Can `add-apt` be used for Github repos?
Can add-apt be used for Github repos?I know that this adds a ppa from launchpad:sudo add-apt-repository ppa:chris-lea/node.jsI would like to use a Github repository instead of launchpad. Is this...
View ArticleIs the "affects me" button in launchpad gone?
Until some time ago there's been a button labeled "affects me too" which one could press. The last time I saw it might be some months ago and I didn't check inbetween. I no longer see it, e.g. for...
View ArticleHow to notify a PPA owner that their PPA has issues
How can one notify Launchpad a PPA is malformed?Context:I am trying to install the current stable version of dossbox-staging listed at https://launchpad.net/~feignint/+archive/ubuntu/dosbox-stagingOn...
View ArticleHow to configure Launchpad PPA to use build dependency from Backports...
I want to build packages for my PPA using meson. I think I figured out how to do make a working recipe. However I need meson version (>= 0.4) which is not in the release repository of xenial....
View ArticleHow to use stdeb with Launchpad?
I know that launchpad has the policy of only allowing upload of source packages on PPA's (as also explained here).Yet, a python .deb package has all the source in it and it seems silly that one cannot...
View ArticleHow do I unsubscribe from a Launchpad bug?
My machine reported a bug to Launchpad, which was then marked as a duplicate of another bug. I am now getting comments from everybody on that bug, and there are a lot of them. How do I unsubscribe?
View ArticleBuild deb package with more recent cmake on launchpad
I created a library that I'd like to share via deb packages in a ppa.I'd like to support from ubuntu 20.04 but I need a more recent version of cmake to build the library, and I'm wondering what would...
View Article" (tried in ., debian/tmp)" while building package with dh-exec">Launchpad PPA: " dh_install: warning: Cannot find (any matches for) "=>"...
I'm working on moving some of my packaging routines into CI workflows to save myself some time when releasing new versions of my app. However, I've been running into a weird issue with Launchpad that...
View ArticleLaunchpad librarian fails to install package
I am using launchpad librarian to build packages from my source package.The source package, I have uploaded via dput to my PPA.Launchpad then proceeds to build (which is accomplished) and to install...
View ArticleI can't log in to launchpad
I'm trying to file a bug report but I cannot login to launchpad. I don't know if there is some kind of maintenance going on but I can't login. I already logged in to my Ubuntu one account but still...
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How long does Launchpad typically take to process bug data?
I started the bug creation process with apport-cli and followed the link it gave me.However it's been processing for several hours now.When should I give up waiting and try again?
View Articlepbuilder and debuild work, but Launchpad fails on downloading tarball
I've searched through all similar questions, but can't see the solution.I'm building debian packages for a local project. I successfully built it both for amd64 and arm64 with pbuilder assudo pbuilder...
View ArticleBuilding package on Launchpad is skipping to include .so files in the target...
I created a PPA to package the Helix-Editor: https://launchpad.net/~maveonair/+archive/ubuntu/helix-editor.The build process completes successfully (logs) and the package is released. But for some...
View ArticleWill Ubuntu One be fully open sourced? [closed]
Currently, parts of Ubuntu One have been released, but not all the parts of the code are open source. Is there any hope for Ubuntu One to be fully open sourced?On this blog post they say this:What else...
View ArticleDoes debian/changelog have to be release specific?
I want to create a debian source package that is suitable for multiple OS-releases.Initially, I was targeting kinetic, and had this changelog format:gfxi (1.3-1) kinetic; urgency=medium * Add install...
View ArticleIs there a method to download all files of a ppa?
Is there a method to download all files of a ppa from launchpad.net to the local drive?. (To make a backup of an abandoned project)I have tried it with:wget --recursive --no-parent...
View ArticleDebian package builds in my computer, but fails to build in Launchpad and...
I made a debian package for Blanket, and tried to build it with Launchpad recipe.While it builds successfully in my computer (Xubuntu 20.04), it fails to build for focal in Launchpad.Here is the...
View ArticleUpload to PPA succeeded but packages doesn't appear
I'm trying to upload packages to my PPA for the first time. I want to use the PPA for customized versions of the OpenStack Compute (nova) project, so I tried to do a test by uploading packages...
View ArticleUbuntu Development version / How to participate, or how to get a smooth ride
Questions about the Ubuntu Development versionBackgroundAskUbuntu is dedicated to helping users with the current released versions of standard Ubuntu and Ubuntu community flavours (Kubuntu, Lubuntu ......
View ArticleHow to build a PPA package on Launchpad from a git repository with submodules?
I'm currently trying to revive our project PPA since we started using Git submodules two months ago and import to Bazaar stopped working since it doesn't support submodules. So I removed bzr and...
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