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Re: Packaging WM themes - question



On Thu, 24 May 2001, Rob Walker wrote:

> >>>>> On Thu, 24 May 2001 20:23:35 -0500, Ben Burton <benb@acm.org>
> >>>>> said:
>
> Ben> Options are (1) release one huge-arse binary package; (2) release
> Ben> 39 packages, one for each theme; (3) release a moderate number of
> Ben> packages each containing a few themes.
>
> Ben> I am hesitant to do (1) because of the user's disk space usage.
> Ben> I am hesitant to do (2) because I'm not sure that debian wants a
> Ben> million kde-theme-* packages on its servers.
>
> I like (2).
>
> rob@host:~/$ apt-cache search . | wc -l
>    7230
>
> what's another 40 packages?

Exactly.

Although best would be a KDE-theme installer.  Are the themes
available individually anywhere, in a format consistent enough for
automating the debianization and installation?


- Bruce



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