err := packages_service.GetFileStreamByPackageNameAndVersion(
-		ctx,
-		&packages_service.PackageInfo{
-			Owner:       ctx.Package.Owner,
-			PackageType: packages_model.TypeDebian,
-			Name:        name,
-			Version:     version,
-		},
-		&packages_service.PackageFileInfo{
-			Filename:     fmt.Sprintf("%s_%s_%s.deb", name, version, ctx.Params("architecture")),
-			CompositeKey: fmt.Sprintf("%s|%s", ctx.Params("distribution"), ctx.Params("component")),
-		},
-	)
-	if err != nil {
-		if err == packages_model.ErrPackageNotExist || err == packages_model.ErrPackageFileNotExist {
-			apiError(ctx, http.StatusNotFound, err)
-		} else {
-			apiError(ctx, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
-		}
-		return
-	}
-	defer s.Close()
-
-	ctx.ServeContent(s, &context.ServeHeaderOptions{
-		ContentType:  "application/vnd.debian.binary-package",
-		Filename:     pf.Name,
-		LastModified: pf.CreatedUnix.AsLocalTime(),
-	})
-}
-
-func DeletePackageFile(ctx *context.Context) {
-	distribution := ctx.Params("distribution")
-	component := ctx.Params("component")
-	name := ctx.Params("name")
-	version := ctx.Params("version")
-	architecture := ctx.Params("architecture")
-
-	owner := ctx.Package.Owner
-
-	var pd *packages_model.PackageDescriptor
-
-	err := db.WithTx(ctx, func(ctx stdctx.Context) error {
-		pv, err := packages_model.GetVersionByNameAndVersion(ctx, owner.ID, packages_model.TypeDebian, name, version)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		pf, err := packages_model.GetFileForVersionByName(
-			ctx,
-			pv.ID,
-			fmt.Sprintf("%s_%s_%s.deb", name, version, architecture),
-			fmt.Sprintf("%s|%s", distribution, component),
-		)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		if err := packages_service.DeletePackageFile(ctx, pf); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		has, err := packages_model.HasVersionFileReferences(ctx, pv.ID)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		if !has {
-			pd, err = packages_model.GetPackageDescriptor(ctx, pv)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-
-			if err := packages_service.DeletePackageVersionAndReferences(ctx, pv); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-		}
-
-		return nil
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		if errors.Is(err, util.ErrNotExist) {
-			apiError(ctx, http.StatusNotFound, err)
-		} else {
-			apiError(ctx, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
-		}
-		return
-	}
-
-	if pd != nil {
-		notification.NotifyPackageDelete(ctx, ctx.Doer, pd)
-	}
-
-	if err := debian_service.BuildSpecificRepositoryFiles(ctx, ctx.Package.Owner.ID, distribution, component, architecture); err != nil {
-		apiError(ctx, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
-		return
-	}
-
-	ctx.Status(http.StatusNoContent)
-}
diff --git a/routers/api/packages/generic/generic.go b/routers/api/packages/generic/generic.go
index 0c873119ef..5fba02cacd 100644
--- a/routers/api/packages/generic/generic.go
+++ b/routers/api/packages/generic/generic.go
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func UploadPackage(ctx *context.Context) {
 		defer upload.Close()
 	}
 
-	buf, err := packages_module.CreateHashedBufferFromReader(upload)
+	buf, err := packages_module.CreateHashedBufferFromReader(upload, 32*1024*1024)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Error("Error creating hashed buffer: %v", err)
 		apiError(ctx, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
diff --git a/routers/api/packages/helm/helm.go b/routers/api/packages/helm/helm.go
index b7edc8b7fe..3bcce6bdf5 100644
--- a/routers/api/packages/helm/helm.go
+++ b/routers/api/packages/helm/helm.go
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ func UploadPackage(ctx *context.Context) {
 		defer upload.Close()
 	}
 
-	buf, err := packages_module.CreateHashedBufferFromReader(upload)
+	buf, err := packages_module.CreateHashedBufferFromReader(upload, 32*1024*1024)
 	if err != nil {
 		apiError(ctx, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
 		return
diff --git a/routers/api/packages/maven/maven.go b/routers/api/packages/maven/maven.go
index dd270ff0ed..a3a23ecfa8 100644
--- a/routers/api/packages/maven/maven.go
+++ b/routers/api/packages/maven/maven.go
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ func UploadPackageFile(ctx *context.Context) {
 
 	packageName := params.GroupID + "-" + params.ArtifactID
 
-	buf, err := packages_module.CreateHashedBufferFromReader(ctx.Req.Body)
+	buf, err := packages_module.CreateHashedBufferFromReader(ctx.Req.Body, 32*1024*1024)
 	if err != nil {
 		apiError(ctx, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
 		return
diff --git a/routers/api/packages/npm/npm.go b/routers/api/packages/npm/npm.go
index 89476a776a..51b34d3e27 100644
--- a/routers/api/packages/npm/npm.go
+++ b/routers/api/packages/npm/npm.go
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ func UploadPackage(ctx *context.Context) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	buf, err := packages_module.CreateHashedBufferFromReader(bytes.NewReader(npmPackage.Data))
+	buf, err := packages_module.CreateHashedBufferFromReader(bytes.NewReader(npmPackage.Data), 32*1024*1024)
 	if err != nil {
 		apiError(ctx, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
 		return
diff --git a/routers/api/packages/nuget/nuget.go b/routers/api/packages/nuget/nuget.go
index f6143ce291..3418bf9959 100644
--- a/routers/api/packages/nuget/nuget.go
+++ b/routers/api/packages/nuget/nuget.go
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ func UploadSymbolPackage(ctx *context.Context) {
 		Version:     np.Version,
 	}
 
-	_, err = packages_service.AddFileToExistingPackage(
+	_, _, err = packages_service.AddFileToExistingPackage(
 		pi,
 		&packages_service.PackageFileCreationInfo{
 			PackageFileInfo: packages_service.PackageFileInfo{
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ func UploadSymbolPackage(ctx *context.Context) {
 	}
 
 	for _, pdb := range pdbs {
-		_, err := packages_service.AddFileToExistingPackage(
+		_, _, err := packages_service.AddFileToExistingPackage(
 			pi,
 			&packages_service.PackageFileCreationInfo{
 				PackageFileInfo: packages_service.PackageFileInfo{
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ func processUploadedFile(ctx *context.Context, expectedType nuget_module.Package
 		closables = append(closables, upload)
 	}
 
-	buf, err := packages_module.CreateHashedBufferFromReader(upload)
+	buf, err := packages_module.CreateHashedBufferFromReader(upload, 32*1024*1024)
 	if err != nil {
 		apiError(ctx, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
 		return nil, nil, closables
diff --git a/routers/api/packages/pub/pub.go b/routers/api/packages/pub/pub.go
index ae0c6e7859..1ece4e18ed 100644
--- a/routers/api/packages/pub/pub.go
+++ b/routers/api/packages/pub/pub.go
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ func UploadPackageFile(ctx *context.Context) {
 	}
 	defer file.Close()
 
-	buf, err := packages_module.CreateHashedBufferFromReader(file)
+	buf, err := packages_module.CreateHashedBufferFromReader(file, 32*1024*1024)
 	if err != nil {
 		apiError(ctx, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
 		return
diff --git a/routers/api/packages/pypi/pypi.go b/routers/api/packages/pypi/pypi.go
index 90a37ec2a8..2f71801a8f 100644
--- a/routers/api/packages/pypi/pypi.go
+++ b/routers/api/packages/pypi/pypi.go
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ func UploadPackageFile(ctx *context.Context) {
 	}
 	defer file.Close()
 
-	buf, err := packages_module.CreateHashedBufferFromReader(file)
+	buf, err := packages_module.CreateHashedBufferFromReader(file, 32*1024*1024)
 	if err != nil {
 		apiError(ctx, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
 		return
diff --git a/routers/api/packages/rubygems/rubygems.go b/routers/api/packages/rubygems/rubygems.go
index 740efa9bab..af358fb82f 100644
--- a/routers/api/packages/rubygems/rubygems.go
+++ b/routers/api/packages/rubygems/rubygems.go
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ func UploadPackageFile(ctx *context.Context) {
 		defer upload.Close()
 	}
 
-	buf, err := packages_module.CreateHashedBufferFromReader(upload)
+	buf, err := packages_module.CreateHashedBufferFromReader(upload, 32*1024*1024)
 	if err != nil {
 		apiError(ctx, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
 		return
diff --git a/routers/api/packages/swift/swift.go b/routers/api/packages/swift/swift.go
index 06f592dd64..f78f703778 100644
--- a/routers/api/packages/swift/swift.go
+++ b/routers/api/packages/swift/swift.go
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ func UploadPackageFile(ctx *context.Context) {
 	}
 	defer file.Close()
 
-	buf, err := packages_module.CreateHashedBufferFromReader(file)
+	buf, err := packages_module.CreateHashedBufferFromReader(file, 32*1024*1024)
 	if err != nil {
 		apiError(ctx, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
 		return
diff --git a/routers/api/packages/vagrant/vagrant.go b/routers/api/packages/vagrant/vagrant.go
index cefdc45b10..7b76ab79b0 100644
--- a/routers/api/packages/vagrant/vagrant.go
+++ b/routers/api/packages/vagrant/vagrant.go
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ func UploadPackageFile(ctx *context.Context) {
 		defer upload.Close()
 	}
 
-	buf, err := packages_module.CreateHashedBufferFromReader(upload)
+	buf, err := packages_module.CreateHashedBufferFromReader(upload, 32*1024*1024)
 	if err != nil {
 		apiError(ctx, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
 		return
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/packages/package.go b/routers/api/v1/packages/package.go
index ac48eb8a53..200dc5aaf1 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/packages/package.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/packages/package.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func ListPackages(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	//   in: query
 	//   description: package type filter
 	//   type: string
-	//   enum: [cargo, chef, composer, conan, conda, container, debian, generic, helm, maven, npm, nuget, pub, pypi, rubygems, swift, vagrant]
+	//   enum: [cargo, chef, composer, conan, conda, container, generic, helm, maven, npm, nuget, pub, pypi, rubygems, swift, vagrant]
 	// - name: q
 	//   in: query
 	//   description: name filter
diff --git a/routers/web/user/package.go b/routers/web/user/package.go
index 37ee0b8631..a9acc5281f 100644
--- a/routers/web/user/package.go
+++ b/routers/web/user/package.go
@@ -14,10 +14,8 @@ import (
 	access_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/perm/access"
 	repo_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/repo"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/base"
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/container"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/context"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/log"
-	debian_module "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/packages/debian"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/web"
@@ -165,32 +163,6 @@ func ViewPackageVersion(ctx *context.Context) {
 	ctx.Data["IsPackagesPage"] = true
 	ctx.Data["PackageDescriptor"] = pd
 
-	switch pd.Package.Type {
-	case packages_model.TypeContainer:
-		ctx.Data["RegistryHost"] = setting.Packages.RegistryHost
-	case packages_model.TypeDebian:
-		distributions := make(container.Set[string])
-		components := make(container.Set[string])
-		architectures := make(container.Set[string])
-
-		for _, f := range pd.Files {
-			for _, pp := range f.Properties {
-				switch pp.Name {
-				case debian_module.PropertyDistribution:
-					distributions.Add(pp.Value)
-				case debian_module.PropertyComponent:
-					components.Add(pp.Value)
-				case debian_module.PropertyArchitecture:
-					architectures.Add(pp.Value)
-				}
-			}
-		}
-
-		ctx.Data["Distributions"] = distributions.Values()
-		ctx.Data["Components"] = components.Values()
-		ctx.Data["Architectures"] = architectures.Values()
-	}
-
 	var (
 		total int64
 		pvs   []*packages_model.PackageVersion
@@ -198,6 +170,8 @@ func ViewPackageVersion(ctx *context.Context) {
 	)
 	switch pd.Package.Type {
 	case packages_model.TypeContainer:
+		ctx.Data["RegistryHost"] = setting.Packages.RegistryHost
+
 		pvs, total, err = container_model.SearchImageTags(ctx, &container_model.ImageTagsSearchOptions{
 			Paginator: db.NewAbsoluteListOptions(0, 5),
 			PackageID: pd.Package.ID,
@@ -209,6 +183,10 @@ func ViewPackageVersion(ctx *context.Context) {
 			PackageID:  pd.Package.ID,
 			IsInternal: util.OptionalBoolFalse,
 		})
+		if err != nil {
+			ctx.ServerError("SearchVersions", err)
+			return
+		}
 	}
 	if err != nil {
 		ctx.ServerError("", err)
diff --git a/services/forms/package_form.go b/services/forms/package_form.go
index efe4a0d84a..699d0fe44f 100644
--- a/services/forms/package_form.go
+++ b/services/forms/package_form.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 type PackageCleanupRuleForm struct {
 	ID            int64
 	Enabled       bool
-	Type          string `binding:"Required;In(cargo,chef,composer,conan,conda,container,debian,generic,helm,maven,npm,nuget,pub,pypi,rubygems,swift,vagrant)"`
+	Type          string `binding:"Required;In(cargo,chef,composer,conan,conda,container,generic,helm,maven,npm,nuget,pub,pypi,rubygems,swift,vagrant)"`
 	KeepCount     int    `binding:"In(0,1,5,10,25,50,100)"`
 	KeepPattern   string `binding:"RegexPattern"`
 	RemoveDays    int    `binding:"In(0,7,14,30,60,90,180)"`
diff --git a/services/packages/cleanup/cleanup.go b/services/packages/cleanup/cleanup.go
index 43fbc1ad9b..2d62a028a4 100644
--- a/services/packages/cleanup/cleanup.go
+++ b/services/packages/cleanup/cleanup.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import (
 	packages_service "code.gitea.io/gitea/services/packages"
 	cargo_service "code.gitea.io/gitea/services/packages/cargo"
 	container_service "code.gitea.io/gitea/services/packages/container"
-	debian_service "code.gitea.io/gitea/services/packages/debian"
 )
 
 // Cleanup removes expired package data
@@ -46,7 +45,6 @@ func Cleanup(taskCtx context.Context, olderThan time.Duration) error {
 			return fmt.Errorf("CleanupRule [%d]: GetPackagesByType failed: %w", pcr.ID, err)
 		}
 
-		anyVersionDeleted := false
 		for _, p := range packages {
 			pvs, _, err := packages_model.SearchVersions(ctx, &packages_model.PackageSearchOptions{
 				PackageID:  p.ID,
@@ -93,7 +91,6 @@ func Cleanup(taskCtx context.Context, olderThan time.Duration) error {
 				}
 
 				versionDeleted = true
-				anyVersionDeleted = true
 			}
 
 			if versionDeleted {
@@ -108,14 +105,6 @@ func Cleanup(taskCtx context.Context, olderThan time.Duration) error {
 				}
 			}
 		}
-
-		if anyVersionDeleted {
-			if pcr.Type == packages_model.TypeDebian {
-				if err := debian_service.BuildAllRepositoryFiles(ctx, pcr.OwnerID); err != nil {
-					return fmt.Errorf("CleanupRule [%d]: debian.BuildAllRepositoryFiles failed: %w", pcr.ID, err)
-				}
-			}
-		}
 		return nil
 	})
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/services/packages/debian/repository.go b/services/packages/debian/repository.go
deleted file mode 100644
index eac878256a..0000000000
--- a/services/packages/debian/repository.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,443 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2023 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
-
-package debian
-
-import (
-	"bytes"
-	"compress/gzip"
-	"context"
-	"errors"
-	"fmt"
-	"io"
-	"sort"
-	"strings"
-	"time"
-
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/db"
-	packages_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/packages"
-	debian_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/packages/debian"
-	user_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/user"
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/log"
-	packages_module "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/packages"
-	debian_module "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/packages/debian"
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
-	packages_service "code.gitea.io/gitea/services/packages"
-
-	"github.com/keybase/go-crypto/openpgp"
-	"github.com/keybase/go-crypto/openpgp/armor"
-	"github.com/keybase/go-crypto/openpgp/clearsign"
-	"github.com/keybase/go-crypto/openpgp/packet"
-	"github.com/ulikunitz/xz"
-)
-
-// GetOrCreateRepositoryVersion gets or creates the internal repository package
-// The Debian registry needs multiple index files which are stored in this package.
-func GetOrCreateRepositoryVersion(ownerID int64) (*packages_model.PackageVersion, error) {
-	var repositoryVersion *packages_model.PackageVersion
-
-	return repositoryVersion, db.WithTx(db.DefaultContext, func(ctx context.Context) error {
-		p := &packages_model.Package{
-			OwnerID:    ownerID,
-			Type:       packages_model.TypeDebian,
-			Name:       debian_module.RepositoryPackage,
-			LowerName:  debian_module.RepositoryPackage,
-			IsInternal: true,
-		}
-		var err error
-		if p, err = packages_model.TryInsertPackage(ctx, p); err != nil {
-			if err != packages_model.ErrDuplicatePackage {
-				log.Error("Error inserting package: %v", err)
-				return err
-			}
-		}
-
-		pv := &packages_model.PackageVersion{
-			PackageID:    p.ID,
-			CreatorID:    ownerID,
-			Version:      debian_module.RepositoryVersion,
-			LowerVersion: debian_module.RepositoryVersion,
-			IsInternal:   true,
-			MetadataJSON: "null",
-		}
-		if pv, err = packages_model.GetOrInsertVersion(ctx, pv); err != nil {
-			if err != packages_model.ErrDuplicatePackageVersion {
-				log.Error("Error inserting package version: %v", err)
-				return err
-			}
-		}
-
-		repositoryVersion = pv
-
-		return nil
-	})
-}
-
-// GetOrCreateKeyPair gets or creates the PGP keys used to sign repository files
-func GetOrCreateKeyPair(ownerID int64) (string, string, error) {
-	priv, err := user_model.GetSetting(ownerID, debian_module.SettingKeyPrivate)
-	if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, util.ErrNotExist) {
-		return "", "", err
-	}
-
-	pub, err := user_model.GetSetting(ownerID, debian_module.SettingKeyPublic)
-	if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, util.ErrNotExist) {
-		return "", "", err
-	}
-
-	if priv == "" || pub == "" {
-		priv, pub, err = generateKeypair()
-		if err != nil {
-			return "", "", err
-		}
-
-		if err := user_model.SetUserSetting(ownerID, debian_module.SettingKeyPrivate, priv); err != nil {
-			return "", "", err
-		}
-
-		if err := user_model.SetUserSetting(ownerID, debian_module.SettingKeyPublic, pub); err != nil {
-			return "", "", err
-		}
-	}
-
-	return priv, pub, nil
-}
-
-func generateKeypair() (string, string, error) {
-	e, err := openpgp.NewEntity(setting.AppName, "Debian Registry", "", nil)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", "", err
-	}
-
-	var priv strings.Builder
-	var pub strings.Builder
-
-	w, err := armor.Encode(&priv, openpgp.PrivateKeyType, nil)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", "", err
-	}
-	if err := e.SerializePrivate(w, nil); err != nil {
-		return "", "", err
-	}
-	w.Close()
-
-	w, err = armor.Encode(&pub, openpgp.PublicKeyType, nil)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", "", err
-	}
-	if err := e.Serialize(w); err != nil {
-		return "", "", err
-	}
-	w.Close()
-
-	return priv.String(), pub.String(), nil
-}
-
-// BuildAllRepositoryFiles (re)builds all repository files for every available distributions, components and architectures
-func BuildAllRepositoryFiles(ctx context.Context, ownerID int64) error {
-	pv, err := GetOrCreateRepositoryVersion(ownerID)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	// 1. Delete all existing repository files
-	pfs, err := packages_model.GetFilesByVersionID(ctx, pv.ID)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	for _, pf := range pfs {
-		if err := packages_model.DeleteAllProperties(ctx, packages_model.PropertyTypeFile, pf.ID); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		if err := packages_model.DeleteFileByID(ctx, pf.ID); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-
-	// 2. (Re)Build repository files for existing packages
-	distributions, err := debian_model.GetDistributions(ctx, ownerID)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	for _, distribution := range distributions {
-		components, err := debian_model.GetComponents(ctx, ownerID, distribution)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		architectures, err := debian_model.GetArchitectures(ctx, ownerID, distribution)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		for _, component := range components {
-			for _, architecture := range architectures {
-				if err := buildRepositoryFiles(ctx, ownerID, pv, distribution, component, architecture); err != nil {
-					return fmt.Errorf("failed to build repository files [%s/%s/%s]: %w", distribution, component, architecture, err)
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-// BuildSpecificRepositoryFiles builds index files for the repository
-func BuildSpecificRepositoryFiles(ctx context.Context, ownerID int64, distribution, component, architecture string) error {
-	pv, err := GetOrCreateRepositoryVersion(ownerID)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return buildRepositoryFiles(ctx, ownerID, pv, distribution, component, architecture)
-}
-
-func buildRepositoryFiles(ctx context.Context, ownerID int64, repoVersion *packages_model.PackageVersion, distribution, component, architecture string) error {
-	if err := buildPackagesIndices(ctx, ownerID, repoVersion, distribution, component, architecture); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return buildReleaseFiles(ctx, ownerID, repoVersion, distribution)
-}
-
-// https://wiki.debian.org/DebianRepository/Format#A.22Packages.22_Indices
-func buildPackagesIndices(ctx context.Context, ownerID int64, repoVersion *packages_model.PackageVersion, distribution, component, architecture string) error {
-	pfds, err := debian_model.SearchLatestPackages(ctx, &debian_model.PackageSearchOptions{
-		OwnerID:      ownerID,
-		Distribution: distribution,
-		Component:    component,
-		Architecture: architecture,
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	// Delete the package indices if there are no packages
-	if len(pfds) == 0 {
-		key := fmt.Sprintf("%s|%s|%s", distribution, component, architecture)
-		for _, filename := range []string{"Packages", "Packages.gz", "Packages.xz"} {
-			pf, err := packages_model.GetFileForVersionByName(ctx, repoVersion.ID, filename, key)
-			if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, util.ErrNotExist) {
-				return err
-			}
-
-			if err := packages_model.DeleteAllProperties(ctx, packages_model.PropertyTypeFile, pf.ID); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			if err := packages_model.DeleteFileByID(ctx, pf.ID); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-		}
-
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	packagesContent, _ := packages_module.NewHashedBuffer()
-
-	packagesGzipContent, _ := packages_module.NewHashedBuffer()
-	gzw := gzip.NewWriter(packagesGzipContent)
-
-	packagesXzContent, _ := packages_module.NewHashedBuffer()
-	xzw, _ := xz.NewWriter(packagesXzContent)
-
-	w := io.MultiWriter(packagesContent, gzw, xzw)
-
-	addSeperator := false
-	for _, pfd := range pfds {
-		if addSeperator {
-			fmt.Fprintln(w)
-		}
-		addSeperator = true
-
-		fmt.Fprint(w, pfd.Properties.GetByName(debian_module.PropertyControl))
-
-		fmt.Fprintf(w, "Filename: pool/%s/%s/%s\n", distribution, component, pfd.File.Name)
-		fmt.Fprintf(w, "Size: %d\n", pfd.Blob.Size)
-		fmt.Fprintf(w, "MD5sum: %s\n", pfd.Blob.HashMD5)
-		fmt.Fprintf(w, "SHA1: %s\n", pfd.Blob.HashSHA1)
-		fmt.Fprintf(w, "SHA256: %s\n", pfd.Blob.HashSHA256)
-		fmt.Fprintf(w, "SHA512: %s\n", pfd.Blob.HashSHA512)
-	}
-
-	gzw.Close()
-	xzw.Close()
-
-	for _, file := range []struct {
-		Name string
-		Data packages_module.HashedSizeReader
-	}{
-		{"Packages", packagesContent},
-		{"Packages.gz", packagesGzipContent},
-		{"Packages.xz", packagesXzContent},
-	} {
-		_, err = packages_service.AddFileToPackageVersionInternal(
-			repoVersion,
-			&packages_service.PackageFileCreationInfo{
-				PackageFileInfo: packages_service.PackageFileInfo{
-					Filename:     file.Name,
-					CompositeKey: fmt.Sprintf("%s|%s|%s", distribution, component, architecture),
-				},
-				Creator:           user_model.NewGhostUser(),
-				Data:              file.Data,
-				IsLead:            false,
-				OverwriteExisting: true,
-				Properties: map[string]string{
-					debian_module.PropertyRepositoryIncludeInRelease: "",
-					debian_module.PropertyDistribution:               distribution,
-					debian_module.PropertyComponent:                  component,
-					debian_module.PropertyArchitecture:               architecture,
-				},
-			},
-		)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-// https://wiki.debian.org/DebianRepository/Format#A.22Release.22_files
-func buildReleaseFiles(ctx context.Context, ownerID int64, repoVersion *packages_model.PackageVersion, distribution string) error {
-	pfs, _, err := packages_model.SearchFiles(ctx, &packages_model.PackageFileSearchOptions{
-		VersionID: repoVersion.ID,
-		Properties: map[string]string{
-			debian_module.PropertyRepositoryIncludeInRelease: "",
-			debian_module.PropertyDistribution:               distribution,
-		},
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	// Delete the release files if there are no packages
-	if len(pfs) == 0 {
-		for _, filename := range []string{"Release", "Release.gpg", "InRelease"} {
-			pf, err := packages_model.GetFileForVersionByName(ctx, repoVersion.ID, filename, distribution)
-			if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, util.ErrNotExist) {
-				return err
-			}
-
-			if err := packages_model.DeleteAllProperties(ctx, packages_model.PropertyTypeFile, pf.ID); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			if err := packages_model.DeleteFileByID(ctx, pf.ID); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-		}
-
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	components, err := debian_model.GetComponents(ctx, ownerID, distribution)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	sort.Strings(components)
-
-	architectures, err := debian_model.GetArchitectures(ctx, ownerID, distribution)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	sort.Strings(architectures)
-
-	priv, _, err := GetOrCreateKeyPair(ownerID)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	block, err := armor.Decode(strings.NewReader(priv))
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	e, err := openpgp.ReadEntity(packet.NewReader(block.Body))
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	inReleaseContent, _ := packages_module.NewHashedBuffer()
-	sw, err := clearsign.Encode(inReleaseContent, e.PrivateKey, nil)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	var buf bytes.Buffer
-
-	w := io.MultiWriter(sw, &buf)
-
-	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Origin: %s\n", setting.AppName)
-	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Label: %s\n", setting.AppName)
-	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Suite: %s\n", distribution)
-	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Codename: %s\n", distribution)
-	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Components: %s\n", strings.Join(components, " "))
-	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Architectures: %s\n", strings.Join(architectures, " "))
-	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Date: %s\n", time.Now().UTC().Format(time.RFC1123))
-	fmt.Fprint(w, "Acquire-By-Hash: yes")
-
-	pfds, err := packages_model.GetPackageFileDescriptors(ctx, pfs)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	var md5, sha1, sha256, sha512 strings.Builder
-	for _, pfd := range pfds {
-		path := fmt.Sprintf("%s/binary-%s/%s", pfd.Properties.GetByName(debian_module.PropertyComponent), pfd.Properties.GetByName(debian_module.PropertyArchitecture), pfd.File.Name)
-		fmt.Fprintf(&md5, " %s %d %s\n", pfd.Blob.HashMD5, pfd.Blob.Size, path)
-		fmt.Fprintf(&sha1, " %s %d %s\n", pfd.Blob.HashSHA1, pfd.Blob.Size, path)
-		fmt.Fprintf(&sha256, " %s %d %s\n", pfd.Blob.HashSHA256, pfd.Blob.Size, path)
-		fmt.Fprintf(&sha512, " %s %d %s\n", pfd.Blob.HashSHA512, pfd.Blob.Size, path)
-	}
-
-	fmt.Fprintln(w, "MD5Sum:")
-	fmt.Fprint(w, md5.String())
-	fmt.Fprintln(w, "SHA1:")
-	fmt.Fprint(w, sha1.String())
-	fmt.Fprintln(w, "SHA256:")
-	fmt.Fprint(w, sha256.String())
-	fmt.Fprintln(w, "SHA512:")
-	fmt.Fprint(w, sha512.String())
-
-	sw.Close()
-
-	releaseGpgContent, _ := packages_module.NewHashedBuffer()
-	if err := openpgp.ArmoredDetachSign(releaseGpgContent, e, bytes.NewReader(buf.Bytes()), nil); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	releaseContent, _ := packages_module.CreateHashedBufferFromReader(&buf)
-
-	for _, file := range []struct {
-		Name string
-		Data packages_module.HashedSizeReader
-	}{
-		{"Release", releaseContent},
-		{"Release.gpg", releaseGpgContent},
-		{"InRelease", inReleaseContent},
-	} {
-		_, err = packages_service.AddFileToPackageVersionInternal(
-			repoVersion,
-			&packages_service.PackageFileCreationInfo{
-				PackageFileInfo: packages_service.PackageFileInfo{
-					Filename:     file.Name,
-					CompositeKey: distribution,
-				},
-				Creator:           user_model.NewGhostUser(),
-				Data:              file.Data,
-				IsLead:            false,
-				OverwriteExisting: true,
-				Properties: map[string]string{
-					debian_module.PropertyDistribution: distribution,
-				},
-			},
-		)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
diff --git a/services/packages/packages.go b/services/packages/packages.go
index 735e52c854..dd5c63470b 100644
--- a/services/packages/packages.go
+++ b/services/packages/packages.go
@@ -187,33 +187,19 @@ func createPackageAndVersion(ctx context.Context, pvci *PackageCreationInfo, all
 }
 
 // AddFileToExistingPackage adds a file to an existing package. If the package does not exist, ErrPackageNotExist is returned
-func AddFileToExistingPackage(pvi *PackageInfo, pfci *PackageFileCreationInfo) (*packages_model.PackageFile, error) {
-	return addFileToPackageWrapper(func(ctx context.Context) (*packages_model.PackageFile, *packages_model.PackageBlob, bool, error) {
-		pv, err := packages_model.GetVersionByNameAndVersion(ctx, pvi.Owner.ID, pvi.PackageType, pvi.Name, pvi.Version)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, nil, false, err
-		}
-
-		return addFileToPackageVersion(ctx, pv, pvi, pfci)
-	})
-}
-
-// AddFileToPackageVersionInternal adds a file to the package
-// This method skips quota checks and should only be used for system-managed packages.
-func AddFileToPackageVersionInternal(pv *packages_model.PackageVersion, pfci *PackageFileCreationInfo) (*packages_model.PackageFile, error) {
-	return addFileToPackageWrapper(func(ctx context.Context) (*packages_model.PackageFile, *packages_model.PackageBlob, bool, error) {
-		return addFileToPackageVersionUnchecked(ctx, pv, pfci)
-	})
-}
-
-func addFileToPackageWrapper(fn func(ctx context.Context) (*packages_model.PackageFile, *packages_model.PackageBlob, bool, error)) (*packages_model.PackageFile, error) {
+func AddFileToExistingPackage(pvi *PackageInfo, pfci *PackageFileCreationInfo) (*packages_model.PackageVersion, *packages_model.PackageFile, error) {
 	ctx, committer, err := db.TxContext(db.DefaultContext)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, nil, err
 	}
 	defer committer.Close()
 
-	pf, pb, blobCreated, err := fn(ctx)
+	pv, err := packages_model.GetVersionByNameAndVersion(ctx, pvi.Owner.ID, pvi.PackageType, pvi.Name, pvi.Version)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+
+	pf, pb, blobCreated, err := addFileToPackageVersion(ctx, pv, pvi, pfci)
 	removeBlob := false
 	defer func() {
 		if removeBlob {
@@ -225,15 +211,15 @@ func addFileToPackageWrapper(fn func(ctx context.Context) (*packages_model.Packa
 	}()
 	if err != nil {
 		removeBlob = blobCreated
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, nil, err
 	}
 
 	if err := committer.Commit(); err != nil {
 		removeBlob = blobCreated
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, nil, err
 	}
 
-	return pf, nil
+	return pv, pf, nil
 }
 
 // NewPackageBlob creates a package blob instance
@@ -250,16 +236,12 @@ func NewPackageBlob(hsr packages_module.HashedSizeReader) *packages_model.Packag
 }
 
 func addFileToPackageVersion(ctx context.Context, pv *packages_model.PackageVersion, pvi *PackageInfo, pfci *PackageFileCreationInfo) (*packages_model.PackageFile, *packages_model.PackageBlob, bool, error) {
+	log.Trace("Adding package file: %v, %s", pv.ID, pfci.Filename)
+
 	if err := CheckSizeQuotaExceeded(ctx, pfci.Creator, pvi.Owner, pvi.PackageType, pfci.Data.Size()); err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, false, err
 	}
 
-	return addFileToPackageVersionUnchecked(ctx, pv, pfci)
-}
-
-func addFileToPackageVersionUnchecked(ctx context.Context, pv *packages_model.PackageVersion, pfci *PackageFileCreationInfo) (*packages_model.PackageFile, *packages_model.PackageBlob, bool, error) {
-	log.Trace("Adding package file: %v, %s", pv.ID, pfci.Filename)
-
 	pb, exists, err := packages_model.GetOrInsertBlob(ctx, NewPackageBlob(pfci.Data))
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Error("Error inserting package blob: %v", err)
@@ -363,8 +345,6 @@ func CheckSizeQuotaExceeded(ctx context.Context, doer, owner *user_model.User, p
 		typeSpecificSize = setting.Packages.LimitSizeConda
 	case packages_model.TypeContainer:
 		typeSpecificSize = setting.Packages.LimitSizeContainer
-	case packages_model.TypeDebian:
-		typeSpecificSize = setting.Packages.LimitSizeDebian
 	case packages_model.TypeGeneric:
 		typeSpecificSize = setting.Packages.LimitSizeGeneric
 	case packages_model.TypeHelm:
diff --git a/templates/package/content/debian.tmpl b/templates/package/content/debian.tmpl
deleted file mode 100644
index c10c3042b9..0000000000
--- a/templates/package/content/debian.tmpl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,65 +0,0 @@
-{{if eq .PackageDescriptor.Package.Type "debian"}}
-	<h4 class="ui top attached header">{{.locale.Tr "packages.installation"}}</h4>
-	<div class="ui attached segment">
-		<div class="ui form">
-			<div class="field">
-				<label>{{svg "octicon-terminal"}} {{.locale.Tr "packages.debian.registry"}}</label>
-				<div class="markup"><pre class="code-block"><code>sudo curl <gitea-origin-url data-url="{{AppSubUrl}}/api/packages/{{$.PackageDescriptor.Owner.Name}}/debian/repository.key"></gitea-origin-url> -o /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/gitea-{{$.PackageDescriptor.Owner.Name}}.asc
-echo "deb <gitea-origin-url data-url="{{AppSubUrl}}/api/packages/{{$.PackageDescriptor.Owner.Name}}/debian"></gitea-origin-url> &lt;distribution&gt; &lt;component&gt;" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/gitea.list
-sudo apt update</code></pre></div>
-				<p>{{.locale.Tr "packages.debian.registry.info" | Safe}}</p>
-			</div>
-			<div class="field">
-				<label>{{svg "octicon-terminal"}} {{.locale.Tr "packages.debian.install"}}</label>
-				<div class="markup">
-					<pre class="code-block"><code>sudo apt install {{$.PackageDescriptor.Package.Name}}={{$.PackageDescriptor.Version.Version}}</code></pre>
-				</div>
-			</div>
-			<div class="field">
-				<label>{{.locale.Tr "packages.debian.documentation" | Safe}}</label>
-			</div>
-		</div>
-	</div>
-
-	<h4 class="ui top attached header">{{.locale.Tr "packages.debian.repository"}}</h4>
-	<div class="ui attached segment">
-		<table class="ui single line very basic table">
-			<tbody>
-				<tr>
-					<td class="collapsing"><h5>{{.locale.Tr "packages.debian.repository.distributions"}}</h5></td>
-					<td>{{Join .Distributions ", "}}</td>
-				</tr>
-				<tr>
-					<td class="collapsing"><h5>{{.locale.Tr "packages.debian.repository.components"}}</h5></td>
-					<td>{{Join .Components ", "}}</td>
-				</tr>
-				<tr>
-					<td class="collapsing"><h5>{{.locale.Tr "packages.debian.repository.architectures"}}</h5></td>
-					<td>{{Join .Architectures ", "}}</td>
-				</tr>
-			</tbody>
-		</table>
-	</div>
-
-	{{if .PackageDescriptor.Metadata.Description}}
-		<h4 class="ui top attached header">{{.locale.Tr "packages.about"}}</h4>
-		<div class="ui attached segment">
-			{{.PackageDescriptor.Metadata.Description}}
-		</div>
-	{{end}}
-
-	{{if .PackageDescriptor.Metadata.Dependencies}}
-		<h4 class="ui top attached header">{{.locale.Tr "packages.dependencies"}}</h4>
-		<div class="ui attached segment">
-			<table class="ui single line very basic table">
-				<tbody>
-					{{range .PackageDescriptor.Metadata.Dependencies}}
-						<tr>
-							<td>{{.}}</td>
-						</tr>
-					{{end}}
-				</tbody>
-			</table>
-		</div>
-	{{end}}
-{{end}}
diff --git a/templates/package/metadata/debian.tmpl b/templates/package/metadata/debian.tmpl
deleted file mode 100644
index 93b6db3bd2..0000000000
--- a/templates/package/metadata/debian.tmpl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-{{if eq .PackageDescriptor.Package.Type "debian"}}
-	{{if .PackageDescriptor.Metadata.Maintainer}}<div class="item" title="{{.locale.Tr "packages.details.author"}}">{{svg "octicon-person" 16 "mr-3"}} {{.PackageDescriptor.Metadata.Maintainer}}</div>{{end}}
-	{{if .PackageDescriptor.Metadata.ProjectURL}}<div class="item">{{svg "octicon-link-external" 16 "mr-3"}} <a href="{{.PackageDescriptor.Metadata.ProjectURL}}" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer me">{{.locale.Tr "packages.details.project_site"}}</a></div>{{end}}
-{{end}}
diff --git a/templates/package/view.tmpl b/templates/package/view.tmpl
index 30e737d09c..3cb130851f 100644
--- a/templates/package/view.tmpl
+++ b/templates/package/view.tmpl
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 					{{template "package/content/conan" .}}
 					{{template "package/content/conda" .}}
 					{{template "package/content/container" .}}
-					{{template "package/content/debian" .}}
 					{{template "package/content/generic" .}}
 					{{template "package/content/helm" .}}
 					{{template "package/content/maven" .}}
@@ -53,7 +52,6 @@
 							{{template "package/metadata/conan" .}}
 							{{template "package/metadata/conda" .}}
 							{{template "package/metadata/container" .}}
-							{{template "package/metadata/debian" .}}
 							{{template "package/metadata/generic" .}}
 							{{template "package/metadata/helm" .}}
 							{{template "package/metadata/maven" .}}
diff --git a/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl b/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl
index d656664367..2db950b57a 100644
--- a/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl
+++ b/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl
@@ -2415,7 +2415,6 @@
               "conan",
               "conda",
               "container",
-              "debian",
               "generic",
               "helm",
               "maven",
diff --git a/tests/integration/api_packages_debian_test.go b/tests/integration/api_packages_debian_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 3e25acd8cf..0000000000
--- a/tests/integration/api_packages_debian_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,252 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2023 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
-
-package integration
-
-import (
-	"archive/tar"
-	"bytes"
-	"compress/gzip"
-	"fmt"
-	"io"
-	"net/http"
-	"strings"
-	"testing"
-
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/db"
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/packages"
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/unittest"
-	user_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/user"
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/base"
-	debian_module "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/packages/debian"
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/tests"
-
-	"github.com/blakesmith/ar"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-)
-
-func TestPackageDebian(t *testing.T) {
-	defer tests.PrepareTestEnv(t)()
-	user := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &user_model.User{ID: 2})
-
-	packageName := "gitea"
-	packageVersion := "1.0.3"
-	packageDescription := "Package Description"
-
-	createArchive := func(name, version, architecture string) io.Reader {
-		var cbuf bytes.Buffer
-		zw := gzip.NewWriter(&cbuf)
-		tw := tar.NewWriter(zw)
-		tw.WriteHeader(&tar.Header{
-			Name: "control",
-			Mode: 0o600,
-			Size: 50,
-		})
-		fmt.Fprintf(tw, "Package: %s\nVersion: %s\nArchitecture: %s\nDescription: %s\n", name, version, architecture, packageDescription)
-		tw.Close()
-		zw.Close()
-
-		var buf bytes.Buffer
-		aw := ar.NewWriter(&buf)
-		aw.WriteGlobalHeader()
-		hdr := &ar.Header{
-			Name: "control.tar.gz",
-			Mode: 0o600,
-			Size: int64(cbuf.Len()),
-		}
-		aw.WriteHeader(hdr)
-		aw.Write(cbuf.Bytes())
-		return &buf
-	}
-
-	distributions := []string{"test", "gitea"}
-	components := []string{"main", "stable"}
-	architectures := []string{"all", "amd64"}
-
-	rootURL := fmt.Sprintf("/api/packages/%s/debian", user.Name)
-
-	t.Run("RepositoryKey", func(t *testing.T) {
-		defer tests.PrintCurrentTest(t)()
-
-		req := NewRequest(t, "GET", rootURL+"/repository.key")
-		resp := MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
-
-		assert.Equal(t, "application/pgp-keys", resp.Header().Get("Content-Type"))
-		assert.Contains(t, resp.Body.String(), "-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----")
-	})
-
-	for _, distribution := range distributions {
-		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("[Distribution:%s]", distribution), func(t *testing.T) {
-			for _, component := range components {
-				for _, architecture := range architectures {
-					t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("[Component:%s,Architecture:%s]", component, architecture), func(t *testing.T) {
-						t.Run("Upload", func(t *testing.T) {
-							defer tests.PrintCurrentTest(t)()
-
-							uploadURL := fmt.Sprintf("%s/pool/%s/%s/upload", rootURL, distribution, component)
-
-							req := NewRequestWithBody(t, "PUT", uploadURL, bytes.NewReader([]byte{}))
-							MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusUnauthorized)
-
-							req = NewRequestWithBody(t, "PUT", uploadURL, bytes.NewReader([]byte{}))
-							AddBasicAuthHeader(req, user.Name)
-							MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusBadRequest)
-
-							req = NewRequestWithBody(t, "PUT", uploadURL, createArchive("", "", ""))
-							AddBasicAuthHeader(req, user.Name)
-							MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusBadRequest)
-
-							req = NewRequestWithBody(t, "PUT", uploadURL, createArchive(packageName, packageVersion, architecture))
-							AddBasicAuthHeader(req, user.Name)
-							MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusCreated)
-
-							pvs, err := packages.GetVersionsByPackageType(db.DefaultContext, user.ID, packages.TypeDebian)
-							assert.NoError(t, err)
-							assert.Len(t, pvs, 1)
-
-							pd, err := packages.GetPackageDescriptor(db.DefaultContext, pvs[0])
-							assert.NoError(t, err)
-							assert.Nil(t, pd.SemVer)
-							assert.IsType(t, &debian_module.Metadata{}, pd.Metadata)
-							assert.Equal(t, packageName, pd.Package.Name)
-							assert.Equal(t, packageVersion, pd.Version.Version)
-
-							pfs, err := packages.GetFilesByVersionID(db.DefaultContext, pvs[0].ID)
-							assert.NoError(t, err)
-							assert.NotEmpty(t, pfs)
-							assert.Condition(t, func() bool {
-								seen := false
-								expectedFilename := fmt.Sprintf("%s_%s_%s.deb", packageName, packageVersion, architecture)
-								expectedCompositeKey := fmt.Sprintf("%s|%s", distribution, component)
-								for _, pf := range pfs {
-									if pf.Name == expectedFilename && pf.CompositeKey == expectedCompositeKey {
-										if seen {
-											return false
-										}
-										seen = true
-
-										assert.True(t, pf.IsLead)
-
-										pfps, err := packages.GetProperties(db.DefaultContext, packages.PropertyTypeFile, pf.ID)
-										assert.NoError(t, err)
-
-										for _, pfp := range pfps {
-											switch pfp.Name {
-											case debian_module.PropertyDistribution:
-												assert.Equal(t, distribution, pfp.Value)
-											case debian_module.PropertyComponent:
-												assert.Equal(t, component, pfp.Value)
-											case debian_module.PropertyArchitecture:
-												assert.Equal(t, architecture, pfp.Value)
-											}
-										}
-									}
-								}
-								return seen
-							})
-						})
-
-						t.Run("Download", func(t *testing.T) {
-							defer tests.PrintCurrentTest(t)()
-
-							req := NewRequest(t, "GET", fmt.Sprintf("%s/pool/%s/%s/%s_%s_%s.deb", rootURL, distribution, component, packageName, packageVersion, architecture))
-							resp := MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
-
-							assert.Equal(t, "application/vnd.debian.binary-package", resp.Header().Get("Content-Type"))
-						})
-
-						t.Run("Packages", func(t *testing.T) {
-							defer tests.PrintCurrentTest(t)()
-
-							url := fmt.Sprintf("%s/dists/%s/%s/binary-%s/Packages", rootURL, distribution, component, architecture)
-
-							req := NewRequest(t, "GET", url)
-							resp := MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
-
-							body := resp.Body.String()
-
-							assert.Contains(t, body, "Package: "+packageName)
-							assert.Contains(t, body, "Version: "+packageVersion)
-							assert.Contains(t, body, "Architecture: "+architecture)
-							assert.Contains(t, body, fmt.Sprintf("Filename: pool/%s/%s/%s_%s_%s.deb", distribution, component, packageName, packageVersion, architecture))
-
-							req = NewRequest(t, "GET", url+".gz")
-							MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
-
-							req = NewRequest(t, "GET", url+".xz")
-							MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
-
-							url = fmt.Sprintf("%s/dists/%s/%s/%s/by-hash/SHA256/%s", rootURL, distribution, component, architecture, base.EncodeSha256(body))
-							req = NewRequest(t, "GET", url)
-							resp = MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
-
-							assert.Equal(t, body, resp.Body.String())
-						})
-					})
-				}
-			}
-
-			t.Run("Release", func(t *testing.T) {
-				defer tests.PrintCurrentTest(t)()
-
-				req := NewRequest(t, "GET", fmt.Sprintf("%s/dists/%s/Release", rootURL, distribution))
-				resp := MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
-
-				body := resp.Body.String()
-
-				assert.Contains(t, body, "Components: "+strings.Join(components, " "))
-				assert.Contains(t, body, "Architectures: "+strings.Join(architectures, " "))
-
-				for _, component := range components {
-					for _, architecture := range architectures {
-						assert.Contains(t, body, fmt.Sprintf("%s/binary-%s/Packages", component, architecture))
-						assert.Contains(t, body, fmt.Sprintf("%s/binary-%s/Packages.gz", component, architecture))
-						assert.Contains(t, body, fmt.Sprintf("%s/binary-%s/Packages.xz", component, architecture))
-					}
-				}
-
-				req = NewRequest(t, "GET", fmt.Sprintf("%s/dists/%s/by-hash/SHA256/%s", rootURL, distribution, base.EncodeSha256(body)))
-				resp = MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
-
-				assert.Equal(t, body, resp.Body.String())
-
-				req = NewRequest(t, "GET", fmt.Sprintf("%s/dists/%s/Release.gpg", rootURL, distribution))
-				resp = MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
-
-				assert.Contains(t, resp.Body.String(), "-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----")
-
-				req = NewRequest(t, "GET", fmt.Sprintf("%s/dists/%s/InRelease", rootURL, distribution))
-				resp = MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
-
-				assert.Contains(t, resp.Body.String(), "-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----")
-			})
-		})
-	}
-
-	t.Run("Delete", func(t *testing.T) {
-		defer tests.PrintCurrentTest(t)()
-
-		distribution := distributions[0]
-		architecture := architectures[0]
-
-		for _, component := range components {
-			req := NewRequest(t, "DELETE", fmt.Sprintf("%s/pool/%s/%s/%s/%s/%s", rootURL, distribution, component, packageName, packageVersion, architecture))
-			MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusUnauthorized)
-
-			req = NewRequest(t, "DELETE", fmt.Sprintf("%s/pool/%s/%s/%s/%s/%s", rootURL, distribution, component, packageName, packageVersion, architecture))
-			AddBasicAuthHeader(req, user.Name)
-			MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusNoContent)
-
-			req = NewRequest(t, "GET", fmt.Sprintf("%s/dists/%s/%s/binary-%s/Packages", rootURL, distribution, component, architecture))
-			MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusNotFound)
-		}
-
-		req := NewRequest(t, "GET", fmt.Sprintf("%s/dists/%s/Release", rootURL, distribution))
-		resp := MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
-
-		body := resp.Body.String()
-
-		assert.Contains(t, body, "Components: "+strings.Join(components, " "))
-		assert.Contains(t, body, "Architectures: "+architectures[1])
-	})
-}
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