Blog posts tagged
"Launchpad"

13 posts

Britt Yazel
30 March 2022

The Keys to Successful Bug Reporting

Article Desktop

A key principle of open source computing is the ability for users to directly engage with development efforts, the primary avenue being through the use of bug reporting. Bug reports are a critical component to the success of open source projects world-wide, though how to write one successfully can be, admittedly,...

Britt Yazel
30 March 2022

Igor Ljubuncic
23 March 2021

How does Ubuntu 16.04 entering Extended Security Maintenance (ESM) affect snap publishers?

Article Cloud and server

At the end of April, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS will reach the end of its five years of mainstream support and enter the Extended Security Maintenance (ESM) phase. If you’re a snap developer, and you have built or based your snaps on Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial) packages and libraries, you may want to know how this milestone

Igor Ljubuncic
23 March 2021

Paul Collins
3 December 2020

Migrating the Launchpad Keyservers from SKS to Hockeypuck

Article Ubuntu

Ubuntu and Launchpad use OpenPGP keys heavily. Each source package is signed with the uploader’s key, and binary and source package downloads from Ubuntu’s primary archives and from users’ Personal Package Archives (PPAs) are indirectly signed by the publisher process with per-archive keys of its own. Access to...

Paul Collins
3 December 2020

Igor Ljubuncic
18 July 2019

Handy snapcraft features: Remote build

Article Desktop

As you probably know, there are many ways you can build snaps: locally using snapcraft, with CI systems like Travis, through Launchpad, and also via the free online Snapcraft Build Service. Now, a new preview feature called Remote build also allows you to build snaps for multiple architectures directly from the command...

Igor Ljubuncic
18 July 2019

Joshua Powers
12 October 2017

How to find Ubuntu Server Bugs to Fix

Article Cloud and server

Ubuntu Server BugsEver wanted to help out in the development of Ubuntu Server, but did not know how? One of the best ways to get started is by working on bugs. Not only does it improve the distribution for millions of users, but also gives you an opportunity to see how the distribution is made.I am publishing this after...

Joshua Powers
12 October 2017

Canonical
10 August 2015

Ubuntu One file syncing code Open Sourced

Article Desktop

Today, we’re happy to be open sourcing the biggest piece of our Ubuntu One file syncing service. The code we’re releasing is the server side of what desktop clients connected to when syncing local or remote changes. This is code where most of the innovation and hard work went throughout the years, where we faced

Canonical
10 August 2015

Canonical
16 February 2010

Ubuntu single sign on service launched

Ubuntu One Ubuntu

We are pleased to announce the launch of the brand new Ubuntu single sign on service.  The goal of this service is to provide a single, central login service for all Ubuntu-related sites, thus making it more convenient for Ubuntu users and community members to access information, communicate, and contribute.  This...

Canonical
16 February 2010

Canonical
21 July 2009

Canonical releases source code for Launchpad

News Cloud and server

Release of Launchpad to encourage innovation Canonical, the founder of the Ubuntu project, announced today that it has open-sourced the code that runs Launchpad, the software development and collaboration platform used by tens of thousands of developers. Launchpad is used to build Ubuntu and thousands of other projects,...

Canonical
21 July 2009

Canonical
17 July 2008

Launchpad 2.0 radically improves collaboration for open source projects

News Desktop

Launchpad 2.0 Radically Improves Collaboration for Open Source Projects. Canonical's Launchpad2.0 Improves Flexibility And Integration of Developer Collaboration Nexus. Canonical Inc. announced today a major new release of Launchpad,including features that make collaborative development faster and more flexible and...

Canonical
17 July 2008

Canonical
27 November 2007

Canonical announces launch of Launchpad Personal Package Archive service for developers

News Desktop

Adds Mobile Development Capabilities Canonical today announced the general availability of the Launchpad Personal Package Archive (PPA) service, a new way for developers to build and publish packages of their code, documentation, artwork, themes and other additions to the Ubuntu environment on desktop, server and now...

Canonical
27 November 2007

Canonical
22 July 2007

Canonical announces beta of Launchpad ‘Personal Package Archive’

News Desktop

Canonical today announced the beta release of the Launchpad Personal Package Archive (PPA) service, a new way for developers to build and publish packages of their code, documentation, artwork, themes and other contributions to free software. Individuals and teams can each have a PPA, allowing groups to collaborate on...

Canonical
22 July 2007

Canonical
2 April 2007

Launchpad 1.0 Beta released

News Desktop

Launchpad.net today started public beta testing of Launchpad 1.0, a web-based collaboration service that improves the flow of communication between different software projects. Collaboration is crucial to free software projects, but has traditionally been difficult across communities that use different tools which don't...

Canonical
2 April 2007

Canonical
15 February 2007

Rosetta has been released

News Desktop

The Rosetta Translation Portal team is pleased to announce that the portal is now ready for widespread use. Rosetta’s goal is to make the process of translating free software as easy as possible for both translators and software maintainers. Maintainers can send us PO Templates and PO Files, which will be published...

Canonical
15 February 2007