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[[https://launchpad.net/~ripps818/+archive/coreavc|https://ppa:ripps818/coreavc]] [[https://launchpad.net/~ripps818/+archive/coreavc|ppa:ripps818/coreavc]]
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I created a gmpc-plugins package in the Gmpc-Trunk [[https://launchpad.net/~gmpc-trunk/+archive/ppa|PPA]]. The original one included Debian was pretty simple and only installed a small bundle of plugins. The change I've made is to allow the creation of individual packages for each individual plugin as well as a corresponding debug version. This allows users to pick and choose which plugins to use, without being forced to download and install a bunch of unwanted plugins. Also, to make it easier for users who wish to install all the plugins, I made a gmpc-plugins and gmpc-plugins-dbg metapackages to install all the plugins in one go. Besides supplying an easy means for Ubuntu users to install bleeding edge versions of gmpc/mpd packages, I've created a gmpc-plugins package in the Gmpc-Trunk [[https://launchpad.net/~gmpc-trunk/+archive/ppa|PPA]]. The original one included Debian was pretty simple and only installed a small bundle of plugins. The change I've made is to allow the creation of individual packages for each individual plugin as well as a corresponding debug version. This allows users to pick and choose which plugins to use, without being forced to download and install a bunch of unwanted plugins. Also, to make it easier for users who wish to install all the plugins, I made some gmpc-plugins and gmpc-plugins-dbg metapackages that will install all the plugins in one go.
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I've upgraded my ppa management system to now use [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/fta|fta]]'s daily ppa bot. Now I can upload and supply ubuntu users with updated and working packages for gmpc, mpd, mpc, libmpd, libmpdclient2, mpdscribble, and every gmpc-plugin for every distro from Hardy to Karmic (and Lucid in the future); all with just a single command in a terminal. I've upgraded my ppa management system to now use [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/fta|fta]]'s daily ppa bot. Now I can upload and supply Ubuntu users with updated and working packages for gmpc, mpd, mpc, libmpd, libmpdclient2, mpdscribble, and every gmpc-plugin for every distro from Hardy to Karmic (and Lucid in the future); all with just a single command in a terminal.
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I've succesfully packaged the gtrayicon package and got it into debian sid. Gtrayicon is a program to allow the easy creation of a enable/disable system tray icon. It also allows users to create a simple menu config to turn it into a customized application launching menu. GetDeb made a version of this a while ago, but it wasn't up to standards and couldn't be included in any distribution. My version does and has been accepted into debian. From there it can be easily synced into Ubuntu. I've succesfully packaged the [[apt://gtrayicon|gtrayicon]] package and got it into debian sid. [[apt://gtrayicon|Gtrayicon]] is a small program that allows the easy creation of an enable/disable system tray icon. It also allows users to create a simple menu config to turn it into a customized application launching menu. GetDeb made a version of this a while ago, but it wasn't up to standards and couldn't be included in any distribution. My version does this and has been accepted into Debian. It has since been synced into Ubuntu.
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I've made an libxspf and an updated liburiparser package. I've uploaded them to Debian Mentors, but I haven't been able to find a sponsor to check and upload them for me yet. I've recently made a libxspf (successor to libspiff) and an updated liburiparser package. I've uploaded them to Debian Mentors, but I haven't been able to find a sponsor to check and upload them for me yet.
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Aside from packaging, I also customize popular ubuntu themes and give them a colder blue twist.
Dust Cold - Cold version of the Dust theme, except is has a nice blue color, looks nice with light blue and monochrome iconsets.
Along with Dust Cold, I also have Nodoka Dust Cold. Instead of using Murrine like the original Dust uses, it uses the git version of the Nodoka theme engine, primarily used by Fedora. It really nice gradients and buttons, so I actually prefer this to the my traditional Dust Cold. I've had to include a few hacks into it to make some things look correct.
Packages for the git version of Nodoka are in my personal ppa: [[https://launchpad.net/~ripps818/+archive/ppa|ppa:ripps818/ppa]]		 Aside from packaging, I also customize popular Ubuntu themes and give them a colder blue twist.
First ,Dust Cold, a version of the Dust theme except with a nice cold blue color scheme instead of the original warm brown. It looks nice with light blue and/or monochrome iconset.
Along with Dust Cold, I also have Nodoka Dust Cold. Instead of using Murrine, like the original Dust uses, it uses the git version of the [[apt://gtk2-engines-nodoka|Nodoka]] theme engine, primarily used by Fedora. It has really nice gradients and buttons, so I actually prefer this to the my traditional Dust Cold theme. I've had to include a few hacks and tweaks into it to make some things look correct.
Packages for the git version of [[apt://gtk2-engines-nodoka|Nodoka]] are in my personal ppa: [[https://launchpad.net/~ripps818/+archive/ppa|ppa:ripps818/ppa]]

Taylor "Ripps" L-Wren

Projects that I'm working on in the mean time is maintaining the GMPC-Trunk team, where I provide updated packages of mpd and gmpc, my preferred linux music player combo. I have setup seperate ppa's in the team: * Gmpc-Trunk for latest gmpc/gmpc-plugins from git. ppa:gmpc-trunk/ppa * Mpd-Trunk for the latest mpd/mpc/mpdscribble from git. ppa:gmpc-trunk/mpd-trunk * Gmpc-Stable for more stable gmpc packages synced from Debian Unstable. ppa:gmpc-trunk/gmpc-stable

Also, I've setup a PPA devoted to making it easier to install CoreAVC into Ubuntu. I've prebuilt the coreavc-for-linux project's dshowserver and added a dshowserver patched mplayer into the PPA (courtesy of rvm). ppa:ripps818/coreavc

My main PPA is mostly devoted to several programs that I like that aren't provided by Ubuntu. ppa:ripps818/ppa

Accomplishments

Gmpc-Trunk

Besides supplying an easy means for Ubuntu users to install bleeding edge versions of gmpc/mpd packages, I've created a gmpc-plugins package in the Gmpc-Trunk PPA. The original one included Debian was pretty simple and only installed a small bundle of plugins. The change I've made is to allow the creation of individual packages for each individual plugin as well as a corresponding debug version. This allows users to pick and choose which plugins to use, without being forced to download and install a bunch of unwanted plugins. Also, to make it easier for users who wish to install all the plugins, I made some gmpc-plugins and gmpc-plugins-dbg metapackages that will install all the plugins in one go.

I've upgraded my ppa management system to now use fta's daily ppa bot. Now I can upload and supply Ubuntu users with updated and working packages for gmpc, mpd, mpc, libmpd, libmpdclient2, mpdscribble, and every gmpc-plugin for every distro from Hardy to Karmic (and Lucid in the future); all with just a single command in a terminal.

Debian

I've succesfully packaged the gtrayicon package and got it into debian sid. Gtrayicon is a small program that allows the easy creation of an enable/disable system tray icon. It also allows users to create a simple menu config to turn it into a customized application launching menu. GetDeb made a version of this a while ago, but it wasn't up to standards and couldn't be included in any distribution. My version does this and has been accepted into Debian. It has since been synced into Ubuntu.

Another package I've made is the libcue package. As far as I can tell, I'm first and only person to have attempted to package this program. It's a libray to easily read and parse cuesheets. It's used by the latest mpd 0.15 to read embedded cuesheets in flac files.

I've recently made a libxspf (successor to libspiff) and an updated liburiparser package. I've uploaded them to Debian Mentors, but I haven't been able to find a sponsor to check and upload them for me yet.

Themes

Aside from packaging, I also customize popular Ubuntu themes and give them a colder blue twist. First ,Dust Cold, a version of the Dust theme except with a nice cold blue color scheme instead of the original warm brown. It looks nice with light blue and/or monochrome iconset. Along with Dust Cold, I also have Nodoka Dust Cold. Instead of using Murrine, like the original Dust uses, it uses the git version of the Nodoka theme engine, primarily used by Fedora. It has really nice gradients and buttons, so I actually prefer this to the my traditional Dust Cold theme. I've had to include a few hacks and tweaks into it to make some things look correct. Packages for the git version of Nodoka are in my personal ppa: ppa:ripps818/ppa Both themes can be found at Gnome-Look.org: (Nodoka) Dust Cold

I've also modified the Night Impression theme into my Cold Impression. This one is nice, but isn't as complete as my Dust Cold themes and still requires some more tweaks before it looks as slick as the original theme it was born from. Gnome-Look.org: Cold Impression

I also upgraded the Noia and Noia Warm Iconsets in late 2008. I updated them to be compatible with Intrepid Ibex, but I haven't updated them in a long while. Since I'm not the artist that made the original theme, I've slowly run of icons I can use to further expand the theme, and haven't worked on it in a long while. The original artist never responded to all my attempts to contact them about updating the theme, so I'll just leave it here until another artist approaches me with completing the theme. Gnome-Look.org: Noia (Update) Noia Warm (Update)

Comments

Hi, Ripps

I just wanted to say thanks alot for the mpd and GMPC packages from your PPA. Both me, alot of my Uni friends and the local ubuntu community here use gmpc/mpd alot and it wouldn't be possible without your packages (due to how complex it is to setup mpd.) Your unstable PPA packages also help alot in testing git mpd and gmpc and report those pesky bugs!!

thx again

Zeltak

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