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The main purpose of this project is helping people to package Sugar for various non-mainstream Linux distributions.
The main purpose of this project is helping people to package Sugar for various non-mainstream Linux distributions.
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If Linux distribution is not Debian/Fedora/Ubuntu based and there is lack of human resources to maintain packages,
that
project could be valuable.
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If
a
Linux distribution is not Debian/Fedora/Ubuntu based and there is
a
lack of human resources to maintain packages,
this
project could be valuable.
==How it works==
==How it works==
The general idea is to collect all distro-independent information in one place to minimize maintenance costs.
The general idea is to collect all distro-independent information in one place to minimize maintenance costs.
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Process of
generating packages
looks like that
:
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The process for
generating packages
is
:
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*
fetching
dependencies from [[DevelopmentTeam/Jhbuild|sugar-
jbuild
]] (native sugar building system)
+
*
Fetch
dependencies from [[DevelopmentTeam/Jhbuild|sugar-
jhbuild
]] (native sugar building system)
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*
adding
distro-independent content like common package dependencies, various strings, urls etc.
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*
Add
distro-independent content like common package dependencies, various strings, urls etc.
−
*
using
distro-specific templates to generate native packages
+
*
Use
distro-specific templates to generate native packages
== Supported distros ==
== Supported distros ==
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