Is there a way to build a package for Mint? (eq PPA)

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Is there a way to build a package for Mint? (eq PPA)

Post by pecita »

Hi.
I build a font that I packaged on a Ubuntu PPA: https://launchpad.net/~packager-pecita/ ... otf-pecita .
It is a font so do not have an architecture but Launchpad allow to build packages only for Ubuntu releases, so I needed to specify Oneiric, Natty, Maverick, etc.
I switched from Ubuntu to Debian Mint because of Unity but I want to retrieve my font!
Is it possible to build my font package for Debian Mint and then push it on a public repository, such PPA?
TY,
Philippe
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Re: Is there a way to build a package for Mint? (eq PPA)

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For Debian, you need to create (and maintain) a repo.

http://wiki.debian.org/HowToSetupADebianRepository
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Re: Is there a way to build a package for Mint? (eq PPA)

Post by pecita »

Well!
I looked and it's not really simple. I would have to become a Debian Maintainer and enter the temple of the Debian sect is an adventure. My main problem is to find a (good) advocate!
I will try. Thank you.
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Re: Is there a way to build a package for Mint? (eq PPA)

Post by pecita »

Hello.

Really I think that the PPA needs be available in Debian :shock:

However, I found the right link : http://mentors.debian.net/
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Re: Is there a way to build a package for Mint? (eq PPA)

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Meh, just package a .deb and submit it for to the existing repo people for review.
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Re: Is there a way to build a package for Mint? (eq PPA)

Post by lahirdenganselamat »

pecita wrote:I switched from Ubuntu to Debian Mint because of Unity but I want to retrieve my font!
if you've get used to ubuntu (with PPA support, etc), it's easier to use mint main edition instead of LMDE,
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Re: Is there a way to build a package for Mint? (eq PPA)

Post by dagon »

Thank you pecita, job well done!

Here's a link to the font:
http://pecita.eu/police-en.php
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Re: Is there a way to build a package for Mint? (eq PPA)

Post by Arran »

Thank you very much, Pecita. I quite fancy this font, with all the ligatures. Really good work. It works well with Gimp, Inkscape and LibreOffice, just tried it out.
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