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[Nio Wiklund <nio.wiklund@xxxxxxxxx>]

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
>>>>
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