deb-package-builder

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Build Debian packages with proper control files, dependencies, and maintainer scripts

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The instructions your AI receives, as published by a5c-ai/babysitter in library/specializations/desktop-development/skills/deb-package-builder/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.

Build Debian packages (.deb) with proper control files, dependencies, and maintainer scripts for Ubuntu, Debian, and derivatives.

Capabilities

  • Generate DEBIAN/control file
  • Configure package dependencies
  • Create maintainer scripts (postinst, prerm, etc.)
  • Set up desktop integration
  • Configure file permissions
  • Build package with dpkg-deb
  • Sign packages with GPG

Input Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "projectPath": { "type": "string" },
    "packageName": { "type": "string" },
    "version": { "type": "string" },
    "dependencies": { "type": "array" },
    "architecture": { "enum": ["amd64", "arm64", "all"] }
  },
  "required": ["projectPath", "packageName", "version"]
}

DEBIAN/control

Package: myapp
Version: 1.0.0
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.17), libgtk-3-0
Maintainer: Your Name <email@example.com>
Description: My Application
 A longer description of my application
 that can span multiple lines.

Build Command

dpkg-deb --build --root-owner-group myapp_1.0.0_amd64

Related Skills

  • rpm-spec-generator
  • linux-gpg-signing

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