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Debian and Ubuntu Packages for Sportstracker
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Sportstracker
Sportstracker is a great program for recording and evaluating sports activities. Because it is not part of the official Debian or Ubuntu software repository, I built a .deb-package for easy (de-)installation and upgrading. On this page, I provide the package itself and give installation instructions.
Note: Since version 2.4.2-2, Sportstracker can no longer be started by typing mono /usr/bin/SportsTracker.exe, but must be started with sportstracker (or /usr/bin/sportstracker, equivalently). Furthermore, some packages might be removed when upgrading to 2.4.2-2 or higher. This is not a problem but the intended behavior, since some dependency issues were fixed. The removed packages are no longer needed.
- Download the package for your version of Debian / Ubuntu:
- Debian Unstable: sportstracker_2.5.1-2_all.deb (186kb)
- Debian Lenny: sportstracker_2.5.1-2lenny1_all.deb (186kb)
- Debian Etch: sportstracker_2.5.1-1etch1_all.deb (186kb)
- Ubuntu Hardy: sportstracker_2.5.1-1hardy1_all.deb (186kb)
- Ubuntu Gutsy: sportstracker_2.5.1-1gutsy1_all.deb (186kb)
- Ubuntu Feisty: sportstracker_2.5.1-1feisty1_all.deb (186kb)
- Install Sportstracker by typing (as root):
Alternatively, you can also install Sportstracker by opening it with gdebi (on Ubuntu double-clicking will do) .
dpkg --unpack /path/to/sportstracker_2.5.1-VERSION_all.deb
aptitude install sportstracker
Sportstracker might require some additional packages to be installed (e.g. mono), but aptitude should take care of that for you.
- Start the program (as the normal user) simply by typing
sportstracker
To upgrade Sportstracker, just repeat the procedure above with the new .deb file. There is no need to remove the old version first, dpkg will do that automatically for you.
Just for the case you don't like the program and want to get rid of it again:
aptitude remove sportstracker
If you encounter any problems trying to install or run this package, just send an email with a description of your problem to eike at nospam ephys dot de (without the "nospam"). Of course, I am also glad about positive feedback.
With questions regarding the program itself or feature requests, please have a look at the Sportstracker homepage and/or the project page on sourceforge.
News
31.07.07
Version 2.5.1-2: Change to new debian menu structure
Ubuntu packages added
03.06.07
Version 2.5.1-1: New Upstream Release
02.04.07
Version 2.5.0-1: New Upstream Release
26.03.07
Version 2.4.2-3: Sportstracker now appears in the debian menu and has a logo in /usr/share/pixmaps; some internal fixes, e.g. the package now builds in pbuilder.
22.03.07
Version 2.4.2-2: Some packaging fixes to comply with the CLI Policy and to correct the dependencies. From now on, the program must be started by typing sportstracker.
07.02.07
Version 2.4.2-1: New Upstream Release
20.01.07
Version 2.4.1-2 brings just a few documentation fixes. No bugfixes or new functionality.
Like the program and want to help out?
I don't have much experience with .deb-packaging, so I'd be glad about a helping hand. It would be great to eventually get Sportstracker into the official debian repositories. Here's the result of my work so far:
- sportstracker_2.5.1-2_all.deb (186kb), the resulting .deb file
- sportstracker_2.5.1.orig.tar.gz (487kb), upstream sources from sourceforge
- sportstracker_2.5.1-2.diff.gz (8kb), the diffs to the upstream sources
- sportstracker_2.5.1-2_i386.changes (1kb)
- sportstracker_2.5.1-2.dsc (1kb)
To create the package, I followed this nice introduction to debian packaging and the Debian CLI Policy.
Todo
- Create a separate package for NPlot. NPlot is needed for Sportstracker, but not yet part of the debian repositories. Currently, the binary NPlot.dll is included in the Sportstracker package (without the sources), which is not allowed according to the debian policy.
- Change the Sportstracker package to comply with the CLI Policy of the Debian Mono Group. (should be mostly done)
last change on 31.07.2007 by Eike Nicklas