Bat: Request: Provide a PPA for Debian/Ubuntu

[beruic]

Providing a PPA would be an awesome way to gain more users. Personally I usually don't install a .deb alone, unless is sets up its own repository, such that I will get updates automatically.

[mbkv]

A snap package would also be useful. I've looked a little bit, but I couldn't find anything

Edit: And it would be usable across all distros. So it wouldn't just be for Ubuntu users

[sharkdp]

Providing a PPA would be an awesome way to gain more users. Personally I usually don't install a .deb alone, unless is sets up its own repository, such that I will get updates automatically.

I agree - it would be great. However, I'm personally not going to set this up and/or maintain it (see also #50 #31 #317 #287). I have looked into creating a PPA in the past, but gave up after some time. If someone wants to set up a PPA (and maintain it), I'm happy to include instructions in the README.

A snap package would also be useful. I've looked a little bit, but I couldn't find anything

please see #241.

[mbkv]

please see #241.

Alright. Sorry about that. Thanks!

[BK1603]

Will maintaining a ppa make me a debian maintainer? Like I am trying to get a package to maintain at the debian repositories(or ppa, I just want to contribute :smile:), and I am reading about it, so if you would like to I can take this up, with a bit of your help that is :sweat_smile:

[BK1603]

I have made the PPA, it isn't live yet, just a progress report, and hey @sharkdp(!!Noob question alert!!) do I need to make the package again? Or will the packages given on the releases page would work?

[sharkdp]

The Debian packages on the release page are hopefully "Ubuntu-compliant", but I really don't know how PPAs work, so I'm the wrong person to ask.

[BK1603]

Well I have almost figured it out I guess, yep they should be compliant, and I hope I have it done by the weekend :sweat_smile:

[BK1603]

Hey there everyone, this is another heads up, not too good though :sweat_smile: I have exams going on which would probably end by the next week, please be patient till then, I really want to make this ppa and I am sorry if I am causing trouble to anyone :sweat_smile:

[BK1603]

So tomorrow is my last exam, I will be on it tomorrow ASAP thank you everyone for the patience!

[h3ct0rjs]

Hi @BK1603 what happend with the Debian package, I also want to create a Deb package.

[BK1603]

@h3ct0rjs Well the debian packages are there on the releases pages too but I have to repackage everything because launchpad doesn't except .deb files, they need the source tar ball and they will compile it themselves, so I am acutally packaging it but I really do not get a lot of time these days :sweat_smile: So the work is going on kinda slow :sweat_smile:

I will try and complete it by today, and if I am not able to, I will let you know and you can do it :smile:

UPDATE:
Well you can take this from me, I won't be able to complete it today(lot's of work as I said), and I already have taken a lot of time. :sweat_smile:

[xerus2000]

Any news? I'd love to install from a ppa!

[h3ct0rjs]

Hi everybody, due to lot's of work I won't be able to complete the task if it's there anybody else to take this one It would be great.

Thanks in advance,
H.

[sharkdp]

Anyone here with experience in setting up PPAs?

[xerus2000]

Little workaround script for the meantime to get the latest version for ubuntu anytime: https://gist.github.com/steinwaywhw/a4cd19cda655b8249d908261a62687f8#gistcomment-2989645

[sharkdp]

bat was recently accepted into Debian unstable:

• https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-changes/2019/08/msg02304.html
• https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=907080
• https://twitter.com/SylvestreLedru/status/1161715593827012609

Many thanks to @helen-fornazier @paride @Sylvestre and everyone else involved!

While that doesn't provide an immediate solution to this issue (or is there a way to use these packages right now?), this hopefully means that, eventually, there will be no need for a PPA.

[paride]

\o/

@sharkdp the bat package is available right now in Debian unstable, and will be available soon in testing, and likely in Ubuntu starting from the next release (19.10).

[dvergeylen]

https://packages.debian.org/sid/bat
https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/rust-bat

[h3ct0rjs]

nice thanks for share @dvergeylen

[sharkdp]

A bat package is now available in Ubuntu 19.10: https://packages.ubuntu.com/eoan/bat

This is already documented in the README.