Debian repositories structure

perfSONAR Debian repositories structure

Here is the details of the different perfSONAR Debian repositories that we host.

Considering our release process and the need to support different Debian distributions and derivatives, we currently have a package repository with the following structure:

• 3 distributions — versions:
  • perfsonar-wheezy-3.4 — 3.4
  • perfsonar-wheezy-3.5 — 3.5
  • perfsonar-wheezy-snapshot
• 3 suites:
  • perfsonar-wheezy-release
  • perfsonar-wheezy-testing
  • perfsonar-wheezy-unstable

Distributions and versions

We name our distributions with the following schema:

1. perfsonar- as prefix
2. the Debian distribution this perfSONAR distribution can be installed on (ex: wheezy)
3. the perfSONAR release version number (ex: 3.5)

We have one or two different release per year. See our roadmap.

Suites

In Debian repository nomenclature, the suites are aliases to the distributions. We are following the same convention as Debian:

• the -stable suite points to the current stable release,
• the -testing suite points to the current alpha, beta or release candidate,
• the -unstable suite points to the snapshot builds released every night.

Usage and configuration

To use any of the previously listed distribution or suite, please refer to our repository listing.