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Show HN: PkgHub.io - Simple Ubuntu Package Hosting

#1

Post by lloydpick » Mon, Oct 21, 2013, 1:50 PM UTC

Show HN: PkgHub.io - Simple Ubuntu Package Hosting
pkghub.io

Re: Show HN: PkgHub.io - Simple Ubuntu Package Hosting

#2

Post by lloydpick » Mon, Oct 21, 2013, 1:51 PM UTC

This system was built by @supersheep and @lloydpick (me) in 48 hours as part of the http://railsrumble.com competition, so if you encounter a bug please just let us know.

Re: Show HN: PkgHub.io - Simple Ubuntu Package Hosting

#3

Post by trumbitta2 » Mon, Oct 21, 2013, 2:14 PM UTC

You should add a pricing page ASAP :D because this "seems" way simpler than good old launchpad

Re: Show HN: PkgHub.io - Simple Ubuntu Package Hosting

#4

Post by shared4you » Mon, Oct 21, 2013, 2:15 PM UTC

lloydpick wrote: post #2

This system was built by @supersheep and @lloydpick (me) in 48 hours as part of the http://railsrumble.com competition, so if you encounter a bug please just let us know.

Typo on your home page: publically -> publicly

Re: Show HN: PkgHub.io - Simple Ubuntu Package Hosting

#5

Post by lloydpick » Mon, Oct 21, 2013, 2:20 PM UTC

shared4you wrote: post #4

lloydpick wrote: post #2

This system was built by @supersheep and @lloydpick (me) in 48 hours as part of the http://railsrumble.com competition, so if you encounter a bug please just let us know.

Typo on your home page: publically -> publicly

Whoops, will get that fixed once the lockdown period ends in the competition. Have to wait until Thursday unfortunately.

Re: Show HN: PkgHub.io - Simple Ubuntu Package Hosting

#6

Post by tlongren » Mon, Oct 21, 2013, 2:24 PM UTC

This could be waaay better than Launchpad. And much nicer looking, too.

Re: Show HN: PkgHub.io - Simple Ubuntu Package Hosting

#7

Post by mapleoin » Mon, Oct 21, 2013, 2:33 PM UTC

Meanwhile, the best package building and hosting site that no one has ever heard of: http://openbuildservice.org/ https://build.opensuse.org/

supports all major distros: openSUSE, Fedora, Debian-based, even Arch.

Re: Show HN: PkgHub.io - Simple Ubuntu Package Hosting

#8

Post by simonuid » Mon, Oct 21, 2013, 2:34 PM UTC

shared4you wrote: post #4

lloydpick wrote: post #2

This system was built by @supersheep and @lloydpick (me) in 48 hours as part of the http://railsrumble.com competition, so if you encounter a bug please just let us know.

Typo on your home page: publically -> publicly

another typo: "that provides you with an easy to way host and manage" -> "that provides you with an easy way to host and manage"

Re: Show HN: PkgHub.io - Simple Ubuntu Package Hosting

#9

Post by lloydpick » Mon, Oct 21, 2013, 2:47 PM UTC

trumbitta2 wrote: post #3

You should add a pricing page ASAP :D because this "seems" way simpler than good old launchpad

Still trying to figure that bit out at the moment, I suspect we'll go down the Github model, public projects are free, private projects you pay for. Quite open to recommendations/opinions on what people would be willing to pay and how you want that priced

Re: Show HN: PkgHub.io - Simple Ubuntu Package Hosting

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Post by film42 » Mon, Oct 21, 2013, 2:51 PM UTC

One killer feature would be to have a direct download link to each package. Installing outside the package manager isn't something you should do, but I've had to a few times (making netcat happy, etc).