778023 – idea: Use debian software channels

Bug 778023 - idea: Use debian software channels

Summary: idea: Use debian software channels

Status:	RESOLVED NEEDINFO

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Current packages (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	Normal enhancement
Assignee:	Gentoo Linux bug wranglers

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Reported:	2021-03-24 20:56 UTC by Raymond Jennings
Modified:	2021-03-25 18:39 UTC (History)
CC List:	2 users (show)

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Description Raymond Jennings 2021-03-24 20:56:43 UTC

I don't know how this would be implemented but is there some way we could use debian software channels as a source of version information or packages?

Example: google chrome and possibly other packages that provide a vendor-fed source.

Intended benefit: make it simpler to update packages that are distributed by upstream as .deb files

Reproducible: Always

Comment 1 John Helmert III archtester

2021-03-25 02:00:53 UTC

It looks like we do use .debs for Chrome, so I'm not sure what's being asked for here.

Comment 2 Raymond Jennings 2021-03-25 18:21:26 UTC

Chrome also adds a separate software channel/source hosted by google instead of just canonical or debian, and it's used to monitor for updates

Comment 3 John Helmert III archtester

2021-03-25 18:39:42 UTC

I really have no idea what's being asked for.