Support for packages provided by third parties in external repositories

Registered by Matt Zimmerman

Some software cannot be incorporated into Ubuntu's comprehensive package repositories. We should explore options for providing Ubuntu users with convenient access to such software.

Blueprint information

Status:
Complete
Approver:
Mark Shuttleworth
Priority:
High
Drafter:
Michael Vogt
Direction:
Needs approval
Assignee:
Michael Vogt
Definition:
Approved
Series goal:
Accepted for dapper
Implementation:
Implemented
Milestone target:
None
Started by
Matt Zimmerman
Completed by
Matt Zimmerman

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Reviewed by smurf, 3 Nov.
Approved by sabdfl, Nov 5, 2005.
Support for easy/save installing of deb packages is in the archive as "gdebi".
Support for "channels" (via a sources.list.d directory) in apt is in archive.

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