Morgoth - Ubuntu backports
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- Can these packages break my Ubuntu
- Why not joining a backports team
- Why is the service so slow and with lots of timeouts
- Import signing key into APT
- Add this repository to your sources list
- List of available packages
| Ubuntu 11.10 - Oneiric Ocelot |
News for « Oneiric Ocelot » backports
12 December 2011 « Oneiric Ocelot » release
- Additions ...
- gtk2-engines-qtcurve 1.8.12
- kde-style-qtcurve 1.8.9
- uade 2.13
- uade-git 2.13.20110917
Starting over a new repository
Introduction
This project aims to provide packages for the Ubuntu Linux distribution which are not available through Ubuntu itself. These packages have the only purpose of providing up-to-date software (mainly for desktop usage) to the users of the stable release of Ubuntu Linux.
The repository provided here is not a substitute of the official packages in any way. It is just a personal interest I have about how to make packages the right way and make them available to people who wish to use software not available on the main distribution and not yet available on the backports site. This repository is a complement to the official packages.
I always do my best to provide non intrusive and correctly backported packages. The software available here is targeted to the stable release Oneiric Ocelot and is from one of the following sources:
- From the upcoming release Precise Pengolin
- From the Debian GNU/Linux unstable release SID if the package does not exist anywhere within Ubuntu
- From unofficial, user or community driven repositories
- From vanilla sources if no package exist anywhere I would be aware of
Can these packages break my Ubuntu
Well, there's always a risk eventhough it is very limited. These packages are tested and used everyday by lots of people (according to traffic stats), myself included and I haven't received a single complain yet. Anyway, I'm just the packager of the software, not the developper and if it fails to work properly on your system, there's little I can do to fix it.
On the matter of upgrade/dist-upgrade, there's nothing to worry about. The extension I add to the packages version is known to be APT compliant. Everything after the tilda sign (~) is ignored by APT for versioning considerations. So, when you dist-uprade to a new version of Ubuntu, you fall under one of these conditions :
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The new package have a better version
APT will replace the package from this repository with the one supplied by the new Ubuntu release, you will get a more up to date package -
The new package have the same version
APT will NOT replace the package from this repository and everything stays as it was before -
The new package have a lesser version
APT will NOT replace the package from this repository and everything stays as it was before, you keep a more up to date package
Why not joining the official backports team
Many people asked me this question! I have my reasons and here they are:
- I want to maintain the full production chain, from the package creation to the repository maintenance
- I create the packages I need myself or my closed circle of relatives. I do not package software I don't use because I can't test it and provide quality maintenance.
- I do this as a hobby and I can't allocate full time on it. A backports maintenance team expect a contributor to follow the upstream versions evolution and deliver packages on a regular basis. I don't want to disappoint people so I don't join teams.
Why is the server so slow and lots of timeouts
This repository is hosted at my ISP's webpages space. This is a strict minimal service with no warranty of any kind. This does the job but it's slow and the server is mutualised with many other sites from other customers.
One day in some unknown future, I'll get myself a lowcost dedicated server to host this repository along with my other projects and it'll be better with many more services but that's not to expect for tomorrow morning
Import signing key into APT
Signing is available to ensure that you download packages I really made myself 
The key finger print is :
0DDB 9651 40FC 8BBD 31F9 98D3 8CC6 8B39 7E2E 4741
You have to download the Morgoth signing key, import it into APT trusted repositories database by issuing the following command in a shell (terminal) :
wget -O - http://morgoth.free.fr/files/morgoth-signkey.gpg.asc | sudo apt-key add -
Add this repository to your sources list
To add this repository to your « /etc/apt/sources.list », append this line :
deb http://morgoth.free.fr/ubuntu oneiric-backports main
If you also wish to access the Source packages, append this line too :
deb-src http://morgoth.free.fr/ubuntu oneiric-backports main
List of the 6 packages available for « Oneiric Ocelot »
If you wish, you can browse the repository
| Package | Version | Description |
|---|---|---|
| gtk2-engines-qtcurve | 1.8.12-1 |
 This is a set of widget styles for Gtk2 based apps
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| kde-style-qtcurve | 1.8.9-1 |
Unified widget styles for KDE and GTK+
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| kwin-style-qtcurve | 1.8.9-1 |
Unified window decoration for KDE and GTK+
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| qtcurve | 1.8.9-1 |
Unified window decoration for KDE and GTK+
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| uade-uade123 | 2.13-1 |
Plays old Amiga tunes through UAE emulation & Eagleplayer API
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| uade-uade123-git | 2.13.20110917-1 |
Plays old Amiga tunes through UAE emulation & Eagleplayer API
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