[rox-devel] Re: [rox-users] Rox on Debian (Problems again)

[Marcin J. <gn...@hr...>]

Dnia Saturday 13 of September 2003 14:31, Jan Wagemakers napisa=B3:
> ra...@pv... schreef:
> > I'm installing Debian on a new computer and I want rox. But I cannot get
> > it installed because it depends on a package shared-mime-info which is
> > only in experimental (!). I don't want to have any experimental packages
> > on my computer
>
> IMHO all rox.debs are experimental, because they are not part of the
> Debian-distribution ;-)

Jan - Debian is not only 'stable/testing/unstable' ;) there is a project=20
called 'experimental' which can be more unstable then unstable ;)

> > It would be very helpful if rox went into the debian distribution.=20
> > I  don't know if the current packager is/has applied to become a
> > developer, but I hope he does.

I'm not a Debian developer and don't plan to be. I don't even use 'rox'=20
package - only 'rox-filer-hrw' which doesn't have AppDir support and have f=
ew=20
extra patches applied.

> > However the link to him seem to be broken.=20

Which link? http://www.hrw.one.pl/apt/ is correct one and should be working.

> > Rox is an excellent piece of software so it would be a pity if it is no=
t=20
> > available to one of the biggest distributions

> There is a RFP for Rox, you can read the discussion here :

But there is no one who want to get it into Debian. I can give it packages =
to=20
anyone who want to add this to distro.

> > PS: I thought to install the old rox-1.2 on the machine, but this deb
> > package seem to have been removed too.

> All the deb's that I have created are still on my HD. If you like I can
> upload them somewhere on my webpage for you.

ROX-Filer 1.2.. old story ;)
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APT: deb http://www.hrw.one.pl/apt/ sid/

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