Debian Package for the software-center

Bhavani Shankar R bhavi at ubuntu.com
Wed Mar 13 06:37:49 UTC 2013


On Sat, Feb 23, 2013 at 3:07 AM, Lucio Messina <lucio.messina at mensa.it> wrote:
>
>
> Hi, I am Lucio Messina, I'm Italian and I don't speak English very well.
> I have a Debian package build on launchpad, in the "quantal" series.
> The Makefile installs his file in /usr/share and other folder.
>
> Now, I want to submit it for the software-center, so I have to make a program that installs itself in /opt/extras.ubuntu.com/.... directory.
> I cannot create a new version of the package, because it will override the older in launchpad.
>
> -Can I submit the current package, even if it doesn't put the file in the "right" directory?
> -Should I make another package, with different name?
> -Or should I publish this one in any another series?
>
> Sorry for contacting you, but I cannot post in the developer forum.
>

Hello Lucio,

Just updating your debian/rules to install it through /opt and
rebuilding the package with a version bump would help.

Regards,
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Bhavani Shankar
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