Introduction to Launchpad and PPA for Ubuntu | Linux Today

Introduction to Launchpad and PPA for Ubuntu

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Nov 18, 2010

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“One interesting thing about Ubuntu is that you can
follow on launchpad the bug presents in the packages of the
distribution, see the progress and contribute to testing PPA on
your Ubuntu installation and giving feedback back.

“But let see this process in detail and how each of us can help
the community.

“Launchpad, developed by Canonical, is a system used to keep
track of many aspects of open-source development. Landscape’s
features include code hosting, bug tracking, translation, feature
blueprints and a community-based answer tracker.

“Ubuntu uses Launchpad for project management. You can visit
Ubuntu’s Launchpad project page for more information.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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