How to request an upload

After fixing a bug in a package or when introducing a new package to the distribution, the updated package needs to be uploaded to the Ubuntu Archive. If you don’t have upload rights to the Archive, find a sponsor who does to upload your changes. This article describes, how to request an upload.

Sponsorship series

The article series provides guidance on requesting sponsorship and sponsoring.

Overview:
For contributors:
For sponsors:

Follow the general guidance for contributors to have your changes properly prepared for sponsorship. Remember that someone else needs to understand what you’ve done.

For any non-trivial change, it’s good practice to discuss your plans with a potential sponsor (ask in #devel:ubuntu.com) after you think you know what needs to be done, but before you’ve actually done it. Often, an experienced developer can offer alternative approaches that may save you time or provide better results.

Seek upload sponsorship

Submit a Merge Proposal (MP) with your changes. Ensure to:

  • Include the Launchpad bug that is to be fixed by this upload in the changelog file in the form LP: #123456 (see Write the changelog entry).

  • Select the ubuntu-sponsors team as the reviewer for the MP.

  • Link the Launchpad bug to the MP (using the Link a bug report link).