> but it's never too late to have it added to the repos for download post-install...
No, it's also too late for new packages in the repositories, unless they contribute to preplanned release specifications and an exception is warranted. Please read https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FeatureFreeze and https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment/NewPackages.
> but it's never too late to have it added to the repos for download post-install...
No, it's also too late for new packages in the repositories, unless they contribute to preplanned release specifications and an exception is warranted. Please read https:/ /wiki.ubuntu. com/FeatureFree ze and https:/ /wiki.ubuntu. com/UbuntuDevel opment/ NewPackages.