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Issues about debian packaging #473

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CicadaSeventeen opened this issue Oct 21, 2022 · 2 comments
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Issues about debian packaging #473

CicadaSeventeen opened this issue Oct 21, 2022 · 2 comments

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@CicadaSeventeen
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According to my friends, there are more rules that Debian official packages should follow. First we need to submit it to wnpp then if any Debian Developer is interested in it they will help us to package it.
Though I have maken .deb package. We should not submit it but something like 'source package' (with Debian official package tool). I have not known such tool before so I use my own script to package it... I need to learn about it if I want to submit it to Debian. (And I need a Debian Developer to support).

@CicadaSeventeen
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You can submit 'RFP' via email. It means you want someone to package it. see here. It is better if some developers offer to package it. I can help otherwise if no developer do the job. I have to learn about more rules then.
Besides I have to say I feel depressed again. Hopefully it may not be too bad but I cannot promise to finish this work.

@mviereck
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Thank you very much for investigating this!
Yes, it makes sense if some experienced debian maintainer offers his help to package x11docker.
I once tried to understand the rules myself and was confused. Once a valid package exists, it would be rather easy to adjust it for future versions and keep up maintaining it. However, the first step making a new package without experience in debian packaging is hard.

Please don't feel any pressure to manage or finish the packaging of x11docker!
You've already been a great help to make the first steps. And you gave the needed push to finally create a man page, something I wanted to do since a long time.

If you like to, packaging and/or submitting to Debian can be a project of yours, without any pressure of time or the need to be finished at all. If you rather feel to drop this, it's also fine, too.

From myself I know that any pressure leads me towards depression. So I want to free you from any pressure that this packaging project might give you.
Debian has high standards of package quality, and it can be depressing to make everything right for high standards. Often it is better not to try to fulfill too high expectations.
For those reasons I try to avoid projects or expectations that are stressing me. The pressure I create myself depresses me, so I avoid to press myself.
It might be different in your case, but maybe this sounds familiar to you.

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