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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 the smallest Debian package possible.



= Details =

== step 1 : preparation ==

  * 1 - create a directory debian in the directory : package-minimal-1.2.1

  * 2 - copy changelog, control, rules from package-minimal-1.1



== step 2 : build the deb file ==

  * 3 - remove and modify each file so they contain the minimum of data

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

  * 5 - if you can't build the package or if there are too many files (more than 3) restart from 1 - create a directory debian in the directory : package-minimal-1.2.2



== step 4 : testing ==

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

  * 7 - control that the package was correctly installed

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

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

  * 10 - control that the package was removed

  * 11 - remove the files created in package-minimal



= Solution =

== step 1 : preparation ==

  * 1 - create a directory debian in the directory : package-minimal-1.2.1

{{{#!highlight console numbers=disable

# mkdir -p package-minimal/package-minimal-1.2.1/debian

# cd package-minimal/package-minimal-1.2.1/debian/

}}}



  * 2 - copy changelog, control, rules from minimal-package-files

{{{#!highlight console numbers=disable

$package-minimal/package-minimal-1.2.1/debian# ls

changelog  control  rules

}}}



== step 2 : build the deb file ==

  * 3 - remove from each file the maximun of data



Here are the content of the three remaining files : changelog, control and rules.



{{{#!highlight console numbers=disable

$package-minimal/package-minimal-1.2.1/debian# more changelog 

package-minimal (1) unstable; urgency=low

 -- r <r>  Tue, 30 Aug 2011 07:27:05 -1000





$package-minimal/package-minimal-1.2.1/debian# more control 

Source: package-minimal

Section: unknown



Package: package-minimal

Architecture: any





$package-minimal/package-minimal-1.2.1/debian# more rules

%:

	dh $@ 

}}}



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

{{{#!highlight console numbers=disable

$package-minimal/package-minimal-1.2.1/debian# cd ..

$package-minimal/package-minimal-1.2.1# dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot

}}}



  * 5 - 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.

    it is the solution, so we can go on.



== step 4 : testing ==



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

{{{#!highlight console numbers=disable

$package-minimal/package-minimal-1.2.1# cd ..

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



}}}



  * 7 - control that the package was correctly installed

{{{#!highlight console numbers=disable

$package-minimal# aptitude show package-minimal

Package: package-minimal                 

New: yes

State: installed

Automatically installed: no

Version: 1

}}}



  * 8 - 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

}}}



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

{{{#!highlight console numbers=disable

$package-minimal# aptitude remove package-minimal

}}}



  * 10 - control that the package was removed

{{{#!highlight console numbers=disable

# aptitude show package-minimal

E: Unable to locate package package-minimal

}}}



  * 11 - 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

rm: cannot remove `package-minimal-1.2.1': Is a directory

}}}