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Here I use dh_make. But for simple packages it is best to use equivs !

= Description =

You will have to create and install a Debian package with the minimal number of files.



= Details =

== step 1 : preparation ==

  * 1 - create a directory for the package : package-minimal-1.1.1

  * 2 - control that the package is not installed with [[Aptitude]]





== step 2 : create the source package ==

  * 3 - create the source package with [[dh_make]]



== step 3 : build the deb file ==

  * 4 - remove all the files which can be removed from the source package

  * 5 - build the package with [[dpkg-buildpackage]]

  * 6 - if you can't build the package or if there are too many files (more than 3) restart from 1 - create a directory for the package : package-minimal-1.1.2



== step 4 : testing ==

  * 7 - install the package with [[dpkg]]

  * 8 - control that the package was correctly installed

  * 9 - find where are the files that were created after the installation of the package. 

  * 10 - remove the package with [[aptitude]]

  * 11 - control that the package was removed

  * 12 - remove the files created in package-minimal





= Solution =



== step 1 : preparation ==

  * 1 - create a directory for the package : package-minimal-1.1.1



{{{#!highlight console numbers=disable

# mkdir -p package-minimal/package-minimal-1.1.1

# cd package-minimal/package-minimal-1.1.1/

}}}



  2 - control that the package is not installed with [[Aptitude]]



{{{#!highlight console numbers=disable

# aptitude show package-minimal

E: Unable to locate package package-minimal

}}}



== step 2 : create the source package ==



  * 3 - create the source package with [[dh_make]]



{{{#!highlight console numbers=disable

$package-minimal/package-minimal-1.1.1# dh_make -s -n

}}}



== step 3 : build the deb file ==



  * 4 - remove some files from the source package



{{{#!highlight console numbers=disable

$package-minimal/package-minimal-1.1.1# cd debian/

$package-minimal/package-minimal-1.1.1/debian# rm -fr *.ex *.EX docs source RE* compat copyright

$package-minimal/package-minimal-1.1.1/debian# ls

changelog  control  rules

$package-minimal/package-minimal-1.1.1/debian# cd ..

}}}



  * 5 - build the package with [[dpkg-buildpackage]]

{{{#!highlight console numbers=disable

$package-minimal/package-minimal-1.1.1# dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot

}}}



  * 6 - if you can't build the package or if there are too many files (more than 3) restart from 1 - create a directory for the package : package-minimal-1.1.2

   All the files have been removed in the first go : it is the solution !



== step 4 : testing ==

  * 7 - install the package with [[dpkg]]

{{{#!highlight console numbers=disable

$package-minimal/package-minimal-1.1.1# cd ..

$package-minimal# dpkg -i p*.deb

}}}



  * 8 - control that the package was correctly installed

{{{#!highlight console numbers=disable

# aptitude show package-minimal

Package: package-minimal                 

New: yes

State: installed

Automatically installed: no

Version: 1.1.1

}}}



  * 9 - find where are the files that were created after the installation of the package.



{{{#!highlight console numbers=disable

# cd /

$/# find -name "package-minimal*"

./usr/share/doc/package-minimal

./var/lib/dpkg/info/package-minimal.md5sums

./var/lib/dpkg/info/package-minimal.list

}}}



  * 10 - remove the package with [[aptitude]]

{{{#!highlight console numbers=disable

# aptitude remove package-minimal

}}}



  * 11 - control that the package was removed

{{{#!highlight console numbers=disable

# aptitude show package-minimal

E: Unable to locate package package-minimal

}}}



  * 12 - remove the files created in package-minimal

{{{#!highlight console numbers=disable

$package-minimal# # rm p*

rm: cannot remove `package-minimal-1.0': Is a directory

rm: cannot remove `package-minimal-1.1.1': Is a directory

}}}