GetDeb was an Ubuntu software portal providing legacy versions of software included in Old LTS Ubuntu versions, and software that is omitted from the official repositories.[1]PlayDeb was a sister project with an explicit focus on games. The names come from the .deb package format used by Ubuntu. GetDeb and PlayDeb services can also be used by Ubuntu derivatives starting with 16.04 as the 14.04 packages were removed once when Ubuntu 14.04 reached EOL. Both websites have been redirected to a spam site, and should no longer be trusted.
Standard Ubuntu releases receive support for nine months[2] and LTS releases for five years.[3][4][5] During this support lifetime, they will receive official security fixes, high-impact bug fixes and conservative, substantially beneficial low-risk bug fixes[6] - but no completely new versions of applications for 2 years and the security updates for only 3 years. This was until last year when it was revealed that Ubuntu 18.04 will receive 10 years of LTS support matching up to distros like Solaris 11.3 for industrial applications and servers in the manufacturing and credit card industry.
GetDeb allows its users to receive more up-to-date versions of popular software without upgrading their whole OS or installing from source code. These packages are only a slim minority as most of the packages have been abandoned. PlayDeb's purpose now is just to host these packages for LTS users while paying for hosting by covering stories related to gaming and FOSS Software.[citation needed]
Pros and consEdit
GetDeb and PlayDeb serve two primary purposes. They allow Ubuntu users to install software that is not yet included in the main repositories, and offer current versions of many packages that are included in the Ubuntu repositories. The latter is of utility because, due to the release cycle adopted by Ubuntu, most packages will be several months out of date at the time of release, and will not receive feature updates until the next discrete release for stability reasons.
It is generally advisable to subscribe only to Ubuntu's own package repositories where possible, as software offered by GetDeb and PlayDeb is commonly out of date or unmaintained. For example, games like OpenSonic are no longer updated by PlayDeb. This would require that PlayDeb maintains the packages/forks and could cause conflicts and/or issues with main Ubuntu packages. Some packages are closed source and can not be recompiled for newer versions of Ubuntu. In many cases newer versions of software are only omitted from a specific Ubuntu release due to releases typically being static except for security updates. In some cases, software packaged by GetDeb and PlayDeb may also not conform to the Debian or Ubuntu packaging guidelines.
As of January 2019, the websites were bought by an unknown person and could be serving malware.
AlternativesEdit
GetDeb and PlayDeb overlap somewhat in purpose with:
^Purdy, Kevin (November 9, 2009). "GetDeb.net Repository Makes Newer Ubuntu Apps Easily Available". Lifehacker.
^Sneddon, Joey-Elijah (20 March 2013). "Ubuntu To Halve Support Window for 'Regular' Releases". OMG! Ubuntu!. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
^"Ubuntu 12.04 to feature extended support period for desktop users". Canonical.com. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
^Paul, Ryan (28 May 2012). "Precision and purpose: Ubuntu 12.04 and the Unity HUD reviewed". Ars Technica. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
^"TimeBasedReleases". Ubuntu Wiki. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
^"Time Based Releases". Ubuntu Wiki. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
^"Need More, Or Updated, Software? Try These 7 Ubuntu PPAs"
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources GetDeb news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article possibly contains original research Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations Statements consisting only of original research should be removed April 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message GetDeb was an Ubuntu software portal providing legacy versions of software included in Old LTS Ubuntu versions and software that is omitted from the official repositories 1 PlayDeb was a sister project with an explicit focus on games The names come from the deb package format used by Ubuntu GetDeb and PlayDeb services can also be used by Ubuntu derivatives starting with 16 04 as the 14 04 packages were removed once when Ubuntu 14 04 reached EOL Both websites have been redirected to a spam site and should no longer be trusted GetDebType of siteUbuntu Software PortalAvailable inEnglishOwnerJoao PintoCreated byJoao PintoURLwww wbr getdeb wbr netCommercialYesRegistrationNoContent licenseGPL LGP CDDL AGPL MIT BSD Contents 1 Purpose 2 Pros and cons 3 Alternatives 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksPurpose EditStandard Ubuntu releases receive support for nine months 2 and LTS releases for five years 3 4 5 During this support lifetime they will receive official security fixes high impact bug fixes and conservative substantially beneficial low risk bug fixes 6 but no completely new versions of applications for 2 years and the security updates for only 3 years This was until last year when it was revealed that Ubuntu 18 04 will receive 10 years of LTS support matching up to distros like Solaris 11 3 for industrial applications and servers in the manufacturing and credit card industry GetDeb allows its users to receive more up to date versions of popular software without upgrading their whole OS or installing from source code These packages are only a slim minority as most of the packages have been abandoned PlayDeb s purpose now is just to host these packages for LTS users while paying for hosting by covering stories related to gaming and FOSS Software citation needed Pros and cons EditGetDeb and PlayDeb serve two primary purposes They allow Ubuntu users to install software that is not yet included in the main repositories and offer current versions of many packages that are included in the Ubuntu repositories The latter is of utility because due to the release cycle adopted by Ubuntu most packages will be several months out of date at the time of release and will not receive feature updates until the next discrete release for stability reasons It is generally advisable to subscribe only to Ubuntu s own package repositories where possible as software offered by GetDeb and PlayDeb is commonly out of date or unmaintained For example games like OpenSonic are no longer updated by PlayDeb This would require that PlayDeb maintains the packages forks and could cause conflicts and or issues with main Ubuntu packages Some packages are closed source and can not be recompiled for newer versions of Ubuntu In many cases newer versions of software are only omitted from a specific Ubuntu release due to releases typically being static except for security updates In some cases software packaged by GetDeb and PlayDeb may also not conform to the Debian or Ubuntu packaging guidelines As of January 2019 the websites were bought by an unknown person and could be serving malware Alternatives EditGetDeb and PlayDeb overlap somewhat in purpose with PPAs 7 Snap Packages Source Compiling Open Suse Build Service Private Repos Repositories AppImages Nix Package Manger Flatpak Docker Containers NetBSD s PKGSee also EditPersonal Package Archive PPA deb file format MedibuntuReferences Edit Purdy Kevin November 9 2009 GetDeb net Repository Makes Newer Ubuntu Apps Easily Available Lifehacker Sneddon Joey Elijah 20 March 2013 Ubuntu To Halve Support Window for Regular Releases OMG Ubuntu Retrieved 15 May 2013 Ubuntu 12 04 to feature extended support period for desktop users Canonical com Retrieved 1 November 2013 Paul Ryan 28 May 2012 Precision and purpose Ubuntu 12 04 and the Unity HUD reviewed Ars Technica Retrieved 1 November 2013 TimeBasedReleases Ubuntu Wiki Retrieved 24 October 2013 Time Based Releases Ubuntu Wiki Retrieved 24 October 2013 Need More Or Updated Software Try These 7 Ubuntu PPAs External links EditGetDeb archived copy in Wayback Machine GetDeb Wiki archived copy in Wayback Machine GetDeb Blog archived copy in Wayback Machine PlayDeb archived copy in Wayback Machine Retrieved from 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