Package Maintainer

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Introduction

The role of the package maintainer is to update packages as new versions become available upstream and to field support questions relating to bugs in said packages. The term may be applied to any of the following:

  • A core Arch Linux developer who maintains a software package in one of the official repositories (core, extra, or testing).
  • A Trusted User of the community who maintains software packages in the unsupported/unofficial community repository.
  • A normal user to maintains a PKGBUILD and local source files in the AUR

The maintainer of a package is the person currently responsible for the package. Previous maintainers should be listed as contributors in the PKGBUILD along with others who have contributed to the package.

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