# 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

- [Staging area](https://documentation.ubuntu.com/project/staging.md): This staging area exists to help you preview content you’re working on before
- [Boards index](https://documentation.ubuntu.com/project/staging/dmb/index-umb.md): Page content
- [Ubuntu development](https://documentation.ubuntu.com/project/staging/dmb/ubuntu-development.md): Page source
- [DMB knowledge base](https://documentation.ubuntu.com/project/staging/dmb/dmb-knowledge-base.md): Page source
- [Seeds](https://documentation.ubuntu.com/project/staging/release-team/seeds.md): * Page source: wiki - Seed Management
- [Seed management](https://documentation.ubuntu.com/project/staging/release-team/seed-management.md): * Page source: wiki - Seed Management
- [Germinate](https://documentation.ubuntu.com/project/staging/release-team/germinate.md): Page source: Germinate
- [Partner archive](https://documentation.ubuntu.com/project/staging/partner-archive.md): The Canonical partner archive, though not part of Ubuntu proper, is managed
- [Archive Admin museum](https://documentation.ubuntu.com/project/staging/aa-museum.md): This page should not be moved out of the staging area in its current state.
- [Content that doesn’t belong to AA](https://documentation.ubuntu.com/project/staging/not-AA.md): This page should not be moved out of the staging area in its current state.

## Optional

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