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I wanted to put down a request for some new packages to be made available at the slitaz 5 mirror:
Some packages I want that are currently not yet available on the slitaz 5 mirror are
* ipkungfu (= a sort of front-end to iproute/linux-netfilter, depends on iproute/linux-netfilter)
* youtube-viewer
* firejail
* pypar2
In addition to these I would also like to have a few additional packages made that modify some other programs (all ready available on the slitaz 5 mirror); note that they hence should be version-unspecific; rather than having any package data inside them they will only alter those similarly named programs (ie gajim-OTR will add the OTR data to gajim which would all ready need to be installed; gajim would hence be a dependency for the gajim-OTR package)
These include
* gajim-OTR
* PCMan-noGVFS
* get-palemoon-secimp
* conky-crnbng_style
* openbox-crnbng_style
* fstab_logicaldrives
* xscreensaver_slideshow_style
* slitaz_persistencebootupforHDD
An overview:
gajim-OTR would make the plugins folder in user/share/gajim/ and add
the OTR plugin
PCMan-noGVFS would disable GVFS from PCManFM, hereby making it significantly lighter
get-palemoon-secimp would add changed security settings to palemoon by
means of an autoconfig script, add ssl search bars and delete the old
non-ssl search bars, and add a range of extensions. I initially included flash but that's no longer required as there's an get-flash package all ready for that
see the secimp folder at my google drive for the autoconfig script, ssl search bars, extensions ; for the paths of the non-ssl search bars that need removing by the package, see https://github.com/linuxscripts/Linuxefficiencyscripts/blob/master/debianscripts/LES_internet_speed_increase_B.sh
conky-crnbng_style adds vnstat, as well as some changed settings for conky; see settings at https://github.com/linuxscripts/Linuxefficiencyscripts/blob/master/debianscripts/LES_install_crunchbangOpenbox_andConky.sh and/or just use the settings files all ready made (see google drive)
* openbox-crnbng_style adds some changes settings (mainly modified crunchbang-inspired shortcuts), see Files_and_LES_scripts_28.tar.gz at http://sourceforge.net/projects/linuxefficiencyscripts/files/scriptsindevelopment/
(folders with openbox settings added there; also available at my google drive at the appropriate folder)
* fstab_logicaldrives: changes only the mountpoints, see
https://github.com/linuxscripts/Linuxefficiencyscripts/blob/master/debianscripts/LES_Linuxmountpoint_changing.sh
* xscreensaver_slideshow_style: disables all screensavers but keeps
the wallpaper slideshow and grabs images from /usr/share/wallpapers
for this slideshow
* slitaz_persistencebootupforHDD: adds the following boot options at
the splash screen:
* log in as root
* log in as root + persistence
* log in as user (nobody)
* log in as user (nobody) + persistence
* help and options
* Command line
* PXE boot
I'll post files I all ready made to help out in this endeavour at
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B0Orq8VMiN7QNnZLSkxxOU1ERU0&usp=sharing
Besides helping out where I can myself, I could also donate some funds to the people interested in helping to make these packages. I all ready wanted to switch operating system since quite a while, and buying say a recent windows cd would also cost me some funds as well, so putting some funds aside for this doesn't feel like a stretch.
I rather spend some funds on slitaz than I would spend it in Microsoft, so ...
PS: I all ready sent a request to association slitaz as well (pro at slitaz .org), though I didn't yet heard back from them. Just mentioned it because replies from people here might otherwise contain mentions to them.
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The association guys are not very active.
You should rather check developpers activity with http://hg.slitaz.org/?sort=lastchange
You can get their email address in the changeset or in the receipt and contact them directly.
Did you check ?
http://cook.slitaz.org/cooker.cgi?pkg=pypar2
http://cook.slitaz.org/cooker.cgi?pkg=firejail
http://cook.slitaz.org/cooker.cgi?pkg=mps-youtube
http://cook.slitaz.org/cooker.cgi?pkg=ipkungfu
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Hi Bellard,
thanks for those package links. They do seem to be "cooking" packages, so that means they're still beta-releases /untested ? They're not on the slitaz 5 mirror I understand, but I assume I can just change the package mirror to http://mirror1.slitaz.org/packages/cooking and install via tazpanel?
I saw you made firejail too. Could you integrate the html file found at my google drive in the similarly named folder (firejail) in that package ? I think it really needs a quickstart guide (which is what I made) so people can use the program correctly.
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The packages will be on the mirrors when these are sync'ed (wait a few days). If you're impatient you can use the download link on the pages linked to by Pascal (Bellard), then [c]tazpkg -i /path/to/file[/c].
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OK, I don't mind waiting a few days.
Regarding that html I made for firejail (https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B0Orq8VMiN7Qa01YczhLcUxoeDg ): I just updated it/perfected it, so use the version I have there now. Also, can you put in 2 extra firejail profiles -one for gajim and one for palemoon- ? (the palemoon profile can just be a copy of firefox that's renamed. The automatic launcher (crontab) command ("firejail ./scriptname") might or might not be needed, so I don't know whether you'd need to make put an extra commands in to automatically execute those commands upon boot. Any way I described it in the html so people can do that themselves.
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Hi,
I don't know these pieces of software, so I won't be able to work on them. However I'd like to share my point of view on some of your requests.
I don't think packages should be used as an answer to all needs. For example, making a package for customization only is not a good idea; packages are made to hold software or docs. It would be much better IMHO that you keep up writing doc files, which would be included in the related packages: that way people can learn how to fit their own needs, instead of having to fit themselves into premade configurations 
As for palemoon, I think including compulsory extensions kind of defeats the purpose of extensions. Again I may suggest another solution to this need: write a script that will offer users the choice among useful extensions, and then automatically downloads and installs them. You can use yad to provide a GUI (I think, since yad is used by slitaz toolboxes, it must be available). Then your tool can be bundled into the main palemoon package.
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regarding the adding of the html and profiles to firejail: let me know if you would do this or not; if not then I'll make my own customization package containing the html, and the profiles, and perhaps the startup scripts.
regarding the idea of making packages for customization:
I actually do like using the packages to automate things as well; the docs I'll make can be read by people so they can remove the customization if they wish, and alter it, or simply not install it at all; tazpackages can be unpacked so they can retrieve the info from the guides written. Since the customization packages are not bundled with the actual program, people can decide for themselves what to install and what not.
regarding the extensions on pale moon: again a bit a same approach: I can't decide for the maker of palemoon that he should include those extensions or not.
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I started on the firejail customization package.
Regarding pypar2: there seems to be an error still in it; when installing it says with python-pyxml: execute post-install commands: failed
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