Debian Packaging

2021-05-03 · Dev Tools · #debian #kali-linux #packaging

Debian Packaging

A while ago, I would like to package Quark to Debian package since we want to make Quark be part of Kali Linux. You can have a look at the link below.

Kali Linux issue 0007121

Kali Linux Release

1. Prepare your Kali Linux virtual machine to build the Debian package.

Update your kali Linux package source

echo "deb http://http.kali.org/kali kali-rolling main non-free contrib" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list

sudo apt-get update

After setting up your virtual machine, you have to install the required packages based on the official documentation on this website.

Install the required dependencies

sudo apt install -y packaging-dev apt-file gitk mr

sudo apt-get install -y devscripts debhelper dh-make git-buildpackage sbuild dh-python python3-all

Set up sbuild and log in again after completion

sudo mkdir -p /srv/chroots/

cd /srv/chroots/

sudo sbuild-createchroot --keyring=/usr/share/keyrings/kali-archive-keyring.gpg --arch=amd64 --components=main,contrib,non-free --include=kali-archive-keyring kali-dev kali-dev-amd64-sbuild http://http.kali.org/kali

echo "source-root-groups=root,sbuild" | sudo tee -a /etc/schroot/chroot.d/kali-dev-amd64-sbuild*

sudo sbuild-adduser $USER

2. Creating the Debian files

The Debian package needs that the following four files are required in the debian directory.

control
copyright
changelog
rules

Here is the official documentation on how to write all four files.

3. Importing the Quark project

Please replace the version number you would like to update.

mkdir -p ~/kali/packages/quark-engine ~/kali/upstream/

wget https://github.com/quark-engine/quark-engine/archive/refs/tags/v21.4.3.tar.gz  -O ~/kali/upstream/quark-engine_21.4.3.orig.tar.gz

cd /home/kali/kali/packages/quark-engine

git init

gbp import-orig ~/kali/upstream/quark-engine_21.4.3.orig.tar.gz

4. Build Package

gbp buildpackage --git-builder=sbuild

Then you will have the Quark .deb file if everything goes well.

5. Request package upgrade

Register Kali Linux Bug Tracker
Report an issue

Report an issue by clicking the “Report Issue”

Fill out the form

Please choose the “Tool upgrade request” option in category and “kali-dev” option in product version and keep anything else default value.

The next step is filling out the summary and the description.

Attach the .deb file

Upload the .deb file you just created earlier.

Submit the issue

When everything is all set, you can click “Submit issue”.

Reference
https://www.kali.org/docs/development/public-packaging/
https://www.kali.org/docs/development/intro-to-packaging-example/
https://www.kali.org/docs/development/setting-up-packaging-system/
https://www.kali.org/docs/development/advanced-packaging-example/