Note: The commands shown here are for example purposes only. They will NOT work as shown here. You must adapt them to your own needs and your system.
1. Create the directory to contain the project:
shell) mkdir /home/USER/debpkgs/my-program_version_architecture
2. Create a directory called /"DEBIAN/" in the project directory:
shell) mkdir /home/USER/debpkgs/my-program_version_architecture/DEBIAN
3. Copy the files to the project root directory and include the final paths:
/usr/bin/ would be /home/USER/debpkgs/my-program_version_architecture/usr/bin/
/opt/ would be /home/USER/debpkgs/my-program_version_architecture/opt/
4. Create a control file in DEBIAN:
shell) touch /home/USER/debpkgs/my-program_version_architecture/DEBIAN/control
5. Now add the necessary metadata to the control file:
Package: my-program
Version: 1.0
Architecture: everything
Essential: no
Priority: optional
Depends: packages;my-program;needs;to;execute
Responsible: your name
Description: A brief description of my program that will be displayed when the package is selected for installation.
6. If desired, a /"preinst/" and/or /"postinst/" script can be added and will run before and/or after installation. They must have the appropriate execution permissions to run:
shell) touch /home/USER/debpkgs/my-program_version_architecture/DEBIAN/postinst
Add the commands you want to run in postinst, then set the permissions to 755.
7. Now generate the package:
shell) dpkg-deb –build /home/USER/debpkgs/my-program_version_architecture
The package will be in /home/USER/debpkgs
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