Add package to Xfce

Thomas Castleman contact at draugeros.org
Thu May 21 22:19:51 CEST 2020


Forgot to include the link. Sorry about that. 
https://github.com/drauger-os-development/xfce4-desktop-service

On 5/21/20 3:34 PM, Thomas Castleman wrote:
>
> Hey everyone!
>
>
> I have been working on a package that I am calling (for now) 
> xfce4-desktop-service.
>
> The purpose of this package is to provide the D-Bus service Thunar 
> normally provides if Thunar is not present. Essentially, allowing 
> users to have whatever file manager they want, and have desktop icons. 
> That way, they don't need multiple file managers installed.
>
>
> I am wanting to make this package part of the official Xfce project, 
> that way it will be easier to get it up-stream for others to use.
>
> It is currently written in Python, and I am still working on getting a 
> couple small bugs out. But for the most part it is working correctly.
>
> If I need to convert it to C to have it included in Xfce that's fine. 
> If i could have some help doing that, that would be fantastic as I'm a 
> little rusty on C/C++.
>
> If it doesn't get pulled into Xfce, is it alright if I leave the 
> package name, or will I be required to change it?
>
>
> Thanks!
>
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> Drauger OS Development
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