Making Packages

Introduction

Normally software is installed by compiling and installing it. This requires all kinds of development tools to be present on the computer, and a good number of steps to be taken.

Packages with pre-compiled software make installing the programs much quicker and easier.

Below you'll find steps to follow to create packages for Bibledit and its dependencies.

Ensure you have package "checkinstall" installed.

Making a package for Bibledit usually means making packages for its dependencies as well, in most cases aqlite3.

First thing to do it to install bibledit and make sure it works well. See installation for helpful notes. Do not remove the package directory, because it is needed.

Bibledit

To make a package for Bibledit, follow these steps.

Enter the directory of the bibledit package, by typing

cd
cd bibledit-x.x

To start making a package, type

sudo /usr/local/sbin/checkinstall

Answer all the questions that checkinstall asks you. Of importance is that it requires. Then finish the process.

At the end it will say that a package has been created and where it has been stored.

Copy that package to the home directory.

To install that package, type

cd
sudo rpm -Uhv bibledit-x.x.x-1.i386.rpm

If all went fine, that means the package is ready.

Notes

The instructions speak about RPM packages. But checkinstall can also make Slackware and Debian packages. And Debian packages are supposed to work on Ubuntu too.