topic title: Converting Tarballs to deb files
Posts: 21
HardwareGuru
Joined: 13 Jan 2013
#1
Would it be easier to just convert tarballs to .deb instead of following the steps to install the tarball?

There is only two steps to install .deb

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wget (file url)

dpkg -i filename.deb
Rather than:

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wget (fileurl)
mkdir ./BUILD
./Configure
su 
Make install
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rokytnji
Joined: 20 Feb 2009
#2
Back when I used to make my own pianobar debs. I just used check install. It is in the repos with build-essential.

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$ apt-cache policy build-essential
build-essential:
  Installed: 11.5
  Candidate: 11.5
  Version table:
 *** 11.5 0
        500 http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ testing/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
$ apt-cache policy checkinstall
checkinstall:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 1.6.2-3
  Version table:
     1.6.2-3 0
        500 http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ testing/main amd64 Packages

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duncan_mk
Joined: 19 Sep 2012
#3
Checkinstall - good tip Roky - thanks!

dmk