Sep
01
2008

<Ubuntu: Rebuild A Source Package>

<linux>

# install deb build tools

sudo apt-get install build-essential fakeroot dpkg-dev devscripts

# download the source code

apt-get source package

# install other packages needed to build

sudo apt-get build-dep package
cd package

# update the version in the changelog

dch -i

# make any changes to the source
# e.g. vim debian/rules

# then build the new package

dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -uc -b

#install the package

cd ..
sudo dpkg -i package.deb

This entry was posted on Monday, September 1st, 2008 at 4:27 pm.
Tags = deb, dpkg-buildpackage, package, rebuild, recompile, source, ubuntu
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2 Responses to “Ubuntu: Rebuild A Source Package”

1. December 16th, 2009 at 12:34 pm Ralf Ebert Says:
   

   Thanks, this was very helpful.
   Also helpful if you want to apply a patch to debian source packages: http://www.debian.org/doc/maint-guide/ch-build.en.html#s-dpatch

2. December 23rd, 2009 at 12:34 am Joel Says:
   

   Thanks. This worked exactly as advertised. Now, if only some package maintainers would include the instructions in their package so that specific details could more readily be handled. Perhaps others would find themselves more involved the nuts and bolts of experimentation. LOL

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