[OSGeoLive] OSGeoLive starting build cycle for OSGeoLive 15.0

Sun May 29 04:29:33 PDT 2022

Progress report:

The first Jammy packages are now in our nightly ppa:
https://launchpad.net/%7Eosgeolive/+archive/ubuntu/nightly/+packages?field.name_filter=&field.status_filter=published&field.series_filter=jammy

Default Java is 8 (unless we decide otherwise)
2 missing libraries from our python setup are also added (Mappyfile, Pysal)

I am also testing new GDAL and GRASS packages in my staging ppa:
https://launchpad.net/~gcpp-kalxas/+archive/ubuntu/osgeolive/+packages

Cheers,
Angelos

On 5/28/22 12:03, Angelos Tzotsos wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I finally got some time to work on this issue.
> The good news is that we have a booting iso:
> http://download.osgeo.org/livedvd/nightly/
>
> I will now merge my working branch to master and we can start 
> receiving pull requests for 15.0
>
> We may still have a problem with EFI boot, since this part of the iso 
> creation is now disabled, I have some ideas how ti fix in later stage.
>
> Best,
> Angelos
>
> On 5/14/22 11:07, Angelos Tzotsos wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Sorry for the lack of progress, I will try to find some time to 
>> resolve the build issue.
>>
>> Perhaps we should meet this week to discuss pending issues?
>>
>> On 5/5/22 17:36, Astrid Emde (OSGeo) wrote:
>>> Hello all,
>>>
>>> Angleos is there a plan when the first builds are available.
>>>
>>> Then we could ask the projects to update theier projects, right?
>>>
>>> See you Astrid
>>>
>>> Am 29.04.2022 08:42 schrieb Angelos Tzotsos:
>>>> Hi Jim,
>>>>
>>>> Yes, this has been a nice option since Ubuntu switched to using
>>>> live-build officially some years ago.
>>>> I think we need a demo script to see how it would work before deciding
>>>> if this is the way forward.
>>>> In the meantime, there is an option to use xorriso package (I need to
>>>> find some time to test)
>>>>
>>>> Best,
>>>> Angelos
>>>>
>>>> On 4/11/22 19:47, Jim Klassen wrote:
>>>>> I'd suggest looking at the live-build debian package (which is 
>>>>> also available in Ubuntu).  It can build an iso/usb hybrid boot 
>>>>> image (with optional installer), supports a persistence file on 
>>>>> USB, and doesn't seem to have a 4GB limit on the squashfs root.  
>>>>> Input is essentially a list of packages to install and a set of 
>>>>> files to overlay, so I don't think transitioning to it (or just 
>>>>> using whatever it does for the final step of building the image) 
>>>>> would be too hard.
>>>>>
>>>>> If we went with USB only, the persistence file and squashfs root 
>>>>> can be on separate partitions from the FAT32 partition (although 
>>>>> not on a DVD).
>>>>>
>>>>> On 4/5/22 08:56, Astrid Emde (OSGeo) wrote:
>>>>>> Hello Angelos,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> gerat. Thanks for starting the build cycle.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The blocker is a real blocker, but there should be a solution :)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Astrid
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Am 02.04.2022 16:05 schrieb Angelos Tzotsos:
>>>>>>> This is our first blocker for 15.0 :)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeolive/ticket/2348
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 4/2/22 15:42, Angelos Tzotsos wrote:
>>>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I did a first test today to build a nightly iso from the 
>>>>>>>> Lubuntu 22.04 beta image that is available online:
>>>>>>>> https://cdimage.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/releases/22.04/beta/
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> My working tree right now is:
>>>>>>>> https://github.com/kalxas/OSGeoLive/tree/jammy
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The build failed but not in a spectacular way.
>>>>>>>> I will post more updates when available.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Best,
>>>>>>>> Angelos
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 3/8/22 20:31, Astrid Emde (OSGeo) wrote:
>>>>>>>>> 8.  March 2022
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Are you interested in joining our Open Source GIS experience? 
>>>>>>>>> The build cycle for the next OSGeoLive release 15.0, is going 
>>>>>>>>> to start. Version 15.0 will use Lubuntu 22.4 [1] The final 
>>>>>>>>> version is planned to be ready in August 2022. Have a look at 
>>>>>>>>> our schedule for the detailed steps [2].
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Till then we have many challenges - from simple to 
>>>>>>>>> challenging, to help describe and train people in the value of 
>>>>>>>>> Open Source GIS.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> For this release, we hope to help OSGeo Community projects 
>>>>>>>>> join OSGeoLive, and work out how we can keep within our size 
>>>>>>>>> constraints.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> You are welcome to join our team!
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Are you a programmer or packager with experience in one of the 
>>>>>>>>> Open Source GIS applications? Are you a technical writer 
>>>>>>>>> interested in making FOSS4G accessible to all? Are you 
>>>>>>>>> interested in helping update translations to latest documents 
>>>>>>>>> on Transifex [3] [4]?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Tech writers from The Good Docs Project [5] have offered to 
>>>>>>>>> write or update quickstarts for us. If you'd like your 
>>>>>>>>> quickstart updated, then reach out to us.
>>>>>>>>> Contact us
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> If you would like to add a new project, help us to get in the 
>>>>>>>>> cloud or have another goal you would like to work on and get 
>>>>>>>>> involved you are very welcome.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Please join the OSGeoLive mailing list [7] or meet us on IRC 
>>>>>>>>> at our weekly meeting.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> About OSGeoLive
>>>>>>>>> --------------------------
>>>>>>>>> OSGeoLive (http://live.osgeo.org) is a Lubuntu based 
>>>>>>>>> distribution of Geospatial Open Source Software, available via 
>>>>>>>>> a Live DVD, Virtual Machine and USB. You can use OSGeoLive to 
>>>>>>>>> try a wide variety of open source geospatial software without 
>>>>>>>>> installing anything.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> OSGeoLive team
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> [1] https://lubuntu.me/
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> [2] 
>>>>>>>>> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kO6zzmLFfprZGgp5x7Sjwi-EVN6NTGDR4KXvFVtNpR0/edit?hl=en_GB&hl=en_GB#gid=0
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> [3] https://www.transifex.com/osgeo/osgeolive/
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> [4] 
>>>>>>>>> https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeoLive_Translation_Process#Translate_on_Transifex
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> [5] https://thegooddocsproject.dev
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> [6] https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/osgeolive
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> [7] IRC see Communication 
>>>>>>>>> https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeolive/wiki#Communication
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Angelos Tzotsos, PhD
President
Open Source Geospatial Foundation
http://users.ntua.gr/tzotsos