Better release channel management
There were complains about some dependencies for packages in the daily PPA being outside the PPA. We should determine the best way to maintain the PPAs so they don't become a nighmare for neither developers nor early adopters, and use upstream repos as much as possible.
Blueprint information
- Status:
- Started
- Approver:
- elementary core
- Priority:
- Medium
- Drafter:
- None
- Direction:
- Approved
- Assignee:
- Sergey "Shnatsel" Davidoff
- Definition:
- Approved
- Series goal:
- None
- Implementation:
-
Good progress
- Milestone target:
- None
- Started by
- Sergey "Shnatsel" Davidoff
- Completed by
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See full specification for details.
I've developed a custom version of ppa-purge that can be called from maintainer scripts in .deb packages; see linked branch.
I've also requested importing and building apt-queue which was designed by JoliCloud for this exact use case, but I think using aptdaemon is a better idea.
~shnatsel
I've written a script that generates release channel packages. I've never tested those packages tbh, but they are supposed to add required PPAs and request a package lists update on installation and remove and purge those PPAs on removal. PPA signatures are not yet handled, though. ~shnatsel
Ok, I've rewritten the hell out of that script, it now handles keys and should also handle changes in PPA set properly. But it still needs more testing. ~shnatsel
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* Blueprints in grey have been implemented.
