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maven-how-to May 14, 2023 · 10 min read

HOWTO: Private Maven Repositories

This article covers the importance of private Maven repositories, how to setup, configure and utilize them to store and distribute software packages with proper access...

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java-how-to May 12, 2023 · 3 min read

Inspecting and extracting JAR files from the command line

This post guides you through how to inspect and extract JAR files from the command line.

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debian-how-to Apr 27, 2023 · 6 min read

Inspecting and extracting Debian package contents

This article explains how to inspect and extract Debian package contents with easy-to-follow sample commands.

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debian-how-to Apr 23, 2023 · 14 min read

APT Cheat Sheet

This APT cheat sheet includes essential commands that you will use everyday in Debian.

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python-how-to Apr 21, 2023 · 2 min read

Extract Python egg and Python wheel

Check this article to find out how to extract Python egg and Python wheel with easy-to-follow examples.

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linux Aug 17, 2022 · 12 min read

Linux Distributions and the Timelines of their Systems

In this article, we discuss the various Linux distributions and the associated systems—both SystemV or SystemD and the timelines of these systems.

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packagecloud-how-to Aug 05, 2022 · 11 min read

What Software Registries Host .deb Files?

Learn all about software registries that support hosting debian package files. | Packagecloud blog

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security May 31, 2022 · 11 min read

Securing data with AWS Private Link

With AWS PrivateLink, one can connect their services across multiple accounts and VPCs while maintaining a much simpler network architecture.

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packagecloud-how-to Mar 31, 2022 · 11 min read

Package Management Overview: Utilities and Methods

This article takes you through package management. It discusses the utilities and methods used for package management. The article also discusses package managers such...

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npm-how-to Mar 17, 2022 · 5 min read

HOWTO: Inspect, Download and Extract NPM Packages

This article explains how to inspect, download, and extract NPM packages step-by-step.

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linux Mar 16, 2022 · 9 min read

5 Best Linux Package Managers

Packagecloud supports many types of packages. Its repositories can contain all supported types of packages or have packages for multiple Linux distributions simultaneo...

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debian-how-to Mar 14, 2022 · 2 min read

APT 1.2.10 backport for Ubuntu Trusty (14.04) and Ubuntu Precise (12.04)

This article talks about APT 1.2.10 backport for Ubuntu Trusty (14.04) and Ubuntu Precise (12.04).

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packagecloud-how-to Mar 10, 2022 · 3 min read

Pushing packages to packagecloud

This article shares easy steps to push your packages to Packagecloud using different methods.

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announcements Feb 08, 2022 · 3 min read

Announcing official support for Jenkins, CircleCI, and TravisCI

This post shares the latest announcement regarding Packagecloud's support for Jenkins, CircleCI, and TravisCI.

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packagecloud-how-to Oct 20, 2021 · 10 min read

Solve “unable to find valid certification path to requested target”

Read how to solve “unable to find valid certification path to requested target”.

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packagecloud-how-to Sep 27, 2021 · 9 min read

What Is a Software Supply Chain Attack?

What are Software supply chain attacks, how did they become known, and why are they so dangerous? Protect your software supply chain with packagecloud.

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packagecloud-how-to Sep 27, 2021 · 9 min read

Tactics: Securing your software supply chain with scoped registries

Here are some tactics on securing your software supply chain with scoped registries. Utilize Packagecloud to ensure the complete security of your packages and software...

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packagecloud-how-to Sep 27, 2021 · 11 min read

Migrating from JCenter / Bintray to The Central Repository

Move from JCenter Bintray to the Central repository using OSSRH with this guide. Shift to PackageCloud for a better package management experience.

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linux Sep 19, 2021 · 11 min read

How do I build a package for YUM?

This article gives us a brief history of YUM and its prerequisites. We shall also learn how to install the package from the RPM file.

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packagecloud-how-to Sep 18, 2021 · 9 min read

Which distributions are best for servers?

In this article, we reviewed five popular Linux distributions. Each of them has its own features - stability and fault tolerance, scalability, bleeding-edge technologi...

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rpm-how-to Sep 18, 2021 · 7 min read

What is RPM and how do I use it?

This article explains about RPM and how you can use it. Also, you can find the comparisons between RPM and Packagecloud.

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announcements Sep 18, 2021 · 7 min read

Ubuntu – A Journey from System V to System D

Ubuntu has come a long way from a nascent System V to a more mature System D OS and has many more miles to go to improve the OS and provide a smooth experience to a wi...

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packagecloud-how-to Sep 14, 2021 · 7 min read

What is CentOS and where did CentOS come from?

Let's take a look at where CentOS comes from, the purpose it was developed for, and the future of this popular OS.

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linux Sep 14, 2021 · 7 min read

10 most popular Linux distributions, and why they exist

This article introduces the 10 most popular Linux distributions and why they exist. You can manage Linux distros efficiently with Packagecloud.

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packagecloud-how-to Sep 12, 2021 · 11 min read

What Is a Package Registry?

Learn all about package registries and how to select one for your organization. | Packagecloud

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packagecloud-how-to Sep 12, 2021 · 11 min read

Overview of Debian 10

Debian has released Buster, the next version of their operating system. Find out what's new and which popular packages have been updated with this release.

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packagecloud-how-to Sep 12, 2021 · 10 min read

How Do I Build a Package Registry?

Learn how you can build a secure and highly available package registry. | Packagecloud

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packagecloud-how-to Sep 10, 2021 · 13 min read

What Is the Difference Between a .json Package and a .deb Package?

The packagecloud Suite for enterprise companies and is the leading developer in package.json files, package.deb files, SEO optimization, social and content marketing.

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linux Aug 29, 2021 · 10 min read

What Is the APT Package Manager: Why and How To Use It

A description of what the APT package manager is, why use it, and how to use it.

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packagecloud-how-to Aug 29, 2021 · 11 min read

What Does It Mean to Add a Repository to My Sources?

This article explains about adding a repository into your Linux operating system and when it’s needed.

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packagecloud-how-to Aug 26, 2021 · 9 min read

Packagecloud: An Effective Replacement to Bintray

Tapping into the same emptied market, packagecloud is here with better up-to-date features for the DevOps experts. Having made it just like Bintray but better, package...

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packagecloud-how-to Aug 26, 2021 · 10 min read

Packagecloud: A Well-Suited Package Manager for Alpine Linux

If you are looking forward to getting a package manager for your business that not only supports Alpine Linux but also Gradle, Maven, Lien, SBT, etc.—simply opt for pa...

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npm-guide Aug 26, 2021 · 12 min read

What Is NPM?

NPM is widely regarded as the world’s biggest software repository. The website contains information on all packages it hosts, such as their source code, documentation,...

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rpm-how-to Aug 18, 2021 · 7 min read

What Is a Custom Domain for Your Repository?

This article is a guide to help you know how to host your repo on a custom domain. It discusses the importance of hosting a repo on a custom domain and the options tha...

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linux Aug 18, 2021 · 9 min read

How is CentOS different from Debian?

The differences between CentOS and Debian described in this article will help you to make the right choice of Linux distribution for working with your server.

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maven-how-to Aug 18, 2021 · 10 min read

Gradle and Gradle alternatives

With Gradle’s rich API and plugins as well as integration capabilities, you can easily achieve build automation.

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packagecloud-how-to Aug 12, 2021 · 7 min read

Packagecloud has Arbitrary File Support

Get arbitrary file support for your packages with packagecloud. Host all of your arbitrary files alongside your packages with packagecloud.

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security Jul 12, 2021 · 10 min read

Dependency confusion and substitution attacks

This article discusses how to deal with dependency confusion and substitution attacks for vulnerabilities in the software supply chain.

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security Jul 12, 2021 · 8 min read

What Kaseya and REvil ransomware gang teach us about Software Supply Chain Attacks

This article explains more about Software Supply Chain Attacks like the Kaseya ransomware attack, and the REvil ransomware gang.

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security Jul 08, 2021 · 7 min read

How to prevent package dependency confusion attacks

Discussing the best solution to all of your problems related to preventing package dependency confusion and other software supply chain vulnerabilities.

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security Jul 07, 2021 · 9 min read

How to Secure your Software Supply Chain

This article explains how you can make use of packagecloud to secure your supply chain software.

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security Jul 06, 2021 · 7 min read

Packagecloud is building the industry’s first platform to implement the SBOM framework

In this article, you can find how Packagecloud is building the industry’s first platform to implement the SBOM framework

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linux Jun 13, 2021 · 7 min read

What are the best Fedora Spins?

This post introduces the best Fedora Spins that show disparate features and looks.

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linux Jun 11, 2021 · 7 min read

The 7 best Ubuntu Flavors, and Why They Exist

There are 7 best Ubuntu flavors that you don't want to miss. Check this post to learn about those flavors and their strengths.

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linux Jun 08, 2021 · 8 min read

Is Ubuntu better for desktops or servers?

This comparison post explains the differences between Ubuntu desktop and server and what you should choose.

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announcements Jan 03, 2019 · 2 min read

Upcoming Scheduled Maintenance on Jan 25, 2019

Check our upcoming scheduled maintenance scheduled to happen on Jan 25, 2019.

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announcements Oct 17, 2018 · 6 min read

GPG Key Migration

This article shows you how to migrate a GPG key and shares useful tips around it.

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announcements Feb 25, 2018 · 2 min read

Announcing packagecloud:enterprise 2.0!

Packagecloud is announcing the release of its on-premises software packagecloud:enterprise 2.0.

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linux Feb 20, 2018 · 17 min read

Attacks against GPG signed APT repositories

This article shares attacks against GCP signed APT repositories, their countermeasures, and reproducible codes.

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npm-guide Jan 23, 2018 · 7 min read

NPM registry internals

Check this post to learn how NPM registry works internally and how you can work with metadata.

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announcements Dec 26, 2017 · 4 min read

Announcing NPM registry support

Check this article to find out how Packagecloud supports the NPM registry.

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announcements Jun 07, 2017 · 3 min read

Announcing Package Signing GPG Key Support

Check this article to find out how Packagecloud supports the package signing GPG key.

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talks-and-slides Apr 27, 2017 · 1 min read

Great Indian Developer Summit 2017 (GIDS 2017)

Find the slides that show learnings from Great Indian Developer Summit 2017.

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debian-how-to Mar 22, 2017 · 8 min read

HOWTO: Create debian repositories with reprepro

You can learn how to create Debian repositories with reprepro in the Packagecloud settings.

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announcements Feb 21, 2017 · 3 min read

Announcing Android AAR Support

Packagecloud explains its support for Android AAR in Packagecloud.

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python-how-to Jan 16, 2017 · 5 min read

Continuous Delivery of Python Applications using Travis CI and packagecloud

This article introduces continuous delivery of Python applications utilizing Travis CI and Packagecloud.

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debian-how-to Dec 14, 2016 · 6 min read

HOWTO: Build debian packages for simple shell scripts

This how-to post explains the steps of building Debian packages for simple shell scripts.

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announcements Nov 20, 2016 · 1 min read

Announcing package promotion: easily move packages between repositories

Packagecloud explains how to move your packages between repositories easily in this article.

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maven-how-to Nov 13, 2016 · 7 min read

Debugging SSL in Java using mitmproxy

Check this post to learn debugging SSL in Java using mitmproxy covering from configuration to implementation.

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announcements Oct 16, 2016 · 1 min read

Announcing official support for zypper

Packagecloud officially supports zypper now and you can find out how you can benefit from it in this article.

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announcements Sep 26, 2016 · 4 min read

Fixing APT Hash Sum Mismatch: Consistent APT Repositories

This post explains about a APT hash sum mismatch and how to fix it.

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announcements Aug 22, 2016 · 2 min read

SBT SNAPSHOT Deploys and fatjar Support

This article talks about SBT SNAPSHOT deployments and fatjar support in Packagecloud.

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announcements Aug 17, 2016 · 1 min read

IPv6 access for all APT, YUM, Maven, PyPI, and RubyGem repositories

This post explains Packagecloud's IPV6 support for APT, YUM, Maven, PyPI, and RubyGem repositories.

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announcements Jul 06, 2016 · 3 min read

Announcing Maven repository support

This post shares our announcement regarding Maven repository support with easy-to-follow guides.

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announcements May 26, 2016 · 1 min read

Announcing README support for packagecloud repositories

This article explains Packagecloud's README support and how to use it.

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announcements May 04, 2016 · 3 min read

Free Fastly CDN support for all package repositories and more

This post talks about the Free Fastly CDN support for all package repositories and improvements as a result.

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debian-how-to Mar 20, 2016 · 4 min read

APT Hash sum mismatch

In this article, you can find how APT Hash sum mismatch happens and how to resolve the problem.

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announcements Mar 15, 2016 · 3 min read

March Outages post-mortem

This article shares some stories behind the March outages.

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announcements Feb 23, 2016 · 5 min read

Announcing Repository Install and Package Download Statistics

This post shares repository install and package download statistics to show you historical usages.

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linux-how-to Feb 15, 2016 · 4 min read

Acceptance Testing Using Capybara and PhantomJS

You can run acceptance testing using Capybara and PhantomJS. This post includes step-by-step guides for testing.

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python-guide Jan 24, 2016 · 4 min read

Python PyPI repository internals

Check this article to learn how Python PyPI repository and metadata work internally.

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announcements Jan 17, 2016 · 3 min read

Client updates roundup

This update includes added features for our users including new Python support, packagecloud-ruby changes, and more.

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announcements Jan 03, 2016 · 2 min read

Announcing PyPI repository support

This post shares our announcement regarding PyPI repository support with easy-to-follow guides.

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rubygem-guide Dec 14, 2015 · 8 min read

RubyGem Index Internals

Check this article to learn how RubyGem index and metadata work internally.

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announcements Nov 07, 2015 · 3 min read

Outage postmortem (2015-11-05)

This article shares some stories about the outage incident that happened on 2015-11-05.

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announcements Nov 01, 2015 · 2 min read

Introducing the packagecloud ansible role

We are introducing the Packagecloud ansible role. Check this article to see how you can use it.

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linux-how-to Oct 25, 2015 · 5 min read

Use alien to convert Deb to RPM (and RPM to Deb)

This article explains how to use alien to convert Deb to RPM and vice versa.

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talks-and-slides Oct 08, 2015 · 1 min read

Package Managers and Puppet

This article shows the slides that explain about package management and puppet during PuppetConf 2015.

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announcements Sep 20, 2015 · 1 min read

Announcing Official Support for LinuxMint and Raspbian

Packagecloud supports LinuxMint and Raspbian officially and how you can start using them.

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announcements Aug 31, 2015 · 1 min read

Announcing packagecloud Consulting Services

Packagecloud announces new consulting services for customers in need of expert help.

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debian-guide Aug 03, 2015 · 8 min read

APT repository internals

Check this article to learn how APT repository and metadata work internally.

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debian-how-to Jul 13, 2015 · 4 min read

Using dh-make to prepare debian packages

To prepare Debian packages, you can use dh-make. Check this post to discover ways to prepare packages.

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announcements Jul 07, 2015 · 2 min read

Announcing official support for Buildkite

We are announcing a new support for Buildkite to push packages to Packagecloud.

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announcements Jun 11, 2015 · 1 min read

Announcing Web Delete

Packagecloud is announcing the web delete feature that allows removal of packages via the web.

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debian-how-to Jun 07, 2015 · 5 min read

Building debian packages with debuild

This post explains about building Debian packages with debuild commands. You can find sample codes and easy-to-follow guides.

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announcements May 31, 2015 · 1 min read

Announcing Web Upload

This article explains Packagecloud's web upload and how you can use it.

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rubygem-how-to May 26, 2015 · 5 min read

HOWTO: Set up a private gem server

If you want to set up a private gem server, check this article and follow the simple guides to configure it.

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debian-how-to May 17, 2015 · 5 min read

Building Debian and Ubuntu packages with pbuilder

This post explains about setting up and building Debian and Ubuntu packages with pbuilder.

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rpm-how-to May 10, 2015 · 4 min read

Building RPM packages with mock

This post explains how to build RPM packages with mock covering from installing to building.

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debian-how-to May 04, 2015 · 6 min read

Using apt-cacher-ng with SSL/TLS

This post guides you through apt-cacher-ng with SSL/TLS in Debian and Ubuntu environments.

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announcements Apr 26, 2015 · 3 min read

Announcing the Package & Versions API

Packagecloud announced the Package and Versions API for users to easily retrieve information about packages.

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rpm-how-to Apr 19, 2015 · 5 min read

Working with Source RPMs

If you want to work with Source RPMs, check this post that will help you to utilize Source RPMs.

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talks-and-slides Apr 01, 2015 · 1 min read

Chef Conf 2015: Package Management & Chef

This post includes the slides that were used at Chef Conf 2015 and explain about package managers and Chef.

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debian-how-to Mar 22, 2015 · 9 min read

Cook your own packages: Getting more out of fpm

This post explains how to cook your own packages making good use of fpm.

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announcements Mar 15, 2015 · 1 min read

Announcing packagecloud:enterprise

We are announcing packagecloud:enterprise that is completely stand-alone for your on-premise environment.

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talks-and-slides Feb 18, 2015 · 1 min read

Puppet Camp LA 2015 presentation slides

This post includes the slides that were used at Puppet Camp LA 2015 and explain about package managers and Puppet.

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announcements Dec 02, 2014 · 2 min read

DNS outage post-mortem

This article shares the untold story behind the outage happened in December 2014 and the fix for the problem.

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rpm-how-to Nov 23, 2014 · 6 min read

HOWTO: GPG sign and verify RPM packages and yum repositories

This article includes explanation on GPG sign and verification of RPM packages and YUM repositories.

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rubygem-how-to Nov 16, 2014 · 12 min read

Debugging an MRI Ruby GC segfault caused by a buggy RubyGem

This post explains how to debug an MRI Ruby GC segfault that's caused by a buggy RubyGem.

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rpm-guide Oct 19, 2014 · 5 min read

yum and createrepo generate incorrect metadata

This page examines why YUM and createrepo can generate incorrect metadata and potential solutions for it.

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