Thank you for all the tips Mélodie :-) I'll look at the links in your previous mail ...
Best regards Nio Den 2014-09-29 17:55, me...@gmx.fr skrev: > Hi, > > I also know a Debian dev who can occasionnally be a sponsor. Anyway, when the > time > comes, when "sitting" regularly on the #debian-mentors chan can help find > one, while > asking help, asking questions, talking about the project. > > The first part would be to get through all the docs, links, and help from the > debian-mentors people, so to be able to first present a package done with the > Debian way, > once uploaded to the Debian mentors repository, and also once the program > installed and > checked working for Debian equally, (just a detail, right? ;-) ) and among > other things, > walked through the Lintian warnings. > > Best regards, > Mélodie > > > > On Mon, 29 Sep 2014 14:42:05 +0100 > Phill Whiteside <phi...@phillw.net> wrote: > >> Hi Nio, >> >> a begging email to Julien may help. He is aware of the application and may >> be able to assist in finding you a sponsor :) >> >> Regards, >> >> Phill. >> >> On 29 September 2014 13:41, Nio Wiklund <nio.wikl...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> 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 >>>>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/phillw > > -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~torios Post to : torios@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~torios More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
