Integrating new console colors in D-I (was Re: Call for testing: Aubergine-love for Server folks!)

[Scott Kitterman]

Dropped server from cc, since it's no OT there.

On Friday, March 18, 2011 11:55:35 pm Dustin Kirkland wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 1:54 PM, Scott Kitterman <ubuntu at kitterman.com> 
wrote:
> > On Thursday, March 17, 2011 10:01:51 pm Dustin Kirkland wrote:
...
> >> Spiffy, huh?  Thanks to everyone who help spread some Aubergine-love
> >> to Ubuntu Server folks!
> > 
> > So now every Ubuntu flavor gets Aubergine even though that's not their
> > color scheme?
> 
> Until now, Ubuntu and all Ubuntu flavors have inherited a color scheme
> wasn't theirs either, actually.
> 
> > How do we over-ride this for Kubuntu (there have been complaints on
> > #kubuntu- devel today)?
> 
> I filed and fixed Bug: #730672, on your behalf.
> 
> The newt library can now read its palette from a configuration file,
> which is installed using update-alternatives.
>  +       update-alternatives --install /etc/newt/palette newt-palette
> /usr/share/newt/palette.ubuntu 50
>  +       update-alternatives --install /etc/newt/palette newt-palette
> /usr/share/newt/palette 20
> 
> Furthermore, the console-setup package now also installs its color
> scheme using update-alternatives as well.
>  +    update-alternatives --install /etc/vtrgb vtrgb
> /usr/share/console-setup/vtrgb 50
> 
> Other packages can install palettes and different color schemes at
> different priorities.

Thanks.  How do I get this integrated into D-I to use a different alternative 
for Kubuntu?

Scott K