SFTP uploads to PPAs!
You can now use SFTP to upload source packages to your Personal Package Archive!
If you’re already familiar with uploading to a PPA, all you need to do is ensure your dput.cf includes the following:
method = sftp
login = <your Launchpad account name>
If you’re new to PPAs, but already know how to create packages for Ubuntu, take a look at our guide.
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July 7th, 2010 at 11:50 am
Can we do this for the archive as well? Would be a great way to workaround https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dput/+bug/193848
July 7th, 2010 at 2:07 pm
Hi Scott, yep you can use SFTP for the primary Ubuntu archive too.
July 7th, 2010 at 7:06 pm
Here is my ~/.dput.cf stance for SFTP uploads to the main archive. I needed to also change “incoming” as else I got an “open failed” error.
[ubuntu-sftp]
fqdn = upload.ubuntu.com
method = sftp
incoming = ubuntu
login =
July 8th, 2010 at 10:07 pm
Wonderful! I’ve changed over my dput.cf to use it already. I always wondered though, why was it done using “anonymous” FTP before? As an aside, does anyone know of a good GUI for dput? If not, I’ll have to get started on writing one.
August 9th, 2010 at 1:23 pm
Hi I created a code and I weant to be available to Ubuntu so I desided to upload to ppa but what Kind of file need to be uploaded how I will upload the manual? It is nessesary to upload sourse code? please help
October 3rd, 2010 at 8:59 pm
Hi.Is it possible to upload source package to PPA using FTP/SFTP client like FileZilla, Gftp or is there any GUI or user manual with examples to dput?
October 31st, 2010 at 5:26 pm
Hi.Did you know how to configure FileZilla or Gftp to upload files to my ppa (itiseasy-org/unstable), how to use OpenPGP key with it?