> The rules for ASF release urls are more complicated than simply > downloads.apache.org/openoffice/.
> We should look into official methods. Or other hosting where we can follow > the rules. Yes, guess I will have a look through, https://www.apache.org/legal/release-policy.html ________________________________ From: Dave Fisher <[email protected]> Sent: 16 June 2026 00:47 To: dev <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Re; Creation of a repo for debian The rules for ASF release urls are more complicated than simply downloads.apache.org/openoffice/. We should look into official methods. Or other hosting where we can follow the rules. > On Jun 14, 2026, at 10:43 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > Hi Dean! > > Am 14.06.2026 um 10:34 schrieb Dean Webber: >> Dear all, >> >> Would be great to have access to AOO from the package manager. Perhaps it is >> straightforward to create a repo? >> >> A quick search found a guide >> at,https://wiki.deimos.fr/creating-a-debian-repository/ >> >> Seems a few commands to create the files, then the repo can be hosted >> somewhere on the server. I believe this would be helpful and enable another >> pathway for access to AOO and updates.l > > In order to do this within ASF project resources, we would need to think on > our release process. > > We would need to restructure the files in folders. > > |https://downloads.apache.org/openoffice/ ├── 4.1.15/ (existing release > tarballs/installers) ├── deb/ (NEW - Debian/Ubuntu apt repo) │ ├── dists/ │ > ├── pool/ │ └── apacheoo.gpg └── rpm/ (NEW - Fedora/RHEL/openSUSE repo) ├── > repodata/ └── x86_64/| > > And we could then advice : > > |# Debian/Ubuntu deb https://downloads.apache.org/openoffice/deb stable main > # Fedora/RHEL baseurl=https://downloads.apache.org/openoffice/rpm/| > > > Since our download page still points to sf.net, we would not need to change > files there. > > If we want to do this we should provide PRs to guru and AUR, because they > need new locations. I am not aware of other install resources that use > download links. > > We should think about if we need to produce all language installers for > Linux, or if we could do some nice dependency definition that you must > download a language file, saving download space. > > If people download per package manager that would simplify thing a lot. > >> >> At this stage I am still learning, and in the process of a few things that >> should help improve my understanding. >> But making progress. Slow as it may be, progress is progress. >> >> Faithfully, >> Dean --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
