Some steps that could guide others to port and debug ubiquity from ubuntu to gnewsense-metad
1. get a chrooted debian sid and install build-essentials (arch amd64 for my case, u can use i386 or mipsel ;))
apt-get install debootstrap mkdir sid-build-system debootstrap --arch amd64 sid sid-build-system
2. enter chroot , then put ubuntu source adress both binary and sources in the /etc/apt/sources.list files of the chroot, and then comment debian lines
edit /etc/apt/sources.list It should look like: #deb http://http.us.debian.org/ sid main deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic main deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic main
3. apt-get update and then apt-get source ubiquity related packages (ubiquity casper)
apt-get update apt-cache search ubiquity apt-get source ubiquity ubiquity-casper
4. comment ubuntu lines and uncomment debian ones in sources.list, and update apt cache again
edit /etc/apt/sources.list It should look like: deb http://http.us.debian.org/ sid main #deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy main #deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy main Run: apt-get update
5. easy part porting, just dpkg-build the packages using sid repository (of course resolving dependences)
enter to the corresponding dir of i guess two ubiquity packages u got before seems there is no problem to make package, just install the unmet build dependences
6. install kvm/qemu or quivalent free emulator of your choice
7. create a virtual machine, aditionally add other virtual disk wich will be use later with ubiquity
8. install ubiquity with "dpkg -i ", help your self is something brokes