Re: Configure your PC to contribute to Debian community

2019-05-09 Thread Paul Wise
On Fri, May 10, 2019 at 3:25 AM Jeremy Stanley wrote: > That said, if you're looking to have a Linux VM on a Linux host, UML > probably still works. It does still work, here is a quick way to get a busybox shell and nothing else: sudo apt install user-mode-linux apt download busybox-static

Re: Configure your PC to contribute to Debian community

2019-05-09 Thread Jeremy Stanley
On 2019-05-09 14:58:17 -0400 (-0400), Cindy Sue Causey wrote: [...] > For lurking newbies, "apt-cache search virtual machine" brings a > serious laundry list of things going on in Debian, AND I just tripped > over UML (user-mode-linux) a couple days ago. If UML is a chat-able > Mentors topic, I'd

Re: Configure your PC to contribute to Debian community

2019-05-09 Thread Cindy Sue Causey
On 5/9/19, Dmitry Bogatov wrote: > > You can work in chroot (debootstrap) and/or you can build packages in > schroot. I was going to mention schroot myself as an addendum to a chroot reference when this thread first started. They *are* slightly different. There was a quick thread on Debian-User

Re: Configure your PC to contribute to Debian community

2019-05-09 Thread Cindy Sue Causey
On 5/9/19, Andrius Merkys wrote: > Hi Vipul, > > On 2019-05-08 18:12, Vipul wrote: >> Is there a way to get isolation for work & contribution purpose to >> keep yourself organized? > > I personally run a VirtualBox VM with Debian unstable. I find this > alternative to chroots more convenient for

Re: Configure your PC to contribute to Debian community

2019-05-09 Thread Tong Sun
On Wed, May 8, 2019 at 11:28 AM Vipul > . . . Since I'm using Debian for work purpose also so, I don't want to > mess-up with my system by installing unstable packages or libraries. Is > there a way to get isolation for work & contribution purpose to keep yourself > organized? > I can get

Re: Configure your PC to contribute to Debian community

2019-05-09 Thread Dmitry Bogatov
[ Please, format your emails by 80 column ] [2019-05-08 15:12] Vipul > Hey there, > > I've been using Debian from couples of years but haven't contributed > yet back to community. I want to contribute to Debia n by maintaining > packages and fixing bugs. Since I'm using Debian for work purpose

Re: Configure your PC to contribute to Debian community

2019-05-08 Thread Andrius Merkys
Hi Vipul, On 2019-05-08 18:12, Vipul wrote: > Is there a way to get isolation for work & contribution purpose to > keep yourself organized? I personally run a VirtualBox VM with Debian unstable. I find this alternative to chroots more convenient for debugging. And snapshot feature of VirtualBox

Re: Configure your PC to contribute to Debian community

2019-05-08 Thread Ali Mezgani
Contributing is a good thing for people whom wish to be a part of the. debian.org the name, the domain name. Personally my wishes were to be part of the Debian holder, advocate, sponsors and security members. Vipul try to work on aescrypt tool and ask Evengi the developer to integrate it in the

Re: Configure your PC to contribute to Debian community

2019-05-08 Thread Paul Wise
On Wed, May 8, 2019 at 11:28 PM Vipul wrote: > PS: I've already asked this question debian-users mailing list but seems like > this place is more appropriate to ask these type of questions. Check out the guide for getting packages into Debian: https://mentors.debian.net/intro-maintainers >

Configure your PC to contribute to Debian community

2019-05-08 Thread Vipul
Hey there, I've been using Debian from couples of years but haven't contributed yet back to community. I want to contribute to Debian by maintaining packages and fixing bugs. Since I'm using Debian for work purpose also so, I don't want to mess-up with my system by installing unstable