Something I've been promising myself for a long time was to learn how to do packaging (the process of putting software into an Ubuntu supported installer format) properly and make use of the wonderful facilities provided by Launchpad that also include hosting and building package files for multiple architectures. The repository, called a Personal Package Archive (PPA) can be added to Ubuntu as a software source just like any other repository, and the files are even digitally signed so end users know they are getting the genuine article. I've put together packages before, but wanted to learn how to do it in a way that work with Launchpad as this seemed a much better way to facilitate the whole process. The PPA will be a home for various ideas I have for packages and also to some other package files for software I use but haven't found readily available on Ubuntu. Be warned some packages will be better than others! I will be announcing details of packages that I'm reasonably happy with here though.

I'm putting together a Personal Package Archive (PPA) on Launchpad which can be found at:

https://launchpad.net/~liamgh/+archive/ppa

I'll be putting much more information on this page soon!