Fwd: [Bug 873934] [NEW] ARB apps should install into /opt/extras.ubuntu.com/packagename

[Stéphane Graber]

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On 10/18/2011 07:25 AM, David Planella wrote:
> Hi App Review Board,
> 
> I had a look at this bug [1] (forwarded below). I can change the
> info in the developer portal to reflect the fact that ARB apps need
> to be installed in /opt/extras.ubuntu.com, that's not a problem.
> 
> We've gone a long way in ensuring that the experience and the 
> information in the app developer site is consistent for both open
> source and commercial apps, by consolidating submission through
> MyApps and by presenting the same step-by-step guide regardless of
> the type of app.
> 
> I'm concerned that we're introducing a new point of divergence
> here (/opt/extras.ubuntu.com/packagename for ARB apps vs.
> /opt/packagename for commercial), making it more difficult to
> present a consistent process at the stage of submission.
> 
> What is the rationale for this change? And would not be a way to go
> back to a unified way to install apps in /opt/packagename?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Regards, David.

Hi David,

The initial reason was based on the FHS:
http://www.pathname.com/fhs/pub/fhs-2.3.html#OPTADDONAPPLICATIONSOFTWAREPACKAGES

Where it's said that you need to either use /opt/<package>/ or
/opt/<provider>/...

In our case, we chose to go with the /opt/<provider> path as it avoids
potential path conflicts. In this case "<provider> is either a LANANA
registered provider name or a FQDN, hence why we chose to go with
extras.ubuntu.com



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Stéphane Graber
Ubuntu developer
http://www.ubuntu.com
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