Packaging

[ATAQ]

Hey, I want to make a .deb for some software that I have developed.
Can anybody tell me a little more about making Debian Packages, and what I will need to do it.
Thanks

[PriceChild]

Hey there. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MOTU/Documentation is the best place to start, especially https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PackagingTips , http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/maint-guide/index.en.html and http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/

I'm currently packaging a bitch of a source which you can see at http://revu.tauware.de/details.py?upid=5249

But the biggest tip I have for you is to hang out in #ubuntu-motu on irc.freenode.net !


That may seem like a lot of documentation I have dumped on you but I'm afraid you need to read it and understand it. That means the whole thing say 5 times before you get it right. Its the only way unless you want someone else to do it for you.

[ATAQ]

Hey there. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MOTU/Documentation is the best place to start, especially https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PackagingTips , http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/maint-guide/index.en.html and http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/

I'm currently packaging a bitch of a source which you can see at http://revu.tauware.de/details.py?upid=5249

But the biggest tip I have for you is to hang out in #ubuntu-motu on irc.freenode.net !


That may seem like a lot of documentation I have dumped on you but I'm afraid you need to read it and understand it. That means the whole thing say 5 times before you get it right. Its the only way unless you want someone else to do it for you.

Thanks, Thats very helpfull,
I will definitly drop into that channel to have a look.
Thanks again.

[23meg]

Here's an informative talk on packaging:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6726522426109060914&q=engEDU

Slides are here:

http://jon.oxer.com.au/sb/modules/talks/attachments/30/20060721-Google-DebianPackages.pdf