ppa

Evercran PPA

Usage

Sarge

echo 'deb http://ppa.r-pkg.org/evercran sarge main' \
    >> /etc/apt/sources.list
apt-get update -y
apt-get install -y r-1.0.0

Etch

echo 'deb http://ppa.r-pkg.org/evercran etch main' \
    >> /etc/apt/sources.list
curl -L http://ppa.r-pkg.org/rhub.gpg.key | apt-key add -
apt-get update -y
apt-get install -y r-2.6.0

Lenny

echo 'deb http://ppa.r-pkg.org/evercran lenny main' \
    >> /etc/apt/sources.list
curl -L http://ppa.r-pkg.org/rhub.gpg.key | apt-key add -
apt-get update -y
apt-get install -y r-2.9.0

Squeeze

echo 'deb http://ppa.r-pkg.org/evercran squeeze main' \
    >> /etc/apt/sources.list
curl -L http://ppa.r-pkg.org/rhub.gpg.key | apt-key add -
apt-get update -y
apt-get install -y r-2.13.0

See https://github.com/r-hub/evercran for more about evercran.

Updating

1. You need an Ubuntu or Debian machine, e.g.

   docker run -ti -v `pwd`:/root/ppa ubuntu:22.04 bash
   

   and a couple of packages:

   apt-get update && apt-get install -y git dpkg-dev gpg
   

2. Create directories

   cd ~/ppa
   mkdir -p pool/sarge pool/etch pool/lenny pool/squeeze
   mkdir -p dists/sarge/main/binary-i386
   mkdir -p dists/etch/main/binary-i386
   mkdir -p dists/lenny/main/binary-i386
   mkdir -p dists/squeeze/main/binary-i386
   

3. Copy the DEB files into pool/. (In the container or on the host.)

4. Create Packages* files:

   dpkg-scanpackages --arch i386 pool/sarge   > dists/sarge/main/binary-i386/Packages
   dpkg-scanpackages --arch i386 pool/etch    > dists/etch/main/binary-i386/Packages
   dpkg-scanpackages --arch i386 pool/lenny   > dists/lenny/main/binary-i386/Packages
   dpkg-scanpackages --arch i386 pool/squeeze > dists/squeeze/main/binary-i386/Packages
   gzip -kf dists/sarge/main/binary-i386/Packages
   gzip -kf dists/etch/main/binary-i386/Packages
   gzip -kf dists/lenny/main/binary-i386/Packages
   gzip -kf dists/squeeze/main/binary-i386/Packages
   

5. Generate Release file

   (cd dists/sarge   && ./sarge-release.sh   > Release)
   (cd dists/etch    && ./etch-release.sh    > Release)
   (cd dists/lenny   && ./lenny-release.sh   > Release)
   (cd dists/squeeze && ./squeeze-release.sh > Release)
   

6. Import private key for signing

   gpg --armor --import pgp-key.private
   

7. Sign Release files.

   export GPG_TTY=$(tty)
   for dist in sarge etch lenny squeeze; do
     cat dists/${dist}/Release |
       gpg --default-key csardi.gabor@gmail.com -abs \
       > dists/${dist}/Release.gpg
     cat dists/${dist}/Release |
       gpg --default-key csardi.gabor@gmail.com -abs --clearsign \
       > dists/${dist}/InRelease
   done
   

Thanks

Creating and hosting your own deb packages and apt repo by Alex Couture-Beil @ Earthly.