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[Nio Wiklund <nio.wiklund@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the tip Phill,

I'll prepare an email to Julien.

By the way, did you try to install mkusb via the method via your server?

wget http://phillw.net/isos/linux-tools/mkusb/mkusb-installer

bash mkusb-installer

Best regards
Nio

Den 2014-09-29 15:42, Phill Whiteside skrev:
> 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.wiklund@xxxxxxxxx
> <mailto:nio.wiklund@xxxxxxxxx>> 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 <http://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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