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How can I get a package update in the repositories?
I use a software (Anki) which is in version 0.9.9.8.6-2.1 in the Debian repository and in version 1.2.11-1 in the Ubuntu repository. Quite a lot has changed meanwhile (changelog). The latest version ...
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unstripped binary or object creating debian package
I'm new to package creation and I'm trying to create a .deb package and keep getting 'unstripped-binary-or-object' on all my libraries and executables.
I have everything setup in the directory tree ...
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How can I include a custom command in deb file, to be executed at the end of installation?
Well, I like to mark /usr/bin/program.sh as executable using following command:
chmod +x /usr/bin/program.sh
I want the above command to be executed at the end of installation of the Debian ...
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Will Quickly applications work on Debian?
I have created an Ubuntu applications using Quickly, but I am wondering if the .deb package that Quickly has created will work on Debian. Do Quickly applications work only on Ubuntu?
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How to specify that app is a daemon when creating .deb with 'quickly'
Using the Ubuntu tool 'quickly', I am developing an application. It has a command-line part and a GUI part. They can be independent, though ideally they should be together. The command-line tool is a ...
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Danger of using an untrusted apt mirror or proxy
My vague understanding of the authentication mechanisms behind debian/ubuntu packaging tells me that it should be safe to install packages downloaded from an untrusted server or proxy as long as apt ...
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How to create debuginfo package?
I have created rpm packages for a software along with debuginfo. For Ubuntu/Debian , I have only the software packaged as .deb but don't know how to create debuginfo .deb package. Please let me know ...
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fakeroot debian/rules binary error
I have a package I'm maintaining. When I issue "fakeroot debian/rules binary" I get this error:
dh_install --sourcedir=debian/tmp
cp: cannot stat `debian/tmp/usr/share/prg/1.svg': No such file or ...
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How do I install this mysql workbench package?
I want to install
mysql-workbench-gpl-5.2.33b-1ubu1010-amd64.deb
on Ubuntu, what is the command line to do that ? Thank you.
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Is there a foolproof and easy way of determining which debs meant for ubuntu will install on debian
I have used ubuntu for a long time, and have collected a lot of Ubuntu .deb packages which I may need for future installs. Most of these are grabbed from outdated or obsolete PPAs or from outside ...
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Can I install some debs from Ubuntu on Debian Lenny or Squeeze to get nice font rendering? [closed]
I'm currently in font hell. I have both Debian Lenny and Ubuntu Lucid machines; the font rendering in Lucid is beautiful out of the box but Lenny is still ugly even after hours and hours of messing ...
