my packages for Ubuntu Gutsy

This page is an instruction on how to install several packages in Ubuntu, for which I have developed significant additional features. Most of them are simply patched packages already present in Ubuntu, few are new ones, needed to configure or demo the new featurs.

How to access it:

# Maruska repository
deb http://www.ruska.it/debian/ gutsy main
deb-src http://www.ruska.it/debian/ gutsy main

Also add my pgp key:

wget -O - http://www.ruska.it/debian/public-key.asc | apt-key add -

Side note: see troubles with ubuntu

How to Install them:

I'm pinning the repository, since

• I'm not interested in those programs without my patches.

This is what I added in /etc/apt/preferences, note than an empty line must separate the records in that file:

Explanation:  I want MARUSKA packages
Package: *
Pin: release l=Maruska Debian Packages 
Pin-Priority: 1001

Some packages are not updated to the last version available in Ubunty (gutsy). So you will be prompted (when running "apt-get install"), if downgrading is ok.

What's there

double the keys on keyboard, in X Windows -- forking:

• (kernel) modules .... to be reviewed
• xorg-server
• medved
• fork plugin & tools

see fork-installation.html

fighting flickering

• xv
• rxvt + elinks, less (taking advantage of the smooth scrolling feature in this rxvt)
• gtk + libeog (which fixes a problem in EOG due to the change in this gkt)
• (Not yet released!) emacs

Zsh

Sawfish

Gauche extensions

see gauche for the list of extensions.

Emacs extensions

• dircolors

Postgres with ....

Some handy ...

• libeog
• human

How did I prepare my repo:

Setting up a secure apt repository

I had to keep Packages file, Packages.gz not enough.