anki package outdated

[mcduck]

I voted too.

But even if Anki 2 were in the repo, it would quickly become out of date, since Anki has been getting updated every week or so, with bug fixes or feature additions.

What's needed is a volunteer, or volunteers, to keep the repo package updated on a continuing basis.

That's never going to happen for the package in the official repositories. However people interested in doing that could very well set up (and maintain ) a PPA repository. Which is the exact things what the PPA's are for....

[Mrokii]

How much work/knowledge is needed to set up a PPA? Or what requirements are needed at all?

[Dave_L]

How much work/knowledge is needed to set up a PPA? Or what requirements are needed at all?

https://help.launchpad.net/Packaging/PPA

I think the bulk of the effort is assembling the package, and then keeping it up to date.

[Dave_L]

https://help.launchpad.net/Packaging/PPA

I think the bulk of the effort is assembling the package, and then keeping it up to date.

Actually, since Anki is already available as a downloadable .deb (at http://ankisrs.net/), I wonder if it's as simple as uploading the .deb to a PPA. I skimmed through the above launchpad.net article, but I didn't understand all the details.

Creating a PPA is itself simple; it's an option in one's launchpad.net account.

[whatthefunk]

Do you even need a ppa? Once Anki is installed, it automatically updates when you open the program.

[Dave_L]

Do you even need a ppa? Once Anki is installed, it automatically updates when you open the program.

Doesn't that feature merely download the .deb with your browser? That's different from using a PPA or repository within a package manager such as synaptic, which provides you with other capabilities.