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| = Welcome to the Launchpad Help wiki = | #acl launchpadTeamACL:read,write All:read |
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| ||<tablestyle="float:right; font-size: 0.9em; width:40%; background:#F1F1ED; margin: 0 0 1em 1em;" style="padding:0.5em;">'''Contents'''[[BR]][[TableOfContents]]|| | = Welcome to Launchpad Help = |
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| Launchpad helps people and teams to work together on free software. Using Launchpad, you can: | Launchpad is an open source suite of tools that help people and teams to work together on software projects. [[https://launchpad.net/+tour|See the tour]] for an introduction to what you can do with Launchpad. |
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| * [https://bugs.launchpad.net/ report and manage bugs] * [https://code.launchpad.net/ host and share code] * [https://translations.launchpad.net/ translate free software into your language] * [https://blueprint.launchpad.net/ plan new features] * [https://answers.launchpad.net/ find and offer user support]. |
||<tablestyle="width: 100%;" colspan=3 style="background: #2a2929; font-weight: bold; color: #f6bc05;">I want to...|| ||'''~+[[Bugs/YourProject|Track my project's bugs]]+~''' || '''~+[[Code/QuickStart|Host my project's code]]+~''' || '''~+[[Translations/YourProject|Translate my project]]+~''' || ||'''~+[[Packaging/PPA|Distribute Ubuntu software]]+~'''||'''~+[[Teams/MailingLists|Run a mailing list]]+~'''||'''~+[[Translations/StartingToTranslate|Help translate a project]]+~''' || |
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| Free software communities using Launchpad include [http://www.ubuntu.com/ Ubuntu], [http://www.zope.org/ Zope], [http://www.jokosher.org/ Jokosher] and [http://www.infrae.com/products/silva SilvaCMS]. | ||<tablestyle="width: 100%;" colspan=2 style="background: #2a2929; font-weight: bold; color: #f6bc05;">Talk to us — we're here to help|| || '''In IRC chatrooms''' || `#launchpad` channel for user questions, `#launchpad-dev` for development. Both are on irc.libera.chat. (If you don't know about IRC, [[http://www.wikihow.com/Get-Started-with-IRC-(Internet-Relay-Chat)|try this guide]]). || || '''On our mailing lists''' || [[http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/launchpad-users|launchpad-users]] for user questions, [[https://launchpad.net/~launchpad-dev|launchpad-dev]] for development. || || '''Via the web''' || [[https://answers.launchpad.net/launchpad/+addquestion|Launchpad Answers]]. || |
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| = Getting started = | ||<tablestyle="width: 100%;" colspan=2 style="background: #2a2929; font-weight: bold; color: #f6bc05;">New to Launchpad|| ||<style="background:#F1F1ED;">~+'''[[PrivacyConfidentialityAndDisclosure | Privacy, confidentiality and disclosure]] in Launchpad'''+~ || The types of information that Launchpad recognises, how to change information types, and how to share them with people. || |
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| To start using Launchpad you need to create an account. If you want to use Launchpad for your free software project, you also need to register your project. | <<Anchor(user-guide)>> ||<tablestyle="width: 100%;" colspan=2 style="background: #2a2929; font-weight: bold; color: #f6bc05;">User guide|| ||<style="background:#F1F1ED;">'''[[YourAccount|Your account]]'''||Create a [[YourAccount/NewAccount|new account]], learn about [[YourAccount/Karma|karma]], log into other websites with [[YourAccount/OpenID|OpenID]], [[YourAccount/ContactingPeople|contact people and teams]].|| ||<style="background:#F1F1ED;">'''[[Teams]]'''||[[Teams/Joining|Join]] a team, [[Teams/CreatingAndRunning|create and run]] a team, set up a team [[Teams/MailingLists|mailing list]].|| ||<style="background:#F1F1ED;">'''[[Projects]]'''|| [[Projects/Registering|Register a project]], learn about [[Projects/SeriesMilestonesReleases|releases]], publish your [[Projects/FileDownloads|project files]].|| ||<style="background:#F1F1ED;">'''[[Bugs|Bug tracker]]'''|| [[Bugs/YourProject|Bug tracking for your project]], [[Bugs/MultiProjectBugs|track one bug across many projects]], Launchpad's [[Bugs/Statuses|bug statuses]], [[Bugs/Subscriptions|subscribe to bugs]] by email and Atom feed, learn the bug tracker's [[Bugs/EmailInterface|email interface]], [[Bugs/BugzillaPlugin|Bugzilla]] and [[Bugs/TracPlugin|Trac]] plugins.|| ||<style="background:#F1F1ED;">'''[[Translations]]'''||[[Translations/StartingToTranslate|Help for translators]], [[Translations/YourProject|translation help for projects]].|| ||<style="background:#F1F1ED;">'''[[Code|Code Hosting]]'''|| [[Code/FindingAndDownloading|Finding and downloading code]], [[Code/UploadingABranch|uploading code to Launchpad]], [[Code/TeamBranches|team branches]], [[Code/Review|code reviews]], [[Code/BugAndBlueprintLinks|linking branches to bugs]], [[Code/PersonalBranches|non-project branches]], [[Code/Imports|importing code from other sites into Bazaar branches or Git repositories on Launchpad]]. Learn how to use [[Code/ContinuousIntegration|Continuous Integration]] with Launchpad.|| ||<style="background:#F1F1ED;">'''[[Answers]]'''||[[Answers/AskingForHelp|Ask for help with free software]], [[Answers/OfferingHelp|offer help]], use Answers for [[Answers#your-project|your project]].|| ||<style="background:#F1F1ED;">'''[[Blueprint]]'''||Track specifications and chunks of work.|| ||<style="background:#F1F1ED;">'''[[Packaging]]'''||[[Packaging/PPA|Personal package archives]] — build and publish Ubuntu packages in your own apt repository. [[Packaging/SourceBuilds|Source package recipes]] — create daily builds from a Bazaar or Git branch. [[Packaging/UploadErrors|Common package upload errors]]. || ||<style="background:#F1F1ED;">'''[[API]]'''|| Use the [[https://help.launchpad.net/API/launchpadlib|Python library]], use the [[https://help.launchpad.net/API/Hacking|API without Python]], read the [[https://launchpad.net/+apidoc/devel.html|reference documentation]] and more.|| |
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| 1. [:CreatingYourLaunchpadAccount:Create your account]. 1. [:RegisteringANewProject:Register your project.] |
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| Once you have your account, find out more about Launchpad: | == Get involved == |
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| * [https://launchpad.net/+tour Take the Launchpad tour]. * [https://launchpad.net/+about Read about what you can do with Launchpad]. * [:FeatureHighlights:Read our feature highlights guide]. * [http://news.launchpad.net/ Read the Launchpad News blog]. |
Launchpad is free software. You can get involved in a number of ways: |
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| = Using Launchpad = | * '''[[https://dev.launchpad.net|Join the development community]]:''' learn about and participate in Launchpad development. * '''[[GetInvolved/BetaTesting|Beta testing]]:''' be the first to try new features and help shape them before launch. * '''[[DocTeam|Documentation team]]:''' help others to use Launchpad with user guides, screencasts and more. |
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| Launchpad is made up of five main applications. Find out how to use them: | == Other stuff == * Found spam in Launchpad? [[https://answers.launchpad.net/launchpad/+addquestion|Report it]] to the Launchpad team. * [[http://blog.launchpad.net/|The Launchpad blog]]. * See [[https://dev.launchpad.net/Maintenance|planned downtime]] and subscribe to our [[http://blog.launchpad.net/category/notifications/feed|notification feed]]. * Look up unfamiliar terms in our [[Glossary|glossary]]. |
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| * [:BugTrackerDocumentation:Bug Tracker]. * [:FeatureHighlights/BazaarHosting:Code Hosting]. * [:FeatureHighlights/SoftwareTranslation:Translations]. * [:FeatureHighlights/AnswerTracker:Answers] - user support. * [:BlueprintDocumentation:Blueprint] - feature planning. We're adding new documentation every week. [:FrontPage?action=subscribe:Subscribe] to this page for highlights. == Getting help from other users == If you get stuck and need help, you can find it by: * asking in #launchpad on Freenode * joining us on the [https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/launchpad-users launchpad-users mailing list]. You can also check our [:Glossary:glossary] if you come across a term you're unfamiliar with. For admin support requests, [https://answers.launchpad.net/launchpad ask your question in Launchpad Answers]. = Getting involved with Launchpad = If you want to help improve Launchpad, we welcome your comments and suggestions. Email us: feedback@launchpad.net. You can also get more closely involved: * '''Weekly developer meeting:''' meet the Launchpad team every Thursday at 15.00 UTC in #launchpad. * '''[:UsersMeeting:Monthly users meeting]:''' find out what's coming up, ask your questions and pass your comments to the Launchpad team. * '''[:JoiningLaunchpadBetaTesters:Beta testing]:''' help shape the future of Launchpad. Right now, we're testing [:PPAQuickStart:Personal Package Archives]. * '''Help with Launchpad documentation:''' add to our [:DocumentationSpecs:list of planned documentation] or choose a guide that you'd like to write. You're also welcome to join the [https://launchpad.net/~launchpad-tech-writers Launchpad Technical Writers] team. |
Please also take a look at our [[Legal|legal information]], which includes terms of use and our privacy policy. |
Welcome to Launchpad Help
Launchpad is an open source suite of tools that help people and teams to work together on software projects. See the tour for an introduction to what you can do with Launchpad.
I want to... |
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Talk to us — we're here to help |
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In IRC chatrooms |
#launchpad channel for user questions, #launchpad-dev for development. Both are on irc.libera.chat. (If you don't know about IRC, try this guide). |
On our mailing lists |
launchpad-users for user questions, launchpad-dev for development. |
Via the web |
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New to Launchpad |
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Privacy, confidentiality and disclosure in Launchpad |
The types of information that Launchpad recognises, how to change information types, and how to share them with people. |
Get involved
Launchpad is free software. You can get involved in a number of ways:
Join the development community: learn about and participate in Launchpad development.
Beta testing: be the first to try new features and help shape them before launch.
Documentation team: help others to use Launchpad with user guides, screencasts and more.
Other stuff
Found spam in Launchpad? Report it to the Launchpad team.
See planned downtime and subscribe to our notification feed.
Look up unfamiliar terms in our glossary.
Please also take a look at our legal information, which includes terms of use and our privacy policy.
