How to create a deb package?

[dierre]

Hello!

I'm playing around with my ubuntu... I've written some shell scripts in order to automate some works I have to do; in order to install them on multiple machines I would like to create a package so that I can use apt / dbpkg.

I've never created a .deb, so here is something new for me to learn. :-)
Googling around I found that on debian systems there should be the /usr/share/doc/HOWTO/Debian-Binary-Packaging-HOWTO explaining how to do it. What is the analogue ubuntu howto called? What package provides it?

Thank you!

[XDevHald]

I found a link that might be of some good use to you on how to do this.

http://linuxdevices.com/articles/AT8047723203.html

[az]

You want the new maintainers guide:

http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/maint-guide/

Also , from the wiki:
http://www.ubuntulinux.org/wiki/PackageMaintenanceWorkshop
http://www.ubuntulinux.org/wiki/HowToBuildDebianPackagesFromScratch

and of course:
http://women.alioth.debian.org/wiki/index.php/English/BuildingWithoutHelper

[oddabe19]

You want the new maintainers guide:

http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/maint-guide/

Also , from the wiki:
http://www.ubuntulinux.org/wiki/PackageMaintenanceWorkshop
http://www.ubuntulinux.org/wiki/HowToBuildDebianPackagesFromScratch

and of course:
http://women.alioth.debian.org/wiki/index.php/English/BuildingWithoutHelper
I personally use Checkinstall
the how-to i wrote is here, it's really easy to use.
http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2356

I found making .deb packages by hand is a mess sometimes, so i just go towards that.

[dierre]

Thanks to everybody for their help!

[az]

I personally use Checkinstall
the how-to i wrote is here, it's really easy to use.
http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2356

I found making .deb packages by hand is a mess sometimes, so i just go towards that.

Checkinstall is to deb package what a half-eaten bag of potato chips is to a plate of sushi.

It serves a purpose but it is not a replacement.