Re: [trinity-users] MX-TDE edition options (need a debian TDE dev)

Anno domini 2020 Mon, 20 Jul 11:31:17 -0500 Michael scripsit: > On Sunday 19 July 2020 07:21:09 pm Michael wrote: > > This seems too easy. > > > > ########### > > by dolphin_oracle » Sun Jul 19, 2020 12:05 pm > > the files that we use to define what's in > > mx-packageinstaller->popular apps are XML files. there are > > even places for screenshots, pre and post install scripts if > > extra steps are needed, like adding repos. > > > > https://github.com/MX-Linux/mx-packageinstaller-pkglist > > ########### > > > > I found 4 examples with external repositories > > > > https://github.com/MX-Linux/mx-packageinstaller-pkglist/search > >?q=re posi tory &unscoped_q=repository > > > > To me ‘spotify_64.pm’ seems the closest match to what I > > believe we’d want. ‘airvpn.pm’ is the most complex, probably > > good for example/reference. In any event I copy/pasted/edited > > what I could (attached as tde_64.pm). Which probably needs to > > go into the TDE git somewhere. > > > > Things that definitely need checking: > > > > - <installable> architecture(s) (I picked 64, not completely > > sure that’s correct). > > - method/place for # Import GPG signing key. (needs review by > > MX dev). - when to use sudo and when it’s not needed (got no > > real clue why some commands use it). > > - <description> needs an official English description and then > > as many translations as we can do. > > > > We also need a TDE developer to interface with dolphin_oracle > > directly for the ‘official’ request to add it to their system. > > > > Anything else I can help with let me know, > > Michael > > - Updated .pm per dolphin_oracle comments. > > - Could use newer screenshot(s) posted to: > - - https://www.trinitydesktop.org/screenshots.php > - - All those are from 2014. > - - If at all possible do one similar to > https://www.trinitydesktop.org/media/screenshots/large/tde1.png > so that it includes the full, visible, "The Trinity Desktop is a > full software desktop..." paragraph. (but possibly I don’t > understand the use of that screenshot, so maybe not?) > > - .pm should be renamed to tde.pm if TDE is all architecture. > > > https://forum.mxlinux.org/viewtopic.php?f=93&t=59309 > > > ########### > > by dolphin_oracle » Sun Jul 19, 2020 8:13 pm > you don't need sudo anywhere. the script runs elevated already. > > if your packages are 64bit only, the 64 is appropriate. If you > also have 32 bit packages, then "all" is appropriate. > > you will want to run an apt-get update in the post-uninstall > area since you are removing a list. typically I don't remove > list files unless there is a chance of some conflict, in which > case they should not be left enabled at all. (deb-multimedia is > an example here, good packages, but leaving the repo enabled is > bad for mx). > > for the key, download into /tmp instead of /root. remove the > temporary downloaded deb after install. > > we prefer the deb-src entries to be commented out by default. > our debian.list file is a good example. > > > ########### @ screenshots: there where a number of newer ones on the site, too. I remember that some of my FreeBSD box where there, too, as TDE does quite nicely on FreeBSD these days. Don't know when they vanished, where and why.