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[Nio Wiklund <nio.wiklund@xxxxxxxxx>]

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
>>
>