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Preamble

We will be using one of the packages I maintain in Debian (rednotebook) as the test package we will be importing.

Create Project

Create an empty Salsa project for your package.

Note: Be sure to deselect Initialize repository with a README.

Salsa create new project

Clone Project

Clone the created empty Salsa repository.

Salsa clone new project

gti clone git@salsa.debian.org:<SALSA_USER>/<PACKAGE>.git

Import Project

Import your package into the newly created Salsa repository (local).

Salsa import package

gbp import-dsc --pristine-tar <PATH_TO_PACKAGE_DSC_FILE>

Push Project

Push your package with branches and tags to Salsa (remote).

Salsa import package

git push -u --all --follow-tags


Most of the money you see in and around Free / Open Source Software, Hardware and other projects is in the hands of large groups and self styled organisations, with little or none reaching the actually contributors/maintainer/developers of your favourite projects who actually do the core work.

Consider donating to projects and persons directly.

If you choose to do so, you can donate to me via the link below. Any donations are greatly appreciated and go towards hosting and hardware so I can continue contribution across a wide variety of projects.

Buy me a coffee


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