Developing installation packages in Linux

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Question

I need information about making installation packages for Linux. I want to make simple package, containing executable + shared libraries, and SDK package for programmers, with executables and h-files. How can this be done? Articles, books, samples - everything that can help to learn this issue.

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Solution

Depends on the linux system. For Ubuntu/Debian, you could read the Ubuntu Packaging Guide. For RedHat, here is the RPM guide from Fedora.

Globally, take the linux distrib of your choice, see how they package, and reproduce.

OTHER TIPS

I have to admit I've never actually done this myself, but I hope I can get you started. There's different packaging standards for different Linux distributions.

For Debian-based distros like Ubuntu, you'll want to create a .deb file. This article explains how.

For RedHat-based distributions, you'll create an RPM. Developerworks has what looks like a pretty in-depth guide here.

almost any distribution system out there has an package generator - try checkinstall for Debian-based (Ubuntu etc.) DEB packages - just run it and it will do all the stuff required for you.

Same thing works for Slackware TGZ.

You want to make packages for every distro (Debian (.deb), Redhat (.rpm),Slackware(tgz/.txz) ? If yes, maybe you can learn howto make binary package for all distro. I think, the solution (creating packages for every distro) is not very easy task for developer. I prefer give src to community and then community make specific distro packages :D

Or if you want to make portable installer to all distro, if yes maybe you can try Makeself. It's very easy to create binary packages with *.sh or *.bin extension with Makeself, create your installer with this then upload to your public server. End user can install with : 1. Give execute permission to your installer like this chmod +x my-installer.bin 2. Execute the installer like this ./my-installer.bin :)

You know NetBeans IDE ? They use the same technique for they installer :)

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