I remember seeing a question similar to this on a mailing list, but I can't seem to find it at the moment. However, [1] might be of interest to you. It shows how to package simple binaries without the intent of publishing them into the official Debian archives. It creates a very bare-bone package with no pre-install, post-install, etc. scripts, though.
[1]: http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Debian-Binary-Package-Building-HOWTO/ Sincerely, kroq-gar78 On Sun, Nov 11, 2012 at 9:59 PM, AllowOverride <[email protected]>wrote: > Hello, I am new here. Be gentle. > > What I would Like to do: > > a. create a .deb from a directory of 3rd party paid software. > > b. be able to install the .deb on debian server. > > I have looked at all the documentation I could stand about howto go > about it, seems rather complicated, and I'm sure it is, however, I would > simply like to do a. above. I have gotten as far as created by hand some > files, fiddled with dh-make, became interested in debhelper, considering > checkinstall, the list goes on,,, as you can see I am confused... > > Some of the programs are java installed and stem from rpm's or at least > built for redhat/centos systems. > > I am skilled with linux/unix and cmd line in general, and should be able > to understand your suggestions, and I am able to install packages no > prob, but to do the reverse ya know, I would like some mentoring. > > Could someone point me in the right direction? got links? something > clean, easy and not too complicated for starters to get things rolling.. > > Got links? Suggestions? all are welcomed... > > Thanks. > > AO > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [email protected] > Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1352692752.2676.10.camel@vulcan > >
