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=== Uploading to Extras-devel === | === Uploading to Extras-devel === | ||
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- | Anyone with a [http://garage.maemo.org/ Garage] account can upload packages to Extras-devel in order to share new updates and start the community QA process. It is important to note that the ''uploader'' needs a Garage account: the package itself does not need to be hosted in the Garage (although it helps a lot! | + | Anyone with a [http://garage.maemo.org/ Garage] account can upload packages to Extras-devel in order to share new updates and start the community QA process. It is important to note that the ''uploader'' needs a Garage account: the package itself does not need to be hosted in the Garage (although it helps a lot!). |
==== Promoting packages to extras-testing ==== | ==== Promoting packages to extras-testing ==== | ||
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To keep from unintentionally upgrading to an extras-testing or extras-devel software version, it is possible to tell apt to always prefer stable packages over these other repositories via apt-pinning. | To keep from unintentionally upgrading to an extras-testing or extras-devel software version, it is possible to tell apt to always prefer stable packages over these other repositories via apt-pinning. | ||
- | Note: If you use Faster Application Manager | + | Note: If you use Faster Application Manager, then the following will cause errors, so don't do it and just be careful with what repos you enable. |
Create the file /etc/apt/preferences with the following content: | Create the file /etc/apt/preferences with the following content: |
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