# 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

- [Uploading to the Archive](https://documentation.ubuntu.com/project/contributors/uploading.md): This section groups articles on how to have uploads to the Archive sponsored (for contributors witho...
- [How to find a sponsor](https://documentation.ubuntu.com/project/contributors/uploading/find-a-sponsor.md): The ability to upload or sync directly to the Archive is carefully managed to ensure the stability a...
- [How to request an upload](https://documentation.ubuntu.com/project/contributors/uploading/request-an-upload.md): After fixing a bug in a package or when introducing a new package to the distribution, the updated p...
- [How to request a sync](https://documentation.ubuntu.com/project/contributors/uploading/request-a-sync.md): When an Ubuntu package carries a delta, but it is no longer needed (because it has been merged in De...

## Optional

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