# Ubuntu project

> This documentation provides guidance for contributors to and maintainers of the Ubuntu Linux distribution. It covers processes and concepts, as well as project governance and team workflows. There are instructions for packaging, merging, proposed migrations, autopkgtests, and many other procedures for maintaining the Ubuntu Archive and releasing the distribution.


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## Pages in this subsection

- [Contribute new packages](https://documentation.ubuntu.com/project/contributors/new-package.md): * Create a new package
- [How to create a new package](https://documentation.ubuntu.com/project/contributors/new-package/create-a-new-package.md): While there are thousands of packages in the Ubuntu archive, there are still a lot nobody has gotten...
- [How to upload packages to a PPA](https://documentation.ubuntu.com/project/contributors/new-package/upload-packages-to-a-ppa.md): A Personal Package Archive, or PPA, is a personal repository on Launchpad where you can upload your ...

## Optional

- [Top-level llms.txt](https://documentation.ubuntu.com/project/llms.txt): Complete documentation index.