Re: packaging non-python stuff using python-stdeb?

2013-05-12 Thread adrelanos
Vincent Cheng: > On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 8:47 AM, adrelanos wrote: >> Jakub Wilk: >>> * adrelanos , 2013-05-10, 09:19: >>>> is it ok to use python-stdeb to package non-python stuff? >>>> >>>> For example using python-stdeb to pa

Re: packaging non-python stuff using python-stdeb?

2013-05-10 Thread adrelanos
Jakub Wilk: > * adrelanos , 2013-05-10, 09:19: >> is it ok to use python-stdeb to package non-python stuff? >> >> For example using python-stdeb to package a shell script seems much >> more simple to me. > > Simpler than what? > Than creating a Debian folder

packaging non-python stuff using python-stdeb?

2013-05-10 Thread adrelanos
Hi, is it ok to use python-stdeb to package non-python stuff? For example using python-stdeb to package a shell script seems much more simple to me. Cheers, adrelanos -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-mentors-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Conta

How to take ownership of a file owned by a different package?

2013-05-08 Thread adrelanos
the tor debian package and add ownership of /etc/tor/torrc to the whonix-gateway deb. How can I do that? Cheers, adrelanos [1] https://github.com/adrelanos/Whonix [2] http://packages.debian.org/tor [3] http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ap-pkg-diversions.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email t

Re: Packaging virtual machine images .ova?

2013-03-02 Thread adrelanos
Andrey Rahmatullin: > On Sat, Mar 02, 2013 at 01:16:43PM +0000, adrelanos wrote: >>> Hash sum verification is easy these days [...] >> >> For whom? >> >> Certainly not for the average mortal user. > If they cannot run one console command, how c

Re: Packaging virtual machine images .ova?

2013-03-02 Thread adrelanos
Arno Töll: > On 02.03.2013 14:34, adrelanos wrote: >> "What about having let's say for example an OpenBSD virtual machine >> image in Debian repository?" > > At least for Debian proper that's highly unlikely, because you'd need to > build the i

Re: Packaging virtual machine images .ova?

2013-03-02 Thread adrelanos
Paul Wise: > Debian doesn't yet have the ability to create non-hacky pre-installed > images. All our pre-installed images (currently only live images) are > produced by configuring as per normal and then removing host-specific > files (like OpenSSH keys), which is a bit hacky. Ideally > dpkg/apt/pa

Re: Packaging virtual machine images .ova?

2013-03-02 Thread adrelanos
Andrey Rahmatullin: > On Sat, Mar 02, 2013 at 06:30:27AM +0000, adrelanos wrote: >>>> Many users having trouble downloading the (rather big) images. >>>> (Download >>>> corruption, network breakdown...) >>> >>> [...] >>> >>

Re: Packaging virtual machine images .ova?

2013-03-01 Thread adrelanos
Andrey Rahmatullin: > On Sat, Mar 02, 2013 at 03:57:57AM +0000, adrelanos wrote: >> Many users having trouble downloading the (rather big) images. (Download >> corruption, network breakdown...) > > [...] > >> If it could be installed with a "apt-get install wh

Re: Packaging virtual machine images .ova?

2013-03-01 Thread adrelanos
Arno Töll: > Hi, > > On 02.03.2013 03:17, adrelanos wrote: >> is it possible to package Virtual Machine images, such as Virtual Box >> .ova images? > > Possible? Surely. > What would the benefit be, though? What are you trying > to achieve? Whonix [1] is a De

Packaging virtual machine images .ova?

2013-03-01 Thread adrelanos
Hi, is it possible to package Virtual Machine images, such as Virtual Box .ova images? Has ever anyone done something like this? I haven't found any in the repository and I haven't found any discussion about this. Cheers, adrelanos -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-me

Correct way to copy files to /home/$user?

2012-07-25 Thread adrelanos
Hi, I want to create a new package xchat-privacy. Actually no binary files need to be installed/replaced. Only a few configuration files have to be replaced, such as ~/xchat2/xchat.conf, ~/xchat2/ignore.conf, etc. What is the correct way to copy files to /home/$user? Cheers, adrelanos -- To