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I created a AUR binary repo using dropbox. unlike other user repos, which only have few packages, this repo is made for "popular packages". A "popular package" is not DE-specific. It is released from well-known and active projects with 2+ developers and releases source at least once per year.
add this to pacman.conf
[march]
Server = http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10527821/repo/i686/
readme
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10527821/repo/i686/readme.txt
package list
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10527821/repo/i686/pkglst.txt
Last edited by taylorchu (2012-02-06 03:11:51)
"After you do enough distro research, you will choose Arch."
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I'd suggest you define "mass popular", so you don't get inundated with "please include foo" requests.
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While your intentions may be honest and I don't know you personally, I think many people are not comfortable with installing binary packages some "stranger on the internet" built.
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While your intentions may be honest and I don't know you personally, I think many people are not comfortable with installing binary packages some "stranger on the internet" built.
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@everyone
good point. No one would trust a stranger.
The point is that every developers are strangers. You need to trust me just like how you trust them.
is there anyway to make me more trust-worthy?
"After you do enough distro research, you will choose Arch."
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is there anyway to make me more trust-worthy?
Maybe give us your name, address, credit card number and we will start trusting you as well.
There's no such thing as a stupid question, but there sure are a lot of inquisitive idiots !
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@everyone
good point. No one would trust a stranger.
The point is that every developers are strangers. You need to trust me just like how you trust them.is there anyway to make me more trust-worthy?
Yeah, but I can (and sometimes do) look at other people's source code. I can't decompile your binary to see if you did something to it.
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[archstuff]
# AUR's most voted and many bin32-* and lib32-* packages.
Server = http://archstuff.vs169092.vserver.de/$arch
has been with us for a long time.
It's always a matter of trust and I hope if somebody using this repo finds something suspicious he will share his findings with others.
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Maintain the repo diligently, and expose your processes as much as possible. Invite the AUR contributors whose packages you are building to put a stamp of approval on your work.
Most important, though - be patient. Trust is earned, and it can take a while.
FInally, providing packages that aren't in any other similar repo could work for you. It is my experience that there are always users who are allergic to makepkg.
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Like tomk says trust is earned, by keeping a (relatively) up to date repo which is safe and has users will boost trust. There is certainly space for such a repo but since most of your packages are i686 then I can see it appealing to those with poor machines where makepkg (either manually or via an AUR helper) would take an age to build.
Rauchen verboten
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I get a 404 from the repo
error: failed retrieving file 'aur.db' from dl.dropbox.com : The requested URL returned error: 404
but still can read the pkglst.txt and readme.txt.
Am I doing sth wrong?
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change [aur] to [march]
I started to build my own PKGBUILD. i feel some PKGBUILDs in aur have low quality, and the only way to do this to do it myself
"After you do enough distro research, you will choose Arch."
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change [aur] to [march]
Thanks.
Edited Unofficial User Repositories wiki article https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php?ti … did=181431
i feel some PKGBUILDs in aur have low quality
No kidding :-P
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s only i686 right?
or i can change the final i686 for x86_64 ?.
and i read that chine gov block dropbox.....(i read only, not confirmation i hear)
Last edited by Jristz (2012-02-01 02:33:34)
Well, I suppose that this is somekind of signature, no?
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some day when x64 is the main stream, i will switch entirely to x86_64.
basically, I already setup this dropbox that can handle building based on a list of pkg names, so building them is easy for me.
soon, USA gov will block dropbox too.
"After you do enough distro research, you will choose Arch."
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Almost 2/3 Archers seem to be using 64-bit: https://www.archlinux.de/?page=UserStatistics
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i mean "if (number of computers that have x64 hardware/ number of total computers) > 0.7"
"After you do enough distro research, you will choose Arch."
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i mean "if (number of computers that have x64 hardware/ number of total computers) > 0.7"
How many (personal) computers DON'T have x64 hardware? I doubt you could even buy the earliest x64 units anymore...
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taylorchu wrote:i mean "if (number of computers that have x64 hardware/ number of total computers) > 0.7"
How many (personal) computers DON'T have x64 hardware? I doubt you could even buy the earliest x64 units anymore...
There are plenty of 32-bit-only computers on e-bay and the like.
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Well, i have a 64-bit processor p4 630, but still use 32 bit arch, as i only have 1GB ram. And people have other reasons for sticking with 32-bit too, not ruling out ignorance though.
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ngoonee wrote:taylorchu wrote:i mean "if (number of computers that have x64 hardware/ number of total computers) > 0.7"
How many (personal) computers DON'T have x64 hardware? I doubt you could even buy the earliest x64 units anymore...
There are plenty of 32-bit-only computers on e-bay and the like.
Used or new? I'm surprised, even out here in the 3rd world I couldn't buy a new 32-bit-only in any of the stores. Didn't consider online dealers though....
Allan-Volunteer on the (topic being discussed) mailn lists. You never get the people who matters attention on the forums.
jasonwryan-Installing Arch is a measure of your literacy. Maintaining Arch is a measure of your diligence. Contributing to Arch is a measure of your competence.
Griemak-Bleeding edge, not bleeding flat. Edge denotes falls will occur from time to time. Bring your own parachute.
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Mostly used Pentium 4s. Many almost a decade old.
Some Intel Atoms [1] are 32bit-only too.
[1] N270 & N280 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_In … processors
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none of these information is convincing. while new computers are only x64, there are a lot old x86 computers used in (my) homes and schools.
however, i think 2012 will not be the end of the world, but rather the end of x86; I will upgrade my system soon.
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I like the idea. Unfortunately your dropbox got shut down If you can get something figured out I would love to use it though.
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I like the idea. Unfortunately your dropbox got shut down If you can get something figured out I would love to use it though.
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