Can I import a package from another PPA into my PPA?
Is it possible to mirror a package in someone else's PPA into one of my own PPAs? I may just need to RTFM more closely, but I don't think this feature exists in Launchpad.
Usage Case:
Jane the computer whiz uploads a bunch of neat educational packages to her PPA. Bob the homeroom teacher would like to install some, but not all, of those packages on his classroom computers. Bob creates his own PPA and imports the packages he needs from Jane's PPA. Bob then adds his PPA to all of his classroom computers. When Jane updates the packages in her PPA, they are automatically updated on Bob's computers.
Alternatives:
1. Bob manually downloads and installs the packages he needs from Jane's PPA. Disadvantage: the packages won't be updated automatically, and repeating the process on each and every classroom computer will be tedious.
2. Bob uses Jane's PPA and then uses APT pinning to exclude those packages he doesn't want. Disadvantage: APT pinning is difficult to set up. Bob will have trouble explaining it to the teacher in the classroom down the hall.
3. Bob re-uploads the packages he needs into his own PPA. Disadvantage: Bob has to do extra work, and Launchpad now has to compile each package twice.
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