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>1. Introduction</H1
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The intended use of such a newly created
archive is to install it only on your own box, not to get them into the official
Debian distribution. To follow the 'official' process, please study
the <A
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Normal Debian packages get a proper source package,
including a debian/rules file which
automates the steps involved in creating the binary package.
Here we just show how to package a simple shell script or binary executable
into a small binary package.
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BTW, I assume you know how to use 'tar', 'man', and what a '.tar.gz' file and
<A
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to use an editor ;-), but I
assume you have never touched programs like 'ar' or 'dpkg'.
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>1.1. Resources on the Web</H2
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<A
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gives an excellent overview as well as detailed information
for everything Debian specific.
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The official document for creating your own Debian packages is the
<A
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