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Daily builds

Daily builds are a great way of trying out the latest code from a project, with relatively little effort.

Whether you want to help others test your code, or you want to run a modified or bleeding edge version of your favourite software, Launchpad's daily builds lets you:

So you can run the latest code, with or without your chosen modifications, without having to install from source. Plus, you get automatic Ubuntu update reminders whenever the package changes.

Why daily builds?

If you're running a software project, the main advantage of daily builds is that it helps with testing. In particular, it can help:

There are also some considerations that may mean daily builds are not suitable for your project, such as:

Finding existing daily build archives

Launchpad provides a list of all daily builds and the Ubuntu community has a slightly more detailed but manually maintained list of daily builds.

Getting started with daily builds

To get started with your own daily builds you'll need source code in Launchpad, packaging information and a recipe that brings them all together. Let's take a look in more detail.

How Launchpad prioritises builds

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