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Merge lp:~nhandler/ubuntu-docs/ppa into lp:ubuntu-docs/karmic

  1. ppa
  2. Merge into ubuntu-karmic
Proposed by Nathan Handler
Status: Merged
Merged at revision: not available
Proposed branch: lp:~nhandler/ubuntu-docs/ppa
Merge into: lp:ubuntu-docs/karmic
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To merge this branch: bzr merge lp:~nhandler/ubuntu-docs/ppa
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Nathan Handler (nhandler) wrote :

Make adding-ppa a subsection of adding-repos per mdke's suggestion

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Matthew East (mdke) wrote :

On Sat, May 16, 2009 at 5:40 AM, Nathan Handler <email address hidden> wrote:
> Make adding-ppa a subsection of adding-repos per mdke's suggestion

Looks good Nathan, thanks. I've merged this.

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1=== modified file 'add-applications/C/add-applications.xml'
2--- add-applications/C/add-applications.xml 2009-05-12 06:55:06 +0000
3+++ add-applications/C/add-applications.xml 2009-05-16 04:36:20 +0000
4@@ -269,55 +269,54 @@
5 You can also add the GPG key using the terminal by entering the following command:
6 </para>
7 <screen><command>sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com key-fingerprint</command></screen>
8-</sect1>
9-
10-<sect1 id="adding-ppa" status="review">
11- <title>Adding a Personal Package Archive (PPA)</title>
12- <para>
13- <ulink url="https://launchpad.net/">Launchpad</ulink> provides all users
14- with their own Personal Package Archive (PPA) that can be used to build
15- and store Ubuntu packages. In the same way that you can
16- add a normal software repository, you can also add a PPA to the
17- package manager's list of available repositories. PPAs work like normal
18- Ubuntu archives. You can install software in the usual way -- for example,
19- through apt-get or synaptic -- and whenever there's an update Ubuntu will
20- prompt you to install it.
21- </para>
22- <caution>
23- <para>
24- You download and install PPA packages at your own risk. Ubuntu, Launchpad
25- and Canonical do not endorse these packages. You must be certain that you
26- trust the PPA owner before you install their software.
27- </para>
28- </caution>
29- <para>
30- You should begin by familiarizing yourself with <xref linkend="adding-repos"/> before beginning.
31- </para>
32- <para>
33- The APT line for the PPA can be found on the PPA overview page on Launchpad,
34- and should look similar to the following:
35- </para>
36- <programlisting>deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/<emphasis>user</emphasis>/ppa/<emphasis>ppa-name</emphasis> &distro-short-codename; main</programlisting>
37- <para>
38- As a security measure, all PPAs use a unique GPG key to digitally sign the
39- packages that they provide. This makes it easy to check that the packages
40- have not been tampered with since Launchpad built them and to be sure that
41- you are downloading from the PPA that you want. In order for your package
42- manager to be able to check this, you need the public key that corresponds
43- to the signatures. The key should be available for download on the PPA
44- overview page on Launchpad. Until you add the PPA's key to your system, you
45- will see warnings that you are downloading from an untrusted source.
46- </para>
47- <para>
48- The key used to sign a PPA is listed on the PPA overview page. Instructions
49- on how to add the key can be found in <xref linkend="adding-repos"/>.
50- </para>
51- <para>
52- Additional information about adding a PPA repository can be found on
53- <ulink url="https://help.launchpad.net/Packaging/PPA">Launchpad</ulink>.
54- </para>
55-</sect1>
56-
57+
58+ <sect2 id="adding-ppa" status="review">
59+ <title>Adding a Personal Package Archive (PPA)</title>
60+ <para>
61+ <ulink url="https://launchpad.net/">Launchpad</ulink> provides all users
62+ with their own Personal Package Archive (PPA) that can be used to build
63+ and store Ubuntu packages. In the same way that you can
64+ add a normal software repository, you can also add a PPA to the
65+ package manager's list of available repositories. PPAs work like normal
66+ Ubuntu archives. You can install software in the usual way -- for example,
67+ through apt-get or synaptic -- and whenever there's an update Ubuntu will
68+ prompt you to install it.
69+ </para>
70+ <caution>
71+ <para>
72+ You download and install PPA packages at your own risk. Ubuntu, Launchpad
73+ and Canonical do not endorse these packages. You must be certain that you
74+ trust the PPA owner before you install their software.
75+ </para>
76+ </caution>
77+ <para>
78+ You should begin by familiarizing yourself with <xref linkend="adding-repos"/> before beginning.
79+ </para>
80+ <para>
81+ The APT line for the PPA can be found on the PPA overview page on Launchpad,
82+ and should look similar to the following:
83+ </para>
84+ <programlisting>deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/<emphasis>user</emphasis>/ppa/<emphasis>ppa-name</emphasis> &distro-short-codename; main</programlisting>
85+ <para>
86+ As a security measure, all PPAs use a unique GPG key to digitally sign the
87+ packages that they provide. This makes it easy to check that the packages
88+ have not been tampered with since Launchpad built them and to be sure that
89+ you are downloading from the PPA that you want. In order for your package
90+ manager to be able to check this, you need the public key that corresponds
91+ to the signatures. The key should be available for download on the PPA
92+ overview page on Launchpad. Until you add the PPA's key to your system, you
93+ will see warnings that you are downloading from an untrusted source.
94+ </para>
95+ <para>
96+ The key used to sign a PPA is listed on the PPA overview page. Instructions
97+ on how to add the key can be found in <xref linkend="adding-repos"/>.
98+ </para>
99+ <para>
100+ Additional information about adding a PPA repository can be found on
101+ <ulink url="https://help.launchpad.net/Packaging/PPA">Launchpad</ulink>.
102+ </para>
103+ </sect2>
104+</sect1>
105 <sect1 id="offline" status="draft">
106 <title>Installing software packages without an Internet connection</title>
107 <para>

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