How to publish Lubuntu packages on Nexus.

What are Lubuntu packages?

Lubuntu is a complete Linux operating system, like Ubuntu, but based on the lightweight LXDE desktop environment. It is designed to be lighter, less resource hungry and more energy-efficient than other mainstream distributions. these target the performance of Lubuntu for PC and lower end machines. At the same time, Lubuntu remains a functional and light-weight desktop environment. It is a good operating system for those who want to have a small footprint on their computer and who use little hardware resources.

What is Nexus?

The Nexus repository is a repository that facilitates the discovery, access and installation of public artifacts. It supports open source dependencies and references them in Maven-compatible package declarations. The most common use is to resolve a target dependency by hashing a file with a specified MD5 sum and using Nexus to look up the artifact in its local cache or available repositories . It is also possible to combine Maven (and other) metadata with an artifact before publication.

Publish Lubuntu packages on Nexus with packagecloud

If you’re looking to publish Lubuntu packages on Nexus, you can use packagecloud to handle all of your package management. Packagecloud works with all kinds of packages, not only Lubuntu packages. With packagecloud you can manage all of your packages from various OS’s, languages, and more. Always trust that your packages will be secure when you publish your Lubuntu packages on Nexus via packagecloud.