Debian Packaging

http://www.debian.org/doc/maint-guide/index.en.html

• Update changelog: dch -i -D hardy
• Build package: debuild -i -us -uc -b

• apt-get install dh-make
• make sure Makefile has an install target
• make sure files are installed to $(DESTDIR)/usr/bin, as DESTDIR will be used during package creation
• make sure the current directory is <name>-<version>
• dh_make -r -c gpl
• delete templates in debian/

• if you get the message Nothing to be done for `kdist'., then install module-assistant!

export DEBEMAIL="user@domain.com" DEBFULLNAME="User Name"
dch -i