On Sunday, 1 April 2018 07:28:50 UTC+1, qubuntu wrote: > ... > So, can't you guys just rename Ubuntu to something else and distribute a > template? > ...
> The main benefit I see from a Ubuntu template is PPAs which are not available > from any other distro. Not quite true, I believe that most distros downstream from Ubuntu also allow PPAs. > ... > You may ask me to compile from sources, but it takes ages and I have to spend > hours ... Exactly. And it takes hours for the Qubes devs to do as well. Tying up machines that might be needed for Qubes core complitation, testing, etc. Taking up Qubes wizard brain time, which I personally would prefer them to be allocating to making the core of Qubes even safer, or even better in other ways. That is why there are Qubes community groups - to take on stuff that the Qubes core team do not want to do, but that the community volunteers want strongly enough to do something to make it happen. > ... and I ususally reinstall often which means I would have to compile often So my suggestion is a four or five step plan 1. Learn how to build packages after compiling from scratch. Keep the RPMs in a DNF cache on a USB stick (with at least two further backup copies, one kept at another address in case of fire, etc) 2. Learn how to re-install from the binaries in your USB stick - now you only have to compille once. This solves your immediate problem. 3. When that is working, ask for fellow volunteers to join you to start a Qutu (Q2 ?) communuity. This gets other people sharing the workload 4. When you have a few people in that community, ask the Qubes server admins for some space to post a Qutu repository and PPAs. I can't speak for them, but I guess if you had something already partly working they might be more willing to give you server space than to take on the amount of work you are currently asking. 5. (Only if necessary) If they say "no", do a crowdfunding to pay for your own server space somewhere else. --- I hope this is helpful. I intend it to be. I personally have no interest in a Qubes Ubuntu template, but I do support your right to produce one, and with the wide familiarity with Ubuntu I think this would be good for the Qubes project in the long run. My guess is that a little wirk to get it going would generate a community that would provide a net contribution to Qubes, just like Ubuntu takes downstream updates from Mint. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-users/b32767c3-85d6-4c4a-8454-170767409dcb%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
