Top "Deb" questions

deb is the extension of the Debian binary package format.

How do I force-reinstall a package with Ansible?

I'm using Ansible to deploy .deb packages from a custom repository. Sometimes a developer can forget to change the package …

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how to install R packages "RNetCDF" and "ncdf" on Ubuntu?

I would like to use the R packages RNetCDF and ncdf in Ubuntu. When I try install.packages('RNetCDF') or …

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How to cleanup sources to rebuild package with dpkg-buildpackage?

I'm playing with dpkg, but I got rather strange problem: Package can not be build second time after 1st package …

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Why is dh_usrlocal throwing a build error?

I am trying to compile a deb package for my server. When I go to build, everything looks good until …

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Ubuntu PPA for Android SDK/NDK?

Has anyone bothered to create a PPA for the Android SDK and/or NDK packages? I saw a few things …

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package.init is not getting installed

I have a project.init file in the debian directory (along with rules, control, etc), and I have dh_installinit …

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How to make apt-get accept New config files in a unattended install of debian from Repo

I am writing a script for a unattended install of a package that is in our Repo, It is a …

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How to should I setup my CI (jenkins) for deb packages?

I have a CI setup with Jenkins and Artifactory for Java. I would like also to build and deploy deb …

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license info of a deb package

I am trying to get license information of uninstalled deb packages. dpkg --info <package-name>.deb does not give …

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Impossible to install Gitlab on ubuntu 12.04

i've downloaded the gitlab deb file and rpm(alien conversion). In all two cases dpkg finish installation sucessfully. But when …

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