Ubuntu Packaging Guide is out with an easy logic presentation (Lucid, Maverick, Natty)
If you are interested in Ubuntu, how it works, how can one build a package, or just want to become more familiar with Ubuntu development in general, then "Ubuntu Packaging Guide" is for you.
An introduction to Launchpad, fixing a bug in Ubuntu (presented in easy logic steps like how to find the problem, how to fix it, working on it and , of course, testing the fix), package development, building and uploading a package are presented in this guide written and maintained by Daniel Holbach (available in .epub, .html, .pdf).
How can we get the Ubuntu Packaging Guide?
Add the following PPA (Lucid, Maverick, Natty)
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-packaging-guide-team/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-packaging-guide
then go to /usr/share/doc/ubuntu-packaging-guide
If you don't want to add the PPA (daily build), you can simply download the guide from here.
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