This utility allows you to easily create and quickly install Debian packages from source of a program.
Instead of seeking an unofficial Debian package of a program that interests us, we create one ourselves...
First download the source code of the program we want to create the Debian package:
wget ftp.examplesite.it/program.tar.bz2
unpack the archive:
tar -xvfj program.tar.bz2
then entering the source directory just downloaded, run:
./configure make
and now if there aren't compilation errors, run:
checkinstall
must answer several questions, including:
- if we want to create a directory for the documentation
- if we include other files
- description of the package
after answering the questions proposed will create the Debian package that will be installed directly on the PC.
Note:
checkinstall is not functional with the sources that are not provided with an installation script.
