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Paradiesstaub
Asked: 2013-04-10 12:51:21 +0800 CST

How to package a simple bash script [duplicate]

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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"
bash

2 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    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

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  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'.

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