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title: "Checkinstall"
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date: 2020-04-26T12:11:30-04:00
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draft: false
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tags: ["packaging", "linux"]
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---
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To create a quick and dirty Debian or RPM package, check out `checkinstall`! Be forewarned though that this isn't the recommended way of creating packages. This post on [AskUbuntu](https://askubuntu.com/questions/1138384/why-is-checkinstall-no-longer-being-maintained) gives good reasons for why. Though if it is between running a `make install` or running this utility, I would consider running `checkinstall` instead.
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This program works by tracking all the files installed by a `make install` equivalent. This makes it easy to remove later on.
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To install on a debian based distribution,
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```bash
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sudo apt install checkinstall
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```
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Then you can go to the directory that you normally `make install` and instead run the following to make a Debian package.
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```bash
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sudo checkinstall -D --install=no --nodoc
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```
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It will ask you to fill in various metadata such as name and author, and then it will create a package you can install!
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To install,
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```bash
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sudo dpkg -i filename.deb
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```
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You can later remove it with apt.
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```bash
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sudo apt remove package_name
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```
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If the application does not use `make install`, then you can add extra arguments to denote its equivalent
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```bash
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sudo checkinstall -D --install=no --nodoc ./customInstallScript
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```
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Arguments to `checkinstall`
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| Flag | Description |
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| -------------- | ----------------------------------- |
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| `-D` | Create a Debian package |
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| `-R` | Create a RPM package |
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| `-S` | Create a Slackware package |
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| `--install=no` | Don't install package |
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| `--nodoc` | Do not include documentation filesq |
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