Dmitrijs Ledkovs wrote: > I quite agree that adding adding PPA should be easy. > > In my opinion is should envolve clicks and it should not envolve deb > packages. Currently for my PPA which has quite a few users I did > create deb package which installs list file and keys. > > Here is what I want as a PPA publisher: > > 1) One click links to list file per distro (Click on it, open it up > without saving, enter sudo password and that ppa is added) > > 2) One click on the PGP key link (Click on it, choose to import into > APT-key instead of your default keyring, enter sudo password, key > added)
I would add - keyserver.ubuntu.com should handle HTTP lookups! I finally realized why I have so much trouble updating apt from work: because the firewall blocks hkp. > > 3) AptUrl should be highlighted on the PPA whiteboard (Such that I can > click on it to refresh repositories and install this or that hot > package that attracted me to this ppa in the first place). ... > Finally got this bit off my chest. What do you think? Yes. -- derek -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss