Can someone please tell me how to do that ? ( turn the .wine folder into a deb file )
keep in mind im relatively new to Linux and have NEVER created a deb file before, so please keep any steps you post noob friendly
assistance creating a Deb File.
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raymerjacque
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assistance creating a Deb File.
I want to backup my .wine folder into a deb file, so that if i install the deb file it will extract .wine automaticly to my home folder, and if i pass it onto friends or anyone else all they need to do is install the deb file and it will automaticly extract the .wine folder into their home folder and overwrite the existing .wine folder.
Can someone please tell me how to do that ? ( turn the .wine folder into a deb file )
keep in mind im relatively new to Linux and have NEVER created a deb file before, so please keep any steps you post noob friendly
Can someone please tell me how to do that ? ( turn the .wine folder into a deb file )
keep in mind im relatively new to Linux and have NEVER created a deb file before, so please keep any steps you post noob friendly
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Re: assistance creating a Deb File.
While I have yet to create a .deb file myself. it appears that http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/maint ... ex.en.html is the officiall building guide. Look for sections 4 and 5. It notes the requires files and scripts to be included. Also be sure to lookup BINARY package.
For Mint specifc instruction, I found the following to work. This process is an example of downloading the new version of nmap, building it, then making a package. But from source.
Lets build off the following instructions, and describe how a binary package will be different. Which I belive is includes adding something to the post install script file.
For Mint specifc instruction, I found the following to work. This process is an example of downloading the new version of nmap, building it, then making a package. But from source.
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sudo apt-get install build-essential dh-make debhelper devscripts -y
cd ~/Downloads
wget http://nmap.org/dist/nmap-5.00.tar.bz2
tar xf nmap-5.00.tar.bz2
cd ~/Downloads/nmap-5.00
dh_make -s -e user@domain.com -f ../nmap-5.00.tar.bz2
sudo apt-get install libgtk2.0-dev flex bison libpcap0.8-dev libpcre3-dev binutils-dev python-all-dev -y
dpkg-buildpackage
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raymerjacque
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Re: assistance creating a Deb File.
it looks extremely complex ...
is making a deb package my only choice here ? is there no other way to make an installer script that will simply extract and overwrite the .wine folder with one supplied ?
is making a deb package my only choice here ? is there no other way to make an installer script that will simply extract and overwrite the .wine folder with one supplied ?
Re: assistance creating a Deb File.
Here is a less intimidating tutorial on packageing.
http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/336
Not hard.
http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/336
It can get a bit scary, yes. Your other option would be a simple install script that copies the files into the users home folder.raymerjacque wrote:it looks extremely complex ...
is making a deb package my only choice here ? is there no other way to make an installer script that will simply extract and overwrite the .wine folder with one supplied ?
Not hard.