Building simple .deb package

Instructions for buliding simple deb package from compiled binary with dpkg-deb. Only recommended for personal use.

1. Create folder structure and copy binaries and libraries. Example:

    (pkgname)/usr/local/bin/(binary)
    (pkgname)/usr/local/share/(appname)/(stuff)
    etc.
   

2. Create control file in (pkgname)/DEBIAN/control. Example fields:

    Package: <appname>-<version>-<rev>
    Version: x.y.z-n
    Priority: optional
    Architecture: amd64, i386, all
    Depends: libabc (>=x.y.z), libother
    Maintainer: <name> <<email>>
    Description: Short description
     A little longer description
     .
     Some more stuff
   

3. Possibly need to change ownership to root:

    chown -R root:root (pkgname)
   

4. Build package:

    dpkg-deb --build (pkgname)