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Naveen
Asked: 2012-10-13 21:25:19 +0800 CST

How can I include a custom command in deb file, to be executed at the end of installation?

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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 package.

Is there a painless way to inject the command into the deb?

Thanks for looking!

dpkg

1 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    use dpkg-deb to extract the .deb file

    Create a temp dir 

    mkdir temp

    Extract the .deb file to temp directory

    dpkg-deb -x file.deb temp/
cd temp/
dpkg-deb -e file.deb

    Now change the DEBAIN/postinst file. This script be called right after the installation of package. So add the code which is needed for you.

    Rebuild the package

    dpkg-deb -b . file.deb

    or

    If you don't want to edit .deb file. Create a simple shell script to call the .deb and the command you want to run.

    vi test.sh
dpkg -i file.deb
/usr/bin/program.sh

    and run it as ./test.sh

    Hope this helps

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