http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/item/73/
Ubuntu should provide a repository for up to date games for games that will always need the latest version to play online.

[2173 votes] Solution #1: Auto-generated solution of idea #73


[13 votes] Solution #2: Promote Playdeb


]]> en-us Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:35:44 +0000 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 06:46:45 +0000 QAPoll module http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/73/ Thu, 28 Feb 2008 19:44:56 +0000
Please create a repository for frequently updated projects such as these!]]> Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:43:06 +0000 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:19:14 +0000 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 02:21:09 +0000
A repository that monitors upstream automatically and syncs using svn/bazaar/etc.

Certain select packages should be there. They should follow one of these criteria:

1- its not stable yet. sometimes there are new packages (think compiz/awn/etc.) that are not yet stable, and more recent update is always an improvement. Don't bother maintaining it yet, just auto-create packages from SVN.

2- games or tools that require compatibility with a server-side. these things will break when you don't sync an update. Think multiplayer FPS, or even the flash-plugin!

3- they are very high-profile and people just want to try the very latest and they are not likely to bork your system (ie. they are just desktop apps, like firefox, miro, gaim, etc.)

These packages should all have a upstream post-fix in their name. In the case of #1 and #2 they shouldn't even exist in the normal repo's, since stability can not, even by the community, be garantueed for a specific period of time. This repo should only exist for the most recent released LTS and normal version of Ubuntu. So, support the LTS version during the full time period of the LTS.

I think that setup is safe, solves a lot of problems (including the discussion about unstable packages in the repo's), the need for things like getdeb.net, etc.




]]> Fri, 29 Feb 2008 04:19:12 +0000
Whould you kindly make a new post about it? Even if just a copy&paste.]]> Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:37:14 +0000 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 22:57:39 +0000 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 22:59:04 +0000
I think backports needs to be utilized more.]]> Fri, 29 Feb 2008 23:23:28 +0000
Anyone is also free to create their own repo for this.

Not getting new packages in after a point is the way our system works.

Addressing how the system works would be a better solution IMO.]]> Sat, 01 Mar 2008 01:20:00 +0000 http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/2117/

Maybe this could be merged?]]> Mon, 03 Mar 2008 08:53:41 +0000 https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuBackports

as ckontros said: "Anyone is also free to create their own repo for this."
IMHO it would be a good idea to create an unofficial gaming repository.

see
http://forum.freegamedev.net/index.php?t=msg&goto=5257]]> Mon, 03 Mar 2008 09:15:13 +0000
Varying versions of games is a pain, for sure.]]> Mon, 03 Mar 2008 09:35:02 +0000 Mon, 03 Mar 2008 16:03:19 +0000 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 07:06:20 +0000 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:09:41 +0000 2.4) don't appear in the repo. Ubuntu users were asking in the nexuiz forums why they didn't get an update through the repos.99% of the users are going to upgrade anyway, so might as well un-freeze the games section of the repos.]]> Sat, 08 Mar 2008 23:08:36 +0000 Sun, 09 Mar 2008 15:22:00 +0000 IMHO it would be a good idea to support these guys.]]> Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:27:32 +0000
Any online game kept in the repositories should be kept up to date. Otherwise, it won't match server versions, and users cannot play them online.]]> Wed, 12 Mar 2008 23:25:44 +0000
Though, that doesn't apply to a games repository. I'll write them an email, see what they think about it.]]> Sat, 15 Mar 2008 00:18:51 +0000 Mon, 17 Mar 2008 10:49:24 +0000
Vadim P.: keep us updated plz :)]]> Mon, 17 Mar 2008 15:47:42 +0000


http://www.jeuxlinux.fr/


It aims to be the STEAM-LIKE for linux.... sound's nice ! :)]]> Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:14:33 +0000
well games have a major problem, -data package sizes are too big, most of our mirror hostings would not be able to support such big packages
we are working on that by providing a -data metapackage which actually will download the files from the games main mirrors


So, yeah. They can't add a games one because it'll either a) be as slow as a snail, or b) have the mirroring websites withdraw, and that wouldn't be nice.

Just need to wait until they finish that metapackage system which'll be able to download most of the content off the game sites themselves & set it up nicely.]]> Sun, 23 Mar 2008 04:17:33 +0000 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:39:01 +0000 games & games & games ........... to win
because 50% of my work or many peoples work on the computer is with the games ]]> Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:06:02 +0000 Sat, 26 Jul 2008 02:49:07 +0000
and, as vadim said, it would be nice if a dev comments on this idea.]]> Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:18:28 +0000 Sat, 09 Aug 2008 19:45:14 +0000 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:17:03 +0000 Sat, 03 Jan 2009 11:25:21 +0000