Posted by dg1727 on Oct 18, 2011; 4:44pm
URL: https://forum.librecad.org/Add-a-PPA-for-releases-in-Linux-deb-format-tp4888776p4914467.html

When Debian Sid (unstable) is in my active repositories list, I am notified that over 700 updates are available, which I don't want to install.  As a result, I keep Debian Sid disabled in my repositories list most of the time.  

The current LibreCAD, 1.0.0rc3, has not propagated to my present Ubuntu release (11.04 Natty) yet, and it may be a long time until that happens (if ever).  

So my procedure for installing or upgrading LibreCAD (other than option [4] in my original posting) is as follows:

1.  Open Synaptic
2.  Add Debian Sid
3.  Click Reload and wait for "Rebuilding search index" to finish (about a 2.5-minute process in total)
4.  The actual installation (I am not listing the time for it, since it would be the same from any repository)
5.  Remove Debian Sid from active repositories
6.  Click Reload and wait for "Rebuilding search index" to finish (about a 1.25-minute process)

I would rather not wait the 3.75 minutes (I could do something else during this time, but most things would take longer than 2.5 minutes, so I would probably get interrupted while trying to concentrate.)  

Maybe I could write a script to automate the install, but is every user supposed to do this for LibreCAD?  

My present install procedure, as with option [4] from the earlier post, has the disadvantage that I have to monitor librecad.org in order to tell when a new version is available.  A package repository would be checked by my package management software daily, and I would get an automatic notification of each new version.  

Maybe the suggested PPA (see subject line) can still be considered.  

Thanks in advance for comment.