================================================== createapt is generating private packages archive ================================================== This tools is generating the metadata necessary for private package APT archive. This is a tool similar to createrepo command to yum / rpm. It is a wrapper for "dpkg-scanpackages" command in practice. Specify the parameters required by the option, you can automatically create a local package archive. similar packages are as follows; * reprepro * mini-dinstall Requirements ------------ * Debian system or Debian-derived system * Python 2.7 * python-apt * dpkg-dev Setup ----- This depends on python-apt. So firstly you must install "python-apt".:: $ sudo apt-get install python-apt dpkg-dev Then you install this software.:: $ git clone https://github.com/mkouhei/createapt $ cd createapt $ sudo python setup.py install or:: $ sudo pip install createapt or:: $ wget http://www.palmtb.net/deb/c/python-createapt_x.x-x_all.deb $ sudo dpkg -i python-createapt_x.x-x_all.deb Development ----------- Firstly copy pre-commit hook script.:: $ cp -f utils/pre-commit.txt .git/hooks/pre-commit Debian systems ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Next install python 2.7 later, and python-apt, dpkg-dev, py.test, pep8. Debian GNU/Linux Sid system as follows,:: $ sudo apt-geet install python python-apt dpkg-dev python-pytest pep8 Then checkout "devel" branch for development, commit your changes. Before pull request, execute git rebase. Usage ----- #. Make root directory of local archive. #. Choose Debian distribution, architecture, and decise unique name of section. For example; * distribution: unstable * architecture: amd64 * section: mycustom #. Run the "createapt" command once first.:: $ createapt -r /path/to/rootpath -d unstable -s mycustom -a amd64 #. Copy Debian binary package files(\*.deb) to /path/to/rootpath/pool/. #. Run the "createapt" command with same options as a first time first.:: $ createapt -r /path/to/rootpath -d unstable -s mycustom -a amd64 See also -------- * `HowToSetupADebianRepository <http://wiki.debian.org/HowToSetupADebianRepository>`_ * `python-apt v0.8.0 documentation <http://apt.alioth.debian.org/python-apt-doc/index.html>`_ * `2.2 How to use APT locally <http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/apt-howto/ch-basico.html#s-dpkg-scanpackages>`_ * `6.4.11 Local package archive <http://qref.sourceforge.net/Debian/reference/ch-package.en.html#s-local>`_ * `Debian Repository HOWTO (Obsolete Documentation) <http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/repository-howto/repository-howto.en.html>`_