Packaging improvements

[Matt Zimmerman]

On Tue, Jan 17, 2006 at 03:30:07PM +0100, MadMan2k wrote:
> As far as I can see you are considering some packaging system updates.
> I think it would be a good idea to collect all possible improvements to
> introduce a bunch of them at one.
> 
> up to now I've seen the following:
> 
> - better package compression (7zip?)

https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+spec/dpkg-7zip

> - delta debs

This is a lot more difficult than it sounds, and isn't currently on the
roadmap.

https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+spec/smaller-updates

> - auto dependency removement

https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+spec/dependency-removal

> now I'd like to add
> - customizable meta packages

https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-meta/+bug/11381

> So why not doing it right from the start and giving the user the ability 
> to create his own metapackages.

Users are free to create their own metapackages.

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 - mdz