User1: Hi everybody - got a quick question if anyone's around.  I'm trying to set up a pseudo-derived distribution of Ubuntu, and I would like to know how to set a GDM, window/gnome theme, and background as the "default" from within a package
User2: mega
User2: who sent a good set of posting on the theme to the mailing list
User2: so check the archives
User2: the splash is in /usr/share/pixmaps/splash iirc
User2: gdm is handled via the switcher -- i think it is as simple as setting up a symbollic link
User1: I already have a custom deb package that installs the artwork, I'm just trying to make it default now :)
* megabyte405 also needs to figure out how to make an authenticated apt repository
User2: with gpg keys?
User1: yeah
User2: wouldn't it be better to simply adjust the sources so that you point to all the packages you want?
User2: i am only thinking that security wise it is nice if there is already a well monitored repository.
User1: that's waht I'm doing
User1: I'm adding my repository so that I can host my own custom artwork package and a metapackage
User1: I'm modifying the ubuntu desktop seed file and pushing my own desktop meta-package
User1: that way the default package install comes the way I want, if I have additional modifications (or hand-picked backports) I can add them to my repository and upgrade my meta-package to push upgrades
User2: are you part of the artwork team yet mega?
User2: your ability would be appreciated on the team...
User1: yes, I am
User2: good.
User1: Ryan Pavlik aka cezpi4y02
User2: keep your ear to the ground -- i am going to try and push a lot of effort post paris.
User1: awesome, I'm on the list/have been for a while
User2: i am currently waiting for paris to get a feel for exactly what mark has planned
User2: yep, the structure stinks right now.
User1: I'm a bit over-booked at the moment, but I did put together a nice theme (a blended theme with tango colors) for this mini-distro
User2: i think we are all overbooked
User1: yeah, there is a little too much of a "fly by the seat of the pants" feeling I think for such a structured set of requirements
User2: which is why we really all need to come together in the community spirit and do little bits at a time
User1: yep, that happens
User2: yep.  which is exactly what i am going to get laid out...
User2: i have already formalized a design doc at the wiki...
User1: great
User2: it is merely a starting point... but it will give us some clear deadlines and
User2: such...
User2: it is in the documents section
User1: alright
User2: it will evolve after paris...
User2: but hopefully we can get some concrete
User2: foundation in place
User2: so that everyone can do little bits... and see the cohesive 'whole'.
User1: do you know offhand which ubuntu package is responsible for setting the defaults that I'm looking for?  I looked all over in ubuntu-artwork but I'm not seeing it
User1: yeah
User2: you mean setting artwork defaults?
User2: no i have begged the guys to look on the damn list, but everyone doesn't seem to be interested in that sort of thing.
User1: yep
User2: if you find out what package, PLEASE let me know personally via email
User2: or post it to the list...
User2: anything... i would like to build a database of all the different packages and what components of art are in which ...
User2: follow me?
User1: yep, OK, will do.  I know where the setting is once the user is created and they manually change it (by observing the change in Pessulus ("User Profile Manager")
User2: in fact, send me mail with what you have done thus far... i'll extract
User2: brownnathan@example.org
User1: and it looks like stuff in /etc/skel according to a reply to my reply on the list
User1: what do you mean?
User2: well what packages you have tweaked
User2: etc.
User1: OK
User2: any info is appreciated.
User2: thanks again mega.
User1: np
User1: there, sent you an email with what I know so far
User2: thanks mega.  keep me posted.
User2: i'll wiki it rough perhaps tonite.
User2: your feedback and participation would be helpful as you have tinkered with it now far more than i have.
User1: great, glad I can help
User1: The hardest part so far was making a makefile to install artwork so that I could make a debian package
User1: I had never made a makefile before
User2: yes well all that information is dead helpful!
User2: did you search through the arhcives for who's post?
User2: he did some theme stuff and had a link to a few sites.
User1: yes, I saw those
User2: good.
User1: User2 sent you a tar.gz of the framework from my artwork package, if you want it
User1: help and info is in the Makefile
User1: It's what I use in my package to build a "ra-artwork" package
User1: Oh, yes, forgot to add.  When using this, first make a tar.gz of the particular artwork thatyou want to install in that directory structure without the debian directory. (and give it a version number, like ra-artwork-0.1.tar.gz)., as if it were a tarball downloaded from an upstream web site.
User1: then any time you want to change/update the artwork, make a new tarball with a new version, and follow the "New upstream version, basic" instructions in the New Maintainer Guide (linked in the makefile)
User1: that took me about a day or so to figure out, so it might be a good resource to have available if artists want to package their work as a deb file
User2: no kidding!
User2: exactly my point.
User1: feel free to redistribute that or put it on the wiki - you might want to add the info I just told you to the top of the makefile with the rest of the help
User1: May as well give back what I have learned to the community :)
User2: well yah... that's part of it.  the other part is the work it takes to organize it.
User2: everyone just 'dumps' their thoughts to the mailing list without trying to do a little legwork on finding out where it should go etc...
User2: and then it just gets lost in the ether.
User1: yeah, taht too
User1: Hmm, there appears to be no decent resource that says how to sign packages for a personal repository
User2: yep
User2: keep sending me your progress mega.
User2: as you get enough little bits collected
User1: definitely, can do
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