How to package a simple bash script [duplicate]

Question

The below bash script was written in ~10 sec, but packaging it would take me hours of skimming through big walls of text so I ask my self if there is an easy way out there that I don't know about.

#!/usr/bin/env bash

echo "Hello World"

Answer 1

You could check this answer: create a .deb Package from scripts or binaries The answer provides a quick guide in 8 simple steps.

As an extra you could check a similar procedure for Python scripts: Create deb package for Python source and upload it to ppa at Launchpad

Answer 2

This answer was originally copied from the question it was in. It was placed here to retain the QA format.

• First we need to install these packages: sudo apt-get install dh-make devscripts

• Copy the script into an editor and save it as hello

  chmod u+x hello
  mkdir hello-0.1
  cp hello hello-0.1/
  
  cd hello-0.1/
  dh_make -s --indep --createorig
  grep -v makefile debian/rules > debian/rules.new
  mv debian/rules.new debian/rules
  echo hello usr/bin > debian/install
  echo "1.0" > debian/source/format
  rm debian/*.ex
  debuild -us -uc
  cd ..
  sudo dpkg -i hello_0.1-1_all.deb
  

Now entering hello into the Terminal prints 'Hello World'.