Hi again, Now I have uploaded mkusb version 9.0 to the stable PPA
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mkusb/ppa I think it will work well. After all the testing, most bugs should be squashed :-P Now to the next item: How to get mkusb into a real repository? Do *you* know anything about that process? Best regards Nio Den 2014-09-20 21:25, Nio Wiklund skrev: > Hello everybody, > > I have made mkusb more user friendly, and I think that it is quite > convenient now to make USB pendrives. It is described at this link > > https://help.ubuntu.com/community/mkusb/v9 > > This method works well for me, so I want to share it. As shown in the > attached file, mkusb copies / flashes / clones the Lubuntu > > utopic-desktop-i386.iso > > to a USB 3 pendrive in a USB 2 port in 21 seconds :-) > > PPA would be the preferred method to install mkusb for Ubuntu, maybe for > Debian and Linux Mint and other Ubuntu and Debian based distros and > re-spins, but the method described at > > https://help.ubuntu.com/community/mkusb/v9#from_phillw.net > > works also for Knoppix, Mageia, Fedora and openSUSE. To make it > convenient, the installers (corresponding to apt-get) are called and pv, > xterm and zenity installed automatically. The scripts at phillw.net can > also uninstall mkusb; 'money back' if you are not satisfied ;-) > > -o- > > mkusb is tested (and tweaked to work) in > > {Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Lubuntu, Xubuntu} {12.04 LTS, 14.04 LTS, 14.10} > with PPAs for these versions (precise, trusty, utopic) > Bento > Bodhi > Debian Wheezy (and 9w) > Knoppix 7.4 (needed treatment with isohybrid) > Linux Mint > LXLE 12.04.3 > LXLE 12.04.4 revisited 32-bits (needed treatment with isohybrid) > Mageia 4.1 Gnome Live and installed (needs a legacy desktop file) > ToriOS alpha > > mkusb works with simpler display in 'legacy mode' (without colours and > other html features, where Zenity lacks the --html option) in > > Fedora 20 - https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1141802 > > openSUSE 13.1 - https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=896674 > > Use mkusb 7 alias mkusb-nox or mkusb 8 in distros, where zenity does not > work at all. > > mkusb 9 is tested with the following iso files / distros, which can > (only) be installed > > Clonezilla > Kolibri (mkusb works but does not identify the distro) > Ubuntu mini 14.04 > Webconverger > > -o- > > 1. Please help me decide if mkusb version 9.04 is mature enough to be > copied to the stable PPA :-) > > 2. When are we ready to abandon mkusb version 8 (used in ToriOS now)? > > Best regards > Nio > > Den 2014-09-06 14:31, Nio Wiklund skrev: >> Hi, >> >> >> mkusb version 9.0 is uploaded to Phill's server and the unstable PPA. >> >> * Improvements * >> >> - File selection dialogue only via zenity (when graphical environment). >> >> - Cosmetic improvements: I try to make the colour scheme as consistent >> as possible given the limitations of zenity. The menu lists have no >> colour, only shades of grey. I use the icon colour in the final >> confirmation windows. The blue colour which is standard in dialog is >> abandoned. The read warning colour is still there, of course :-) >> >> - Extended help with a separate help menu. There is even a quick link to >> the wiki page. I call the default web browser with the normal user id to >> avoid browsing with superuser id (a security issue). >> >> -o- >> >> This version will be described at >> >> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/mkusb >> >> and will be possible to download from >> >> http://phillw.net/isos/linux-tools/mkusb/ >> >> but is also available from our PPA, that was set up by >> Jörn. He taught be how to use it one week ago. >> >> -------------------------------------------------- >> sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mkusb/ppa >> >> will install the stable version mkusb 8.5.4 >> -------------------------------------------------- >> sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mkusb/unstable >> >> will install mkusb 9.0 >> -------------------------------------------------- >> >> This version takes a greater leap: separate versions for >> >> GUI mode: mkusb >> txt mode: mkusb-nox >> >> This avoids some complicated logic and makes the code smaller. I >> guess 95% of the users will prefer the GUI version, but the text version >> is good for servers and for users who do not want eye-candy. >> >> Please test either or both of >> >> mkusb version 9.0 and mkusb-nox >> >> >> Best regards >> Nio >> > -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~torios Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~torios More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
