Thank you Israel, I'll try ...
Best regards Nio Den 2014-09-29 14:26, Israel skrev: > Hi Nio, > You have to contact the upstream. For Ubuntu you have to talk with > Debian and propose your package. > You have to send an RFP e-mail (Request for packaging). > https://wiki.debian.org/RFP > If Debian packages it, Ubuntu will bring it into the repos > > > On 09/29/2014 07:17 AM, Nio Wiklund wrote: >> 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 : torios@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~torios More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
