[xubuntu-users] Developer Asks: How To Submit Linux Software To Software Center?

[Elizabeth K. Joseph]

On Thu, Jun 11, 2015 at 5:05 AM, Petter Adsen <petter at synth.no> wrote:
> On Thu, 11 Jun 2015 07:33:34 -0400
> Jesse Palser <jessepalsermailinglists at gmail.com> wrote:
>> We were hoping there was some easy method to get games into Software
>> Center? Thanks!
>
> You will not be able to do this without supplying .debs. I suggest you
> take a look at the Debian wiki, there are extremely good guides for
> making them there, along with all the information you need to have the
> package submitted to the repos. Most of these steps you will need to
> take anyway to have them in the Ubuntu repos, so you might as well
> start at the Debian wiki.
>
> There are people who will be able to help you make .debs, but I'm not
> sure what mailing list I would go to for help. Check the wiki, and
> maybe try a development list if there isn't one for package maintainers.

The landing page for packaging software in Ubuntu is here:

http://packaging.ubuntu.com/

That links to the guide developed by Ubuntu community members, as well
as the Debian guides and other resources for building .deb packages,
as well as resources for asking for help from developers (this is a
user list, so there aren't many developers who can answer questions
here).

It's worth noting that many projects begin by creating a .deb package
and uploading as a PPA, and refining it policy and structure-wise
until it's good enough for actual inclusion in Debian and Ubuntu.

Good luck.

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Elizabeth Krumbach Joseph || Lyz || pleia2