UbuntuExpress status: update

Javier Carranza debian at eurodev.net
Wed Aug 10 08:28:32 CDT 2005


On mié, 2005-08-10 at 02:28 -0700, Matt Zimmerman wrote:
> You did not mention where the packages could be found.

        We're very sorry about our lack of communication about this
point. I'm uploading three binaries _all_ package for ubuntu to my
personal corporative repository several minutes ago. You'll be able to
try them at:
        
# Ubuntu Express packages
http://interactors.coop/~trunks/installer/ubuntu-express_0.1_all.deb
http://interactors.coop/~trunks/installer/ubuntu-express-frontend-gtk_0.1_all.deb
http://interactors.coop/~trunks/installer/ubuntu-express-ubuntu-artwork_0.1_all.deb
http://interactors.coop/~trunks/installer/ubuntu-express-ubuntu-doc_0.1_all.deb

# Modified gparted to get it works into Ubuntu Express
http://interactors.coop/~trunks/installer/gparted_0.0.8+cvs2005061901-0uda1_powerpc.deb

# Merged partman into one deb package
http://interactors.coop/~trunks/installer/partman_1.0ubuntu0_powerpc.deb

        Sorry for these powerpc package, but it's the only arch I have
available right now. You can get source package at:

http://interactors.coop/~trunks/installer/partman_68ubuntu1.tar.gz
http://interactors.coop/~trunks/installer/partman_68ubuntu1.dsc
http://interactors.coop/~trunks/installer/gparted_0.0.8+cvs2005061901-0uda1.diff.gz
http://interactors.coop/~trunks/installer/gparted_0.0.8+cvs2005061901-0uda1.dsc
http://interactors.coop/~trunks/installer/gparted_0.0.8+cvs2005061901.orig.tar.gz

> Feature freeze is tomorrow, and simplicity is the best way to meet our
> deadlines.  The simple approach is to use a single package, so I would
> prefer this for the initial drop.

        All the branding stuff is yet working at all, and revert these
changes assume more useless work. I believe this is more optimal at this
moment.

> > The bootloader config is almost done. For this config and the 
> > network config we use the 'setup-tool-backends', which are pretty
> > good stuff and very complete. We're working on improving the
> > bootloader config for Windows cases with extra work, but the most of
> > the work is already done.
> > 
> > As we were fighting with the partman udeb packages and their
> > dependences, we need a bit more time to integrate the partman-auto 
> > into the UE. But we're close to fix that.
> 
> So currently, there is no working boot loader or partitioning 
> functionality? If so, this does not bode well for feature freeze
> (tomorrow).

        boot loader functionality is longer developed and almost
finished but isn't functional at this time. partman integration is under
development at this point and we hope to get it works very soon. partman
package is now very uncleanly, but we have to consider what partman
modules we need to include for our purposes and merge them.

> The 9th is over, even in my time zone. ;-)  To whom did you send these
> packages? (we agreed that code drops would be sent to me)

        Here you are, but sorry for this elapsed time.
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