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= Welcome to the Launchpad Help wiki = = Welcome to Launchpad Help =
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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]]|| 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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Launchpad helps people and teams to work together on free software. Using Launchpad, you can manage your project's bugs, code, translations, features and user support in a single website. ||<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 Freenode. (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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== Using this wiki ==
This wiki contains many helpful pages on using Launchpad. We're adding new documentation here on a regular basis.
||<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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You can search for topics of interest using the search field at the top right or, if you prefer, you can [:TitleIndex:view all titles] available in this wiki.

When you locate a topic of interest, you can subscribe to it to be notified of any changes. For example, you may want to [:FrontPage?action=subscribe:subscribe] to this page, the Front Page, to be notified when we add any new features or overview content.

= Using Launchpad =

== Getting started ==

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.

 1. [:CreatingYourLaunchpadAccount:Create your account].
 1. Optionally, [:RegisteringANewProject:Register your project.]

Once you have your account, find out more about Launchpad:

 * [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].

== Using the Applications ==

Launchpad is made up of six main applications. Find out how to use them:

 * [:BugTrackerDocumentation:Bug Tracker]: learn about [http://news.launchpad.net/general/of-bugs-and-statuses bug statuses].
 * [:FeatureHighlights/BazaarHosting:Code Hosting].
 * [:FeatureHighlights/SoftwareTranslation:Translations].
 * [:FeatureHighlights/AnswerTracker:Answers] - user support.
 * [:BlueprintDocumentation:Blueprint] - feature planning.
 * [:PPAQuickStart:Personal Package Archives] - package building and hosting.
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||<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]].||
||<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]] &mdash; build and publish Ubuntu packages in your own apt repository. [[Packaging/SourceBuilds|Source package recipes]] &mdash; 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 [[http://launchpad.net/+apidoc|reference documentation]] and more.||
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== Getting help with Launchpad == == Get involved ==
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If you get stuck or have a question, here are some resources to help you. Launchpad is free software. You can get involved in a number of ways:
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 * General Help
  * Search this wiki
   * Note that you can also check our [:Glossary:glossary] if you come across a term you're unfamiliar with.
  * asking in #launchpad on Freenode.net [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/InternetRelayChat IRC].
   * [http://irclogs.ubuntu.com/ Channel logs] are available as are [http://ubuntuircstats.org/launchpad.html Channel Stats]
  * joining us on the [https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/launchpad-users launchpad-users mailing list].
  * Ask a question in [https://answers.launchpad.net Launchpad Answers].
   * Note that if your question is specific to a particular Launchpad Application (e.g. the bug tracker), you should submit your question against that product. To do this:
    1. Open [https://answers.launchpad.net Launchpad Answers].
    1. Select "Choose"
    1. In the resulting dialog box type in "launchpad" and then select "Search" (or press return)
    1. Find the Launchpad application you are interested in and click on it.
    1. Back on Answers page, type in the subject of your question and then select "Find Answers"
    1. You might find that your question has been already asked and answered. If not, you can select "Ask a Question"
 * Administrative support requests
   * Ask your question in [https://answers.launchpad.net/launchpad Launchpad Answers].
 * '''[[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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== Site Maintenance == == 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]].
 * [[http://www.youtube.com/CanonicalLaunchpad|Launchpad's YouTube channel]], [[Videos|Ogg Theora versions]]
 * See [[http://blog.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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From time to time, we have to take Launchpad offline for planned maintenance. We aim to reduce the inconvenience of Launchpad being unavailable by scheduling it for Launchpad’s quietest periods. You can find the list of planned outages on our [http://news.launchpad.net/maintenance maintenance page].

You can also subscribe to the [https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/launchpad-users launchpad-users mailing list] or our [http://news.launchpad.net/category/notifications/feed notifications feed] to get alerts of planned maintenance.

= 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:

 * '''[:BetaTesting:Beta testing Launchpad]:''' try out new features before everybody else! Beta testers get early access to new features before they are generally available, and automatically use daily builds of the Launchpad service. [:JoiningLaunchpadBetaTesters:Join the beta testing team], we'd love to hear your thoughts!
 * '''Weekly developer meeting:''' meet the Launchpad team every Thursday at 18.00 UTC in #launchpad-meeting.
 * '''[:UsersMeeting:Monthly users meeting]:''' find out what's coming up, ask your questions and pass your comments to the Launchpad team.
 * '''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-doc Launchpad Docs] 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...

Track my project's bugs

Host my project's code

Translate my project

Distribute Ubuntu software

Run a mailing list

Help translate a project

Talk to us — we're here to help

In IRC chatrooms

#launchpad channel for user questions, #launchpad-dev for development. Both are on Freenode. (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

Launchpad Answers.

New to Launchpad

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.

User guide

Your account

Create a new account, learn about karma, log into other websites with OpenID, contact people and teams.

Teams

Join a team, create and run a team, set up a team mailing list.

Projects

Register a project, learn about releases, publish your project files.

Bug tracker

Bug tracking for your project, track one bug across many projects, Launchpad's bug statuses, subscribe to bugs by email and Atom feed, learn the bug tracker's email interface, Bugzilla and Trac plugins.

Translations

Help for translators, translation help for projects.

Code Hosting

Finding and downloading code, uploading code to Launchpad, team branches, code reviews, linking branches to bugs, non-project branches, importing code from other sites into Bazaar branches or Git repositories on Launchpad.

Answers

Ask for help with free software, offer help, use Answers for your project.

Blueprint

Track specifications and chunks of work.

Packaging

Personal package archives — build and publish Ubuntu packages in your own apt repository. Source package recipes — create daily builds from a Bazaar or Git branch. Common package upload errors.

API

Use the Python library, use the API without Python, read the reference documentation and more.

Get involved

Launchpad is free software. You can get involved in a number of ways:

Other stuff

Please also take a look at our legal information, which includes terms of use and our privacy policy.

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