I'm a Ubuntu Contributor

I fixed my first Ubuntu Bug today. It was an interesting experience and the #ubuntu-motu team really helped me out. A special thanks goes out to Daniel Chen for uploading my new package. The process was a bit involved and I came out with a lot more knowledge than I had anticipated. The process went a bit like this.

1. Download the Source : apt-get source package
2. Update the changelog: dch -i
   
3. Make modifications to the code and debian directory.
4. Build the deb: debuild -S -us -uc #us and uc disable signing the package. -S builds both source and binary packages
5. Take a debdiff: debdiff package-oldver.dsc package-newver.dsc > package-newver.debdiff

All and all an interesting and rewarding experience. I may just do this a bit more often.