sindresorhus/caprine

Add packages to official repositories

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#1,458 opened on Dec 7, 2020

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Description

I see you have already prepared rpm and deb packages.

It would greatly improve availability for potential users if you would add them to official repositories.

Currently, users wanting to have automated updates have to use snap, or AppImage (together with appimagelauncher).

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Research direction
Investigate the submission guidelines for official packages in common Linux distributions such as Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, and openSUSE. Review the existing build configuration in the repository (likely in package.json or build scripts) to understand how .deb and .rpm packages are generated. Then, follow the respective distribution's contribution process to submit the packages. No linked PRs or assignees were found, so this issue is open for contribution.
Tech stack
typescript
Domain
releasedevops
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
3-5 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Mostly clear
Prerequisites
familiarity with rpm and deb packagingunderstanding of the build process
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
50