Go Native with Launchpad

Next week I am giving a talk on Launchpad's Personal Package Archives (PPA) feature at OSCON. PPAs allow you to upload Ubuntu source packages to be built and published as an apt repository by Launchpad. Publishing your software as a PPA means that your software will be a "native" installation for the millions of Ubuntu users out there. Aside from attracting that large community there are many other reasons why having a simple and reliable install/uninstall/upgrade path for software is important:

• less support effort.
• doesn't scare people away.
• gives confidence in your software.

The challenge with PPAs is creating the initial Ubuntu source package. I will show some of the basics of this in my talk as well as how you can create and distribute custom versions of software with your PPA.