Questions tagged [packaging]
refers to the creation and maintenance of Debian or snap packages. Whether you are looking to update a package for your personal use or wondering how to get your software into the hands of Ubuntu users, this tag is for you.
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dh_make and epoch
It seems to me like dh_make does not support the optional epoch part of the package version inherited from Debian ([epoch:]upstream-version[-debian-revision], see the output of man deb-version).
Is ...
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Handing non-standard home when packaging a snap
I’m a professor at a university, and I’m trying to package a program to be installed on lab computers. So I’m in a situation where I do control the snap file, but I don’t have admin access to the ...
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Will GCC 15 Be Provided With Ubuntu 24.04 [duplicate]
Does anybody know if gcc 15 will be provided in the standard packages of ubuntu 24.04 ?
I can compile it myself, but I usually prefer the standard packages. Is there a common policy for which ...
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Ubuntu 24.04 no longer ships libcairo.a in libcairo2-dev; where did it go and how do I get it back?
Ubuntu 22.04 (jammy) packages a libcairo.a static library in the libcairo2-dev package at version 1.16.0-5ubuntu2. But as of Ubuntu 24.04 (noble), that file no longer appears in the corresponding ...
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I can't install Ubuntu operating system on my computer, error as shown in the image below, please help
laptop dell latitude e7240.
Initramfs unpacking failed: invalid magic at start of compressed archive
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How to generate deb packages for different architectures just from binaries?
I maintain a PPA package for numbat.
For that, I do something along this answer,
I ship the numbat binary for amd64 (from GitHub releases), and copy it to /usr/bin using the debian/install script. I ...
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How to create an AppImage of a Python module that is developed in `pipenv`?
How do I create an AppImage of a Python module that is packaged by pipenv?
I came across Converting Python applications packaged with pip. But I have not figured out how apply it to pipenv.
I have the ...
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Debian package version comparing explanation
I'm a bit confused about the Debian package version orders.
Take a look at the following two Debian package versions, how come the first is <= than the second?
0-emacs-29.1.90~202401142128~...
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Is it possible to add an apt repository before the installer check for dependencies availability? [duplicate]
Is it possible to add an apt repository before the installer check for dependencies availability?
I want to add append a deb software repository because the repository contains what's listed in my ...
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When installing, command in `postinst` always results in `$?` = `0`
I have a postinst script in my debian package:
#!/bin/bash
oqm-config -g system.hostname
RESULT="$?"
if [ "$RESULT" -eq 1 ]; then
oqm-config -s system.hostname $(hostname).local ...
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How to pbuilder build only certain .deb pacakges
So when I do a pbuilder build *.dsc, it builds every package in the dsc package list. Is it safe to edit the .dsc file's package list to contain only the desired packages. Or is there a way to be able ...
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How do I install a non-standard Package Manager on Ubuntu? [closed]
I want to know where the package manager is installed in Ubuntu. I know that it is pre-installed but I still want to know. I want to check it manually. Is there a directory or is it a kernel module, ...
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Bittorent tracker packaged for Ubuntu?
I am looking for a bittorrent tracker that I can run on an Ubuntu server. Is one packaged for Ubuntu?
I have found the Wikipedia list of bittorrent trackers, and as far as I can tell, none are ...
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Including shared libraries in a .deb package
I have a binary file that is dependent on a few shared libraries, I am trying to package this binary with the required libraries and install them alongside my app.
The libraries were built by myself, ...
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Updating packages policy
I need to use libvirt 8.10+ and as it is right now - I'm compiling it from sources, but my solution is far from being perfect (I had to disable apparmor for instance), I would love to install it from ...
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