Clone debian-packages first --------------------------- git clone https://github.com/mate-desktop/debian-packages.git Refresh releases from git ------------------------- ./download-git-releases These require to run autogen.sh, make dist..etc. Refresh releases from tar releases ---------------------------------- ./download-tar-releases These are ready to build Refresh individual git release ------------------------------ ./get-github-release project version label Example: ./get-github-release mate-common 1.22.0 v1.22.0 Build ----- ./build-from-release suffix file.tar.xz Example: ./build-from-release +tina mate-common_1.22.0.orig.tar.xz Build order ---------- mate-common mate-desktop libmatekbd caja marco mate-menus mate-session-manager libmatemixer mate-settings-daemon (libmatemixer) mate-notification-daemon mate-polkit mate-control-center (mate-settings-daemon) mate-screensaver mate-terminal mate-system-monitor engrampa mate-media mate-user-guide mate-user-share --- comment call to autogen.sh in debian/rules mozo python-caja caja-dropbox caja-extensions libmateweather --- needs tzdata install, and usr/share/gtk-doc/ added to debian/libmateweather-dev.install mate-panel (libmateweather) mate-utils (mate-panel) --- usr/share/gtk-doc/ added to debian/libmatedic-dev.install mate-power-manager (mate-panel) mate-netbook (mate-panel) mate-applets mate-indicator-applet mate-sensors-applet And also (outside of Mint): mate-icon-theme mate-backgrounds eom atril pluma