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PROLOGUE:
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It's with great pleasure that I can finally announce the completion of my first ever DEB package (or rather, any Linux package for that matter...)!

For practice I used the Vanguard cursor theme that my previous incarnation (C-chan) designed for the EeePCLinuxOS project (with obvious emphasis on usability in a small Netbook screen). The theme had only previously been packaged into the PCLinuxOS 2007 repository by my old friend and project lead Jmiahman -- that RPM is still accessible here:

[link]

However, I had always been interested in porting that theme into other distros, since few other cursor themes offer "flipped" versions for left-handed users.

Though DEB packaging seemed unnecessarily complicated at first, I eventually got the gist of its purpose and function (although I still think it could be a little simpler). And since I opted to package completed icons rather than sources and makefiles, it was easier still to fill out the required configuration files.

After a few hours of painstaking poking, prodding, experimentation and PGP fun, I finally got my DEB packaging kicked out by pbuilder. ^___^

There is still a lot I have to learn about the process and the DEB file itself has a few rough edges. But I think this is a significant first step on my road towards becoming a programmer.

I will continue practicing with and refining this file some more -- next up for sure I'd like to create my own RPM package of this, for use in Fedora, Mandriva and of course PCLOS '09. ^^

DOWNLOAD:
=========

The Vanguard-cursor-theme DEB package can be downloaded here:

[link]

Since there are no makefiles or dependencies, chances are this might work on any DEB-based Distros.

No other package types are currently available yet, but the cursor theme can also be manually installed from this ZIP file:

[link]

The "installation" process is as easy as 'drag and drop' and should work on most Linux/BSD systems.

SYSTEMS TESTED SO FAR:
==================

Kubuntu 9.04 "Jaunty"
Ubuntu 9.04 "Jaunty" Netbook Remix
Ubuntu 8.10 "Intrepid"

Description
PROLOGUE:
========

It's with great pleasure that I can finally announce the completion of my first ever DEB package (or rather, any Linux package for that matter...)!

For practice I used the Vanguard cursor theme that my previous incarnation (C-chan) designed for the EeePCLinuxOS project (with obvious emphasis on usability in a small Netbook screen). The theme had only previously been packaged into the PCLinuxOS 2007 repository by my old friend and project lead Jmiahman -- that RPM is still accessible here:

[link]

However, I had always been interested in porting that theme into other distros, since few other cursor themes offer "flipped" versions for left-handed users.

Though DEB packaging seemed unnecessarily complicated at first, I eventually got the gist of its purpose and function (although I still think it could be a little simpler). And since I opted to package completed icons rather than sources and makefiles, it was easier still to fill out the required configuration files.

After a few hours of painstaking poking, prodding, experimentation and PGP fun, I finally got my DEB packaging kicked out by pbuilder. ^___^

There is still a lot I have to learn about the process and the DEB file itself has a few rough edges. But I think this is a significant first step on my road towards becoming a programmer.

I will continue practicing with and refining this file some more -- next up for sure I'd like to create my own RPM package of this, for use in Fedora, Mandriva and of course PCLOS '09. ^^

DOWNLOAD:
=========

The Vanguard-cursor-theme DEB package can be downloaded here:

[link]

Since there are no makefiles or dependencies, chances are this might work on any DEB-based Distros.

No other package types are currently available yet, but the cursor theme can also be manually installed from this ZIP file:

[link]

The "installation" process is as easy as 'drag and drop' and should work on most Linux/BSD systems.

SYSTEMS TESTED SO FAR:
==================

Kubuntu 9.04 "Jaunty"
Ubuntu 9.04 "Jaunty" Netbook Remix
Ubuntu 8.10 "Intrepid"