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splashy package

  1. Bug #328089
  2. Comment #60

Comment 60 for bug 328089

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jconstable (jconstable007) wrote : Re: [Bug 328089] Re: [Jaunty] splashy 0.3.13-3ubuntu1 fresh install conflicts with lsb-base

is there any way for a novice willing to learn how to do this, do this??

On Mon, 2009-12-14 at 16:43 +0000, LuisMondesi wrote:

> here is a few things about this bug (once again):
>
> 1. this is an Ubuntu only bug. I know Ubuntu does not really support
> "universe" and this should be done upstream (i.e. through debian).
> However, this bug was introduced by lsb-base package which is managed by
> Ubuntu.
>
> 2. the "fix" for this bug would be to either:
> a. stop providing /etc/lsb-base-logging.sh in lsb-base
> b. merge splashy code from /etc/lsb-base-logging.sh into lsb-base and remove this file from the Ubuntu splashy package
>
> 3. the fact that plymouth will be used by Ubuntu Lucid does not mean
> anything for splashy. people who use splashy will keep using splashy,
> especially those who do other projects based on debian/ubuntu and need a
> small (i.e. non-bloated) splash screen to boot
>
> full disclosure: i'm the lead developer for Splashy
>