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I am trying to learn more about packaging, package maintenance, back-porting, and creating compliant deb packages. I have been reading this: https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/maint-guide/

but I am starting to have concerns about its relevance to Ubuntu specific package creation. As in, many of the references are Debian specific. And, while I could create a bunch of Debian environmental variables, and cautiously proceed, am wondering if there is a similar document, somewhere, outlining how to be a package maintainer in Ubuntu.

does such a document, or tutorial exist for Ubuntu package management? should I stop worrying, and just keep trying with this tutorial?

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    That's the correct guide. The behaviours of tools change slightly to adapt to the differing OS name and release codes. Tools like dch add -MubuntuN to the version number instead of -MdebianN. Perhaps you should ask more specific questions about your problems.
    – muru
    Jan 13, 2015 at 15:18

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What you are looking for is the Ubuntu Packaging Guide:

Welcome to the Ubuntu Packaging and Development Guide! This is the official place for learning all about Ubuntu Development and packaging.

Section 6. Packaging New Software provides the details on building a package; Section 7. Security and Stable Release Updates dives into security issues; Section 11. Backporting software updates takes care of back-ports. There is much more, it won't hurt if you read it all before starting.

The Wiki entry on HelpingUbuntu advises the procurement of a MOTU mentor.

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Ok，you should read it firstly.https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/maint-guide/. then you should try to create a simple debian package. you know ，dpkg is the main tool for creating package . so you can find information by using man command.

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  • I have. several. but then I get into more complex packages, and I'm not sure where the problem is... and I get warnings about package quality. and other packages get hung up in weird places. So I wonder, (i mean I know I'm a newb at this) but what if there is Ubuntu specific documentation we could read? What if there was another document, and it spoke to me, and I saw through my own idiocy, and managed to fix the problems I was previously having, using new insight? That would be fantastic!
    – j0h
    Jan 13, 2015 at 15:09
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    Indeed, for ubuntu , there is a document for you Ubuntu Packaging Guide. you can read it. if you met some problem, you should show us some errors log. Maybe , we can help you.
    – Wang Xiaoyu
    Jan 14, 2015 at 0:41

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