14.04 - How do I download a dsc file? - Ask Ubuntu

i trying implement work around git. in order going page launchpad git , attempting download file git_2.10.2-2.dsc. need specific file in order work around work. however, when click file begin download redirected page has this:

-----begin pgp signed message----- hash: sha256  format: 3.0 (quilt) source: git binary: git, git-man, git-core, git-doc, git-arch, git-cvs, git-svn, git-mediawiki, git-email, git-daemon-run, git-daemon-sysvinit, git-gui, gitk, git-el, gitweb, git-all architecture: version: 1:2.10.2-2 maintainer: gerrit pape <pape@smarden.org> uploaders: jonathan nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>, anders kaseorg <andersk@mit.edu> homepage: https://git-scm.com/ standards-version: 3.9.6.0 vcs-browser: http://repo.or.cz/w/git/debian.git/ vcs-git: https://repo.or.cz/r/git/debian.git/ build-depends: libz-dev, libpcre3-dev, gettext, libcurl4-gnutls-dev, libexpat1-dev, subversion, libsvn-perl, libyaml-perl, tcl, libhttp-date-perl | libtime-modules-perl, python, cvs, cvsps, libdbd-sqlite3-perl, unzip, libio-pty-perl, debhelper (>= 9), dh-exec (>= 0.7), dh-apache2, dpkg-dev (>= 1.16.2~) build-depends-indep: asciidoc, xmlto, docbook-xsl package-list:  git deb vcs optional arch=any  git-all deb vcs optional arch=all  git-arch deb vcs optional arch=all  git-core deb vcs optional arch=all  git-cvs deb vcs optional arch=all  git-daemon-run deb vcs optional arch=all  git-daemon-sysvinit deb vcs arch=all  git-doc deb doc optional arch=all  git-el deb vcs optional arch=all  git-email deb vcs optional arch=all  git-gui deb vcs optional arch=all  git-man deb doc optional arch=all  git-mediawiki deb vcs optional arch=all  git-svn deb vcs optional arch=all  gitk deb vcs optional arch=all  gitweb deb vcs optional arch=all checksums-sha1:  2023975ae0061bd569b8529025428e3eca53be2e 4106108 git_2.10.2.orig.tar.xz  00d7776b0dd941c4b5e7ee1041b860a3dce4697d 511468 git_2.10.2-2.debian.tar.xz checksums-sha256:  94802903dd707d85ca3b9a2be35e936a54ce86375f52c6a789efe7ce7e238671 4106108 git_2.10.2.orig.tar.xz  6b39f43c310f756042769f7aa72e1f8a6859192f28f9fedc3435514977738cdb 511468 git_2.10.2-2.debian.tar.xz files:  3cd1dca37be60668f482545716923b72 4106108 git_2.10.2.orig.tar.xz  336a35cbe1f1d6b04375cd87a302eb06 511468 git_2.10.2-2.debian.tar.xz  -----begin pgp signature-----  iqicbaebcaagbqjyhdrxaaojeoxkjekl5cbfxlmp/jmjwlcrq1mmmuwmijreb/6l lqlvxlvo/le2abysuojsbrjgfnumzsq6bf9vtzkg/ympzjm6m70cjblkktqb4+s5 rwmn9r+7fiehfv4r4ojs2vggfqsm7dpaztdwjyr0ctbifidly/1url02eidl0gp/ d6piwlhdnlow2p9hk7epepauejiotzqmzur9wabvtzte5tuxwchjkmwegzscjtuo 6ciy+ybyio1xemi45gdlwybresrjtn29v32xvjhra2c2awuyywymuojp/oyf7gkm t/qeki313smpem7ixnjet1/oh6c0fqxernir4zpypqaxdlopssqawempfqk7yrgk lm6ffp14bgt6makck3rcsvovlycp03si2pmof1hyhwwsni6voorwhxozspiag5mv rj7r9gnvvhzbwtrcywxgnslzkugy9hmks4vxkrvkavuwpbebkdp+zsdo/ugb06ue fckxehdzck9+/eo6pqjajjgek4inxcxcsi8lktuxtkep3p+bm8bix4ko6+ofnjyo 54zyn7yq0zy3ma8otmlwq+rolge1jdw39s5ltf68hnmirpjiky1dicy8sbee92nw hrngmgkmap6tlnfylbilhimflxlkdj8u6inh5lwrhdgoynxye/2o5ezkwxkcmf33 1lsccaek8bnnuv8zwwp+ =ngpd -----end pgp signature----- 

all is text on webpage git 2.10 dsc file. how file supposed be? do this?

a .dsc file file related packages created, , relevant related files of, debian source package (which type of package - it's package ubuntu , not debian itself), uploaded builders repositories. that's - contains no source code, references, pgp signatures, , hash sums of relevant files came source package.

i can assume trying download git source code ubuntu in order build/customize/backport it. utility download debian source package .dsc file dget.

you may need use dget -u download , unpack source package can modify it.

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note though may need make sure package gets built in ppa or similar have build dependencies - can build version build multiple architectures.

note if don't have build dependencies locally, you'll have install them package rebuild work. (it's lot more involved simple patch of code)