mjuhasz
August 1st, 2012, 07:58 PM
To rebuild a package which is in the repository you can follow these steps:
#get the source code
apt-get source <packagename>
#get the build dependecies
sudo apt-get build-dep <packagename>
#enter the source folder
cd <packagename>
#make your changes
#write changelog and set version
debchange -i
#build binary
dpkg-buildpackage -b
You can of course upload your source into a ppa on launchpad (create one for yourself if you don't have one). Then you don't pollute your system with build dependencies and you can add that ppa to other computers if you want to.
Then this is what you would want to do:
#get the source code
apt-get source <packagename>
#make your changes
#write changelog and set version
debchange -i
#build source package (sd instead of sa if alternative package)
debuild -S -sa -kC15BEEE2
#upload to your ppa
dput ppa:your_lp_account/your_ppa <source.changes>