Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Graphical tool for creating Deb packages

Are there any graphical tools for creating ubuntu/debian packages?

  • Yes, there exits a piece of software named Ubucompiler which is decribed as "an easy software to ubuntu, debian, linux mint to compile, make, install and create a .deb package": http://code.google.com/p/ubucompilator/ On the other hand, on page http://www.webupd8.org/2010/01/how-to-create-deb-package-ubuntu-debian.html where creating .deb packages are discussed, a critic of Ubucompiler reads as follows: "Ubucompilator does not add the necessary Build-Depends to the Debian control file so yes, the .deb package can be created with Ubucompilator, but you cannot use the source code to say Launchpad so it can be build for different architectures, etc. Also, the packages are not signed and so on, so that's not the proper way of creating a .deb file".

  • You could try debomatic. It's already in Ubuntu's package archives:

    sudo apt-get install debomatic
    

    It provides a simple tool to automate build of source packages with limited user interaction and a simple configuration. It has some useful features such as automatic update of pbuilder, automatic scan and selection of source packages to build and modules support.

    It is meant to help developers to build their packages without worrying too much of compilation, since it will run in background and no user feedback is required during the whole process.

    The project is developed by a Ubuntu developer: https://launchpad.net/debomatic

    andrewsomething : There is nothing graphical about debomatic, nor does it help with creating the packaging... It's more of a build daemon/repository.
  • Check out Ubucompilator in its updated version 1.0 beta. A short usage introduction video can be found here: http://www.webupd8.org/2010/10/ubucompilator-easy-deb-creator-10-beta.html

    From webwurst
  • GiftWrap is another option.

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